Entrepreneurial Organizations Research Articles

Performance of Muhammadiyah Hospital as Social Entrepreneurship Organization: The Role of Leadership Effectiveness

Background: Muhammadiyah is one of the largest religious organizations in Indonesia which owns and manages the largest non-profit hospitals for more than a hundred years. Muhammadiyah Hospital is a model of social entrepreneurship organization (SEO). Studies related to the performance of Muhammadiyah hospital organizations and their relationship with several other related variables have not been widely conducted and have focused more on Muhammadiyah's philanthropic activities and roles, Muhammadiyah's history in the field of health services, and the ethics of Muhammadiyah's health service. Therefore, this research aims to explore the relationship of variables Servant Leadership, Managerial Cognitive Capability, and Emotional Regulation to shape Organizational Performance (OP) with intermediate variable: Leadership Effectiveness in Muhammadiyah Hospitals. This research utilizes primary data which was collected through phone-call surveys with 443 top and middle management respondents at 111 Muhammadiyah Hospitals in Indonesia. The data was collected by trained and experienced Enumerators using structured questionnaire designed specifically for each type of respondents. Methods: The study utilizes Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) methods using Maximum Likelihood Estimation. The method is used to analyze the influence of variables Servant Leadership, Managerial Cognitive Capability, and Emotional Regulation: Improving and Worsening (IMP and WOR) on Organizational Performance (OP) with Leadership Effectiveness as a mediator. Results: The study results found that Servant Leadership, Managerial Cognitive Capability, and Emotional Regulation: Improving (IMP) have a positive effect on Leadership Effectiveness. The increasing Servant Leadership, Managerial Cognitive Capability, and Emotional Regulation: Improving (IMP) will increase Leadership Effectiveness. Meanwhile, Emotional Regulation: Worsening (WOR) has a negative effect on Leadership Effectiveness. Increasing Emotional Regulation: Worsening (WOR) will reduce Leadership Effectiveness. The analysis results show that Leadership Effectiveness variable directly affects Organization Performance positively, in terms of the effect of Leadership Effectiveness as a mediate variable. Conclusion:This research concludes that leadership effectiveness play an important role in the cognitive abilities of hospital directors in driving hospital performance and the hospital director's cognitive ability is the key to strengthen leadership effectiveness. Considering limitations of this research, future studies should employ a-mix method of quantitative and qualitative data collection technique to bring deeper analysis results, as well as include diverse leadership types other than servant leadership to explore their relationship with the organization performance.

Effective Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Japanese Organisations

Effective Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Japanese Organisations

Performance of Muhammadiyah Hospital as Social Entrepreneurship Organization through Organizational Capability for Change

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship of three variables, namely: purpose driven organization (PDO), organizational capability for change (OC) in shaping sustainable organizational performance (OOP) through the framework of dynamic capability theory as a grand theory. Muhammadiyah as one of the largest religious organizations in Indonesia has for more than a hundred years owned and managed the most non-profit private hospitals in the world. Thus, Muhammadiyah Hospital is a model of social entrepreneurship organization (SEO). The study was conducted with primary data through interviews with 219 top management respondents at 111 Muhammadiyah hospitals in Indonesia (89.5% of the population). The analysis method used was Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Maximum Likelihood Estimation. The results found that organizational goals and organizational capacity to change positively influence each other in shaping hospital organizational performance in a sustainable manner. The increase in organizational goals and organizational capacity to change also increases the performance of hospital organizations on an ongoing basis. The results of the analysis of the effect of the mediating variable of organizational capacity to change on organizational goals in influencing the performance of Muhammadiyah Hospitals, showed an increase in organizational goals as the mediating variable of organizational capacity to change increased and improved the performance of Muhammadiyah Hospitals. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended to strengthen the internalization of hospital service development goals to all stakeholders of the hospital organization because it can make a positive contribution to hospital performance. The ability of Muhammadiyah as the owner and directors of the hospital to deal with change also needs to be continuously strengthened as it further strengthens the contribution in improving hospital performance in a sustainable manner.

Building more entrepreneurial organizations through external innovation contests

AbstractFirms are increasingly adopting innovation contests to obtain ideas for new products and services from external parties, but many firms may not be sufficiently entrepreneurial to benefit from those ideas. Using an inductive longitudinal case study of three financial service firms, we explore the value of external innovation contests for less entrepreneurial and stagnant firms. Our findings indicate that stagnant firms indeed struggle to benefit from ideas generated through external innovation contests. However, we also show that firms undergo a structural change process toward higher entrepreneurial orientation through such contests. In particular, they become aware of an organizational readiness gap and act on it by (i) developing entrepreneurial skills, (ii) collaborating with external partners, and (iii) adapting organizational design and governance. Based on our findings, we propose an original framework for a corporate entrepreneurial learning process triggered by the innovation contest experience.

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence for Advancement in Entrepreneurial Education

The changing technology has advanced into new advents like Artificial Intelligence. This technology has diffused into the classrooms through chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, Google Bard, YouChat, KoalaChat, ChatOn, Microsoft Binge and many others. The conventional softwares are only updated by humans while Artificial Intelligence can correct and remodel itself. Artificial Intelligence is assisting the entrepreneurial organizations and students in data analysis, automation and Natural Language Processing (NLP). It also helps the entrepreneurial organizations in strategic decision making and managing operations and accounts. This research focuses on the opportunities and challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence in the entrepreneurial education across various business schools. It examines the benefits of chatbots for educational purposes. It also studies the limitations of chatbots. It enquires about the business advice sought from chatbots. For this purpose, a survey was applied amongst students of entrepreneurial courses to analyze the impact of Artificial Intelligence in our classrooms. It is a study performed on 103 students enrolled in entrepreneurship courses at two management institutes of India between August, 2023, and December, 2023. The study focuses on the benefits of AI in areas such as assisting in classroom activities like such as market research, competitor analysis and legal aspects. It also aids the students in getting feedback for their assignments, preparing for examinations and rapid access to information. The research suggests that Artificial Intelligence is significantly contributing right from idea generation, planning, forecasting and progress evaluation of business plans to entrepreneurial students. It is extensively helping the entrepreneurial students in developing the business model canvas which assists them in designing the blueprint of the project, strategic management, and development of innovative business models. It also assists in improving the productivity and efficiency of students. This research would facilitate students, teachers and business schools imparting entrepreneurial curriculum inculcate Artificial Intelligence into the classroom studies.

ACHIEVED RESULTS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES: STATISTICAL FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

Small and medium-sized enterprises are a key part of every national economy and represent a factor of economic and social stability. In particular, entrepreneurial organizations are recognized as drivers of economic development, because they encourage the introduction of new technologies and have a direct impact on the level of investments and aggregate demand in terms of macroeconomic indicators. Also, this type of organizations contributes to solving the problem of unemployment and unequal distribution of wages. The need for strategic support and development of small and medium enterprises at the state level is permanent. In the past, these entities have been hit by the pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus, inflation and digitization. The subject of the paper is the results review of the small and medium-sized enterprises development in Serbia, as well as the perspective of their further growth. Taking into account the effect of quality standards on business results, the connection of small and medium-sized enterprises with scientific and research institutions, but also the connection between the same organizations on the market, the authors propose certain improvements for their development. The key elements are based on the adequate and correct diagnosis of the mentioned connections. The research sample was purposive, which included companies in each of the 5 regions of the Republic of Serbia (n=112). The importance of quality standards and cooperation with faculties and scientific research institutions was established. It has been proven that the biggest obstacles in the development of the business of small and medium-sized enterprises are administrative procedures, as well as fiscal appropriation, and that the biggest impact on future business prospects is the adopted quality standard, investment in modern equipment, innovation, new knowledge and the introduction of new production lines.

Detrimental Impact of Abusive Leadership on Employee Mental Health, Psychological Wellbeing, and Presenteeism in Chinese Entrepreneurial Organizations

Objectives: Employees are the main working force of every organization and their well-being is important for the productivity, performance and growth of the firms. However, the negative behavior of the leaders distorts the healthy employee well-being and causes them to sacrifice their physical and mental well-being and show at work and behave presenteeism. Methods: This study investigated the dark side of abusive leadership in damaging the employees' mental health and psychological well-being and increasing presenteeism behavior. Moreover, the study also investigated the negative mediation of performance pressure and workload pressure in between the direct relationship of abusive leadership with the dependent variables. Results: The study adopted a quantitative research methodology and targeted the employees of the Chinese entrepreneurial enterprise organization from the manufacturing, construction and service sectors using the survey questionnaire approach. The questionnaire approach was incorporated for the data collection using the simple random sampling technique to identify the respondents of this study. Conclusion: The regression analysis revealed heartening results for the employee well-being. The study concluded the results by summarizing the results outcomes and implied the fact that abusive leadership has adverse effects on the employees' mental and psychological well-being and promotes presenteeism and for further deteriorating effects, the performance pressure plays an additional role.

Organisational sensemaking, outside-in entrepreneurial marketing capability, and effectual problem setting

PurposeHow an entrepreneurial organisation sets the problem space determines the future venturing mode. However, the factors that contribute to differences in problem space are still not well-developed. Based on sensemaking theory, this study explores the influence mechanism and boundary conditions of organisational sensemaking on effectual problem setting.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on survey data from 162 entrepreneurial organisations in China. Hierarchical regression is used for analysing the data and testing the hypotheses.FindingsOrganisational sensemaking has a negative effect on effectual problem setting and a positive impact on outside-in entrepreneurial marketing capability; outside-in entrepreneurial marketing capability has a negative effect on effectual problem setting; outside-in entrepreneurial marketing capability plays a partially mediating role in the relationship between organisational sensemaking and effectual problem setting. Organisational size negatively moderates the relationship between organisational sensemaking and outside-in entrepreneurial marketing capability. It also negatively moderates the indirect effect of organisational sensemaking on effectual problem setting through outside-in entrepreneurial marketing capability.Originality/valueFirst, this study contributes to the research on effectual problem setting by introducing organisational sensemaking as an antecedent. Second, this study extends the literature on organisational sensemaking by showing how organisational sensemaking affects entrepreneurial uncertainty, instead of treating uncertainty as an exogenous shock. Third, this study introduced the outside-in entrepreneurial marketing capability to reveal the mediating mechanism between organisational sensemaking and effectual problem setting.

Understanding Legitimacy and Social Entrepreneurship - A Structured Literature Review

This structured literature review explores the alignment and potential synergies between human resource development (HRD) and social entrepreneurship within the United States. The study’s guiding questions investigated how social entrepreneurship is characterized in scholarly articles and where HRD research and practice intersect with social entrepreneurship. Based on literature from 2006 to 2021, this study found that social entrepreneurship lacks cognitive legitimacy and is framed as (a) pragmatically legitimate, (b) at both individual and organizational levels, and (c) as a virtuous practice. Building on system theory, the study suggests that social entrepreneurship organizations are adaptive systems, and HRD professionals can support organizational strategies by practicing various processes, including skill development, ethical training, and ensuring personnel alignment with the organization’s social mission. However, research on social entrepreneurship in HRD is rare. The central contribution of this paper is to conceptualize how HRD can contribute to the advancement of social entrepreneurship.

The Effect of Information Literacy on Organizational Entrepreneurship Ability with the Mediating Role of Creativity of Hamadan Medical Students

The Effect of Information Literacy on Organizational Entrepreneurship Ability with the Mediating Role of Creativity of Hamadan Medical Students

Stuck in the playground: a (failed) organizational entrepreneuring process

ABSTRACT Collaborative spaces such as fab labs, incubators, and coworking spaces have become a worldwide phenomenon based on their promise of fostering creativity and entrepreneurship. Mature, large organizations have also tried to benefit from this by creating such spaces in-house. This paper studies a failed attempt to create one such space in a large bureaucratic organization. Our study shows that succeeding in actualizing a space for play, creativity, and entrepreneurship in the place of the office requires attention to organizational ‘common sense’. With our process perspective and its upgrading of the role of affect, our study’s contributions highlight (1) The potential for research in organizational entrepreneurship of an affect-based conceptualization of common sense, which also emphasizes the political, in understanding the failure of entrepreneuring, and (2) The importance of ‘spacing’ and the space-place dynamics for entrepreneuring in organizations.

Social relationships in performing arts entrepreneurship

PurposeThe paper aims to present the importance of social relationships in cooperation among theaters in the creation of three types of values that characterize arts entrepreneurship (i.e. artistic, economic and social).Design/methodology/approachThe findings are based on qualitative research with the use of 50 semi-structured interviews conducted with 57 representatives of public and private theaters in the performing arts sector in Poland.FindingsThe research shows how social relationships among cooperating representatives of theaters are used to create three types of values that characterize performing arts entrepreneurship (i.e. artistic, economic and social). The findings reveal that theater representatives take advantage of social relationships and engage in inter-organizational cooperation in introducing various changes in their institutions. Thus, by fostering innovation, risk-taking and searching for new opportunities they adapt to the dynamic environment. The paper shows how the three groups of values of performing arts entrepreneurship are interrelated but also sometimes conflicted with one another.Research limitations/implicationsThe research is not representative as it presents the context of the analyzed theaters in Poland.Originality/valueEntrepreneurship, although a popular subject of research, has been much less frequently analyzed with regard to the creative industries, such as the performing arts. In the field of management, researchers have focused primarily on business organization entrepreneurship, excluding cultural and arts institutions such as theaters. In this context, so-called arts entrepreneurship has not yet been widely recognized. In particular, there is a lack of research showing how social relationships between cooperating partners are used in the creation of three types of values in performing arts entrepreneurship, i.e. artistic, economic and social. The article fills this gap and presents both a scientific as well as an applicative contribution.

Healthcare entrepreneurship: An integrative framework for future research

Healthcare entrepreneurship is of growing interest, but the area of research is not well defined and is disparate across disciplines. We take an integrative approach to examine the similarities and differences between the literature for the two parent domains (healthcare management and entrepreneurship). We present findings from an interdisciplinary four-phase Delphi study and propose a new framework to guide future research. Our proposed healthcare entrepreneurship framework not only reflects variations in key factors, such as actors, activities, processes and outcomes within the parent disciplines, but also suggests gaps, connections and future opportunities for research. Actionable summary and highlightsSince COVID-19, there has been an influx of healthcare entrepreneurial ventures, but, within a volatile market, mixed success. We find that healthcare entrepreneurship is different from work in healthcare or entrepreneurship alone. For healthcare entrepreneurs to achieve their targeted health outcomes as well as their operational and profitability outcomes, all stakeholders need to work together. For the clinician-turned-entrepreneur and the serial entrepreneur now in healthcare, we provide three actionable insights to address some of the practical challenges in healthcare entrepreneurship.1.We advise that venture teams include individuals from both entrepreneurship and healthcare backgrounds to shorten the learning curve, particularly as they develop the evidence base for the offering. Contacting entrepreneurship accelerators or university tech transfer and commercialization offices for which one may have had previous affiliations can be one approach to securing such team members.2.Healthcare entrepreneurs should consider how to include end-user or patient participation to create new healthcare solutions. Working with relevant patient advocacy groups can be one approach and may help to increase the relevance and patient-centeredness of the solution.3.Healthcare entrepreneurs may need to develop new business models and revenue streams. While healthcare is a human right, it requires financing to sustain offerings. One may strengthen one's “business and calling” mindset via joining healthcare entrepreneurship organizations for medical professionals, accelerators, and other local programs that support such entrepreneurial engagement in healthcare.In addition to these insights for healthcare entrepreneurs, we include practical insights for other key actors. Corporations may incentivize partnerships that normalize co-produced innovations. Venture capitalists might develop novel funding mechanisms linked to non-traditional outcomes. Non-profit organizations can serve as interdisciplinary conveners to raise awareness of healthcare entrepreneurship needs. Policy makers might consider ways to create business environments with competitive, yet reasonable, cost and pricing structures.

Big gains in digital ecosystem niches: How facilitators emerge and develop into an organizational category

The digital entrepreneurial ecosystem is a complex and dynamic network of entrepreneurs, businesses, institutions, and systems that use digital technology to interact with one another. It is conducive to the creation, development, and sustainment of innovation in digital ventures. However, the building blocks of any digital entrepreneurial ecosystem remain loosely integrated and under-orchestrated in the early stages of its evolution. The entrepreneurial organizations that act as matchmakers and transaction catalysts have thus come to play significant roles in digital entrepreneurial ecosystems’ functioning, but the understanding of these roles remains relatively limited. Through an in-depth qualitative study of the organizational category observed within multi-channel network (MCN) organizations, a new type of intermediary role was identified and conceptualized as that of a facilitator in live streaming e-commerce, a new role in the digital entrepreneurial ecosystem. The findings suggest that the category emergence of facilitators is based on resource orchestration in the dimensions of people, goods, and scenes, enabled by three primary mechanisms: “novelty perception” (for category awareness), “exemplar projection” (for category scalability), and “structure shaping” (for category recognizability). The theoretical framework developed through this research contributes to the emergence of a new organizational category in the context of the digital economy, as well as offering practical guidance for the category strategy for venture growth in the digital entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Factors affecting the adoption of digital entrepreneurship: a survey of private schools in Nineveh Governorate in Iraq

Purpose This study aims to determine the factors affecting the adoption of digital entrepreneurship among the pioneers of private schools in the Nineveh Governorate, using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). The study seeks to address an academic problem represented by the low level of interest in the research literature on digital entrepreneurship. By contrast, the problem in the field is the failure of several entrepreneurial organizations, in general, and private schools, in particular. Design/methodology/approach The researchers chose the private school sector in the Nineveh Governorate, Republic of Iraq, as the field of study. The targeted individuals represented school founders serving as investors and entrepreneurs, totaling 154 participants. The deductive approach was used as the main research method, with the survey approach as a sub-method. A questionnaire was used for data collection, and the researchers used structural equation modeling software, SmartPLS. Findings The results revealed that constructs such as effort expectation, social influence, facilitating conditions, behavioral intention and experience are factors contributing to predicting the transition to digital entrepreneurship. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to bridging the academic gap identified in previous research and addresses the spatial gap by focusing on private schools in the Nineveh Governorate. It aims to assess the level of interest in adopting digital leadership within this context. Practical implications One of the most important implications of the results of the current research is the potential expansion of the use of digital entrepreneurship by understanding the behaviors of entrepreneurs. This understanding can have positive outcomes in attracting broad segments of society to engage in this type of work due to its low costs, low risks and the absence of the need for practicing licenses. Such an expansion could contribute to the establishment of digital pioneering projects aimed at reducing unemployment in society. Additionally, this study offers insights that can guide policymakers in the country toward establishing digital business incubators that provide a suitable work environment for initiating and supporting such projects. Originality/value The current study presents a unique contribution, represented by using the UTAUT, to identify the acceptance of digital entrepreneurship in private schools in Iraq. This can bring benefits to entrepreneurs and educational policymakers in the country.

The effects of personal-organizational fit on employee’s positive work attitudes: An entrepreneurial orientation perspective

Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has become a critical characteristic for individual career advancement and the development of corporate entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, the connection between personal-organizational fit regarding EO and the working attitudes of employees remains underexplored in the existing literature. This paper explores the impact of alignment between organizational entrepreneurial orientation (OEO) and individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) on employee’s positive work attitudes, focusing on affective commitment (AC) and organizational identity (OI). The foundation of research resides in the personal-organization fit theory, as well as social information processing theory. To rigorously evaluate our proposed hypotheses, we implemented a research design that incorporates polynomial regression with surface response analysis, sourcing our data from 292 valid survey replies gathered from personnel employed by private sector organizations in China. Results reveal a positive correlation between entrepreneurial orientation and positive work attitudes, but also a “too-much-of-a-good-thing” effect, where excessive alignment between IEO and OEO can lead to diminished positive work attitudes. These findings highlight the need for a balanced approach to aligning entrepreneurial values during recruitment and underscore the importance of supporting entrepreneurial employees in highly entrepreneurial organizations.

Management of The Head of Madrasah Aliyah in Entrepreneurship Development

Entrepreneurship in madrasah educational institutions is a necessity that must be carried out to support quality improvement with independent financing. This research has two main objectives: firstly, how the school principal manages to develop entrepreneurship in his institution, and secondly, how the Madrasah principal organizes the organization and implementation of entrepreneurship. This type of research is quantitative, where the data is obtained through informants. The location of this research is two madrasas in Tulang Bawang Regency. The informants for this research came from both madrasahs, namely the head of the madrasah, the deputy head of the madrasah, the head of administration, and the community around the madrasah. Furthermore, the data used is primary data obtained directly from informants through interviews. Test the validity of the data using data triangulation techniques. Meanwhile, data analysis techniques include the degree of trust, transferability, dependability, and confirmability tests. The findings of this research show that the suitable abilities and knowledge of madrasah heads in entrepreneurship influence planning for future educational development. This is demonstrated in the creation of academic curricula. In MAN 1 and MAN 2 Tulang Bawang, all subjects must include entrepreneurship. Apart from that, the placement that will be responsible must be based on the area of skill.

Designing the model of organizational entrepreneurship development strategy based on the institutional role

Designing the model of organizational entrepreneurship development strategy based on the institutional role

SUSTAINABLE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF AMERICAN SOCIAL ENTERPRISES UNDER THE PRESSURE OF NEW TRENDS

With minimal federal regulation, state legislation and precedent in the United States, the institutional environment for social enterprises, the development of social responsibility of business and sustainable corporate governance has generally been formed. It is distinguished by active support for social initiatives of business, a minimum of administrative barriers and interference in matters of their internal management, and the presence of special legal regimes. At the same time, the economic effectiveness of sustainable corporate governance is not known; its principles are also not enshrined at the federal level, but are implemented through the charters of corporations and social entrepreneurship organizations. The type and specifics of sustainable management depend on the type of organization. They are fully implemented in the organizational and legal forms of SPC and BC. The main problem in implementing the principles of sustainable management by the owners and management of social corporations remains the search for a balance between profit and social interests, including an objective assessment of the level of achievement of the latter. This balance is achieved not by the application of corporate law, which varies from state to state, but by the application of the business judgment rule, based on precedent, which implies a high degree of discretion and the difficulty or even impossibility of an objective assessment. Sustainable corporate governance is under increasing pressure from multidirectional non-economic trends leading to socialization, greening and politicization of business to the detriment of its traditional goals. The American federal, decentralized model of legal regulation of social entrepreneurship does not correspond to the development trends of the Russian legal system, where the trends of centralization of regulation dominate. The American legal model of sustainable corporate governance is implemented mainly in large international corporations, which no longer exist in Russia, which significantly reduces the relevance of the experience.

Entrepreneurial governance and the nature of the entrepreneurial firm

Everyone uses—but no one defines—the term “entrepreneurial firm.” Nobel laureate Oliver Williamson described the entrepreneurial firm as “a special challenge” to the theory of the firm. Organization scholars struggle with the “evergreen problem” of whether “entrepreneurial organizations are distinct from established organizations.” Building on a rarely used distinction in early transaction cost economics between “capitalist,” “entrepreneurial,” and “collective” enterprises, an entrepreneurial governance mode is here dimensionalized and distinguished from other modes of governing an enterprise. The critical dimension is the allocation of property rights, whereby entrepreneurial governance can be characterized as a hybrid between capital governance and labor governance. This notion is then used to derive the conditions that other relevant legal and organizational traits of the entrepreneurial firm should satisfy to be compatible with this hybrid character. The conclusions indicate three main trails for a new research agenda in a structural view of entrepreneurship: new organizational dimensions and forms; the design of ownership structures; and entrepreneurship and law.