Entrepreneurs In Industry Research Articles

The Role of Governmental Authorities in Supporting Entrepreneurship in Tourism Industry

Governments look to entrepreneurship as a main pillar of the economic development. The current study investigates the role of Egyptian governmental authorities in supporting entrepreneurship in the tourism industry in Egypt. It discusses the opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship and their impact on the tourism industry development. The study employs the deductive approach using quantitative method based on a questionnaire survey to explore the opportunities and challenges relevant to entrepreneurship in tourism sector. The findings revealed that the entrepreneurship in tourism industry benefits from the initiatives launched by the Egyptian government while there are some challenges relate to risk-taking by youth entrepreneurs and lack of sufficient entrepreneurship education in tourism. It is also found that encouraging entrepreneurship is significantly contributing to tourism industry development in the country. The present study has useful implications to policy-makers in tourism and hospitality education and relevant governmental authorities in tourism sector in Egypt and other developing countries.

Strategi Pengembangan Makanan Khas Daerah dalam Meningkatkan Industri Kreatif ( Studi Kecamatan Bakti Raja Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan)

Hasil pangan suatu daerah merupakan komoditas yang sangat penting dan starategis, karena kebanyakan makanaan hasil khas daerah merupakan pengembangan dari bahan pokok olahan yang dihasilkan suatu daerah, contohnya makanan khas daerah yang sangat mempunyai prospek yang luas dan dapat dikembangkan umpanya beras dan hasil pangan lainnya yang dibuat menjadi suatu makanan khas daerah. Dimana hasil pangan ini yang dapat dimanfaatkan oleh pelaku usaha industri kreatif dan UKM, agar produk ini dapat dipasarkan guna untuk mengenalkan ciri khas makanan suatu daerah, Keamcatan Bakti Raja Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan merupakan daerah pertanian yang memiliki potensi yang baik, dapaun hasil pangan yang dimiliki antara lain, kopi, karet, kemiri, coklat, kelapa sawit, kulit manis, aren dan masih banyak lagi. Tetapi untuk mengembangkan ini semua masih terkendala dari segi biaya yang dimiliki pelaku usaha UKM yang ada, dan menjadi permasalahan lain ialah bersaing dengan makanan dari luar yang sdh lama masuk ke pasar yang ada di Kecamatan Bakti Raja. Adapun teknik penelitian yang dilakukan dengan pengematan langsung kelapangan dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dengan metode analisis SWOT. Dimana analisis SWOT disini guna mengetahui kekuatan, kelemahan dan peluang, serta ancaman dari usaha produksi kreatif yang ada di sekitar Kecamatan Bakti Raja. Adapun alternatif untuk mengahadapi pangsa pasar makanan kash daerah yaitu dengan pembenahan pelatihan guna meningkatkan kualitas produk yang dihasilkan dengan media internt sebagai media pemasaran untuk memperkenalkan hasil produksi yang dihasilkan, dimana turut melakukan kerjasama dengan pemerintaha terkait yang ada di Kecamatan Bakti Raja. Dimana hasil penelitian adalah strategi dalam mengembangkan produk yang dihasilkan, untuk kesejateraan masyarakat dengan persaingan harga yang terjangkau dan bersaing

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Can Incentives Build Legitimacy? Industrial Dynamics and Entrepreneurship in the Dutch Space Sector

Can Incentives Build Legitimacy? Industrial Dynamics and Entrepreneurship in the Dutch Space Sector

ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERPENGARUH TERHADAP PRODUKSI DAN PENDAPATAN PENGUSAHA INDUSTRI GENTENG

Abstract: Analysis of the Influential Factors on the Production and Income of Roof TileEntrepreneurs. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of labor and capital onincome through production. The analysis technique used in this study is path analysis. The resultsshowed that labor and capital directly had a positive and significant effect on production, andalso labor, capital and production directly had a positive and significant effect on the incomeof tile industry entrepreneurs. The sobel test results show that labor and capital indirectlyaffect income through production. It is hoped that entrepreneurs can improve the quality ofthe workforce with the latest production methods by using the latest technology and can addworkforce in the field of marketing and financial management, and also increase capital foroptimal raw material purchases and to increase competitiveness. Entrepreneurs can increaseproduction by marketing it through digital media such as social media and e-commerce thatcan increase revenue optimally.

P PERSONAL CREATIVITY EFFECT ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AS INTERVENING VARIABLES IN EMBROIDERY INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES IN ACEH

Personal creativity, business performance and entrepreneurial orientation are the most important parts for entrepreneurs in running their businesses. This study discusses the influence of personal creativity on business performance withmediation by entrepreneurial orientation. The purpose of this study is: first, to analyze the influence of personal creativity that is significant on entrepreneurial orientation; and second, to analyze the influence of personal creativity and entrepreneurial orientation which are partially and simultaneously significant towards business performance. The method used is distributing questionnaires to 200 embroidery industry entrepreneurs in Aceh as samples. The data analysis tool used is path analysis with SPSS version 22. The results of the analysis show that entrepreneurial orientation is a mediating variable between personal creativity and business performance.

THE CONCEPT OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL ATTRIBUTES AND INTENTIONS OF POTENTIAL RURAL ENTREPRENEURS IN AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY

The objective of this paper is to examine and contribute a better understanding of individual attribute and potential rural entrepreneur intention toward involvement in the aquaculture sector. The previous study on potential rural indicates the challenges of rural development in terms of sustaining communities and attracting tourists. Thus, this paper intends to fill in the gaps within the boundary of rural attributes in the entrepreneurship’s sustainability. Quantitative research methodology has been adopted to achieve this goal. Data were collected by using research instruments of questionnaire participated by 200 respondents in a rural area in Kelantan. Statistical analysis used with SPSS tools. As part of the paper, the sustainability performance of potential rural entrepreneurs in the aquaculture industry also is highlighted. Study on aquaculture that regards to the entrepreneurship intervention programs is still scarce as most of them depend on social security such as government aid to lead their life.

The Role of Technology in Supporting Communication for Real Estate Agents – Evaluation of the Phenomenon

Globalization and the development of modern information technology have contributed to the higher importance of communication technological support and its use between the client and the entrepreneur in the service industry. Such tendencies also apply to real estate companies, in particular to real estate agents and brokers. The purpose of this article is to identify the level of service adaptation of the real estate brokerage industry to the general tendencies characterizing the service sector. Two research questions were proposed in the article. The first one is about adjustment of the communication tools used by the real estate brokerage industry to the trends in the services market. The second one includes the assessment of the tools’ efficiency in the opinion of the estate brokers and agents. The literature and critical analysis as well as an introductory survey of real estate agents and brokers were all used in this paper. The introductory survey was conducted with the use of webform among real estate agents affiliated to Powszechne Towarzystwo Ekspertów i Doradców Rynku Nieruchomości, between the 2nd of October and 15th of November 2017. After a basic analysis, we can conclude that the real estate sector is quite similar to other services’ sectors as far as the new means of communication usage in contacts with clients are concerned. The empirical studies results show that tools such as smartphone and laptop in combination with social media play an important role in today’s communication trends. The role of traditional means of communication, on the other hand, such as leaflets and newspapers has significantly decreased.

An exploration of collaborative economy entrepreneurs in the tourism industry through the novel prism of epistemic culture

Abstract This paper presents a conceptual framework derived from Knorr-Cetina’s (1999) theory of Epistemic Culture (EC) and uses it to catalogue and explore what she described as the “machineries of knowing”. The conceptual framework is explicated via empirical analysis of a case of an emergent group of collaborative economy entrepreneurs (CEEs) and their ventures operating in the tourism industry. Based upon qualitative interviews with property owners/managers as CEEs, this study builds further upon an a-priori proposed typology of EC Machineries of Knowing (MOK) and then explores the possible influence of such MOKs upon participating entrepreneurs. The exploration of ECs in the particular setting of the collaborative economy focusses attention upon how epistemic cultures form a specific entrepreneurial ecosystem and how they inter-relate with typologies of entrepreneurs. This fresh conceptual approach is shown to have good explicatory qualities that are capable of unlocking the “black box” that is collaborative economy entrepreneurship.

Industrial Entrepreneurs' Decisions for Start-up Behavior in the Context of Economic Corridors: A Scale Development & Contextualization Process

Start-up behaviour is a key resource for entrepreneurial investment decisions. Economic Corridors are a new form of regional and beyond regional entrepreneurial collaborations. The present research aimed at operationalising the measurement scale for industrial entrepreneurs' start-up behaviour in the context of entrepreneurship under economic corridors. Particularly, the present study is committed to developing, contextualising, and statistically pilot testing the measurement scale of start-up behaviour of industrial entrepreneurs. This study applied EFA, validity, and reliability tests on the 6-items constructed for Start-up Behavior.Data was collected from the owners, shareholders, members of the board of directors and Chief level executives of 425 manufacturing organisations (e.g., also known as industrial entrepreneurs) in Pakistan. Results of this scale contextualisation process confirmed that initial developed 7 items were reduced to 6-items, and 1-item was deleted at the stage of face & content validity. The final form of measurement scale for Start-up Behavior consisted of 6- items under 1-factor. Moreover, this study described and presented a systematic process for scale development, scale contextualisation, and statistical pilot testing to ensure the factorisation/extraction of factors, reliability and validity for the newly operationalised scales for start-up behaviour. This study contributed to the body of knowledge for behavioural sciences, entrepreneurship, and economic corridors by providing a 6-item measuring scale of industrial entrepreneurs' start-up behaviour. This study is also an added advantage for the owners of the manufacturing firms and policymakers up to the extent that they were able to analyse the six behavioural factors for investment in the new start-ups.

The antecedents and the outcomes of foreign market knowledge accumulation – the dynamic managerial capability perspective

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to establish the antecedents and the outcomes of foreign market knowledge (FMK) accumulation in the context of emerging economies. The antecedent is dynamic managerial capability (DMC) with managerial human capital, social capital and cognition as its dimensions. The outcomes are financial and non-financial performances. This study bridges the gap by linking individual-level capability and FMK accumulation to achieve performance.Design/methodology/approachThis study has utilized a survey-based approach to collect data. The sample consists of 365 export manufacturing firms operating in the apparel industry of Bangladesh. Structural equation modeling analysis has been used to test the hypothesized model.FindingsThe direct effects of managerial social capital and managerial cognition on FMK accumulation are positively significant. The results also show that FMK accumulation fully mediates the relationship between: managerial social capital and financial and non-financial performances and managerial cognition and financial and non-financial performances.Practical implicationsExport manufacturing entrepreneurs in the low-tech industry should focus more on the network development and leverage on their cognitive mentality as a global mindset to succeed in international markets. These two factors are critical to accumulate foreign knowledge.Originality/valueThis study provides empirical evidence on dynamic managerial capability and FMK accumulation of export manufacturing firms in low-tech emerging economies context. Out of the three building blocks of DMC, this study has found that managerial social capital and managerial cognition of entrepreneurs are crucial as antecedents to FMK accumulation and firm performance.

Analysis of the Use of Digital Technologies in Montenegro’s Tourist offer on the Example of a Hotels in Bar

Abstract This paper presents an analysis of the current state of the use of digital technologies by the categorized hotel accommodation providers in the Municipality of Bar. The concept of SMART tourism and the use of digital technologies in tourism implies networking of tourist content throughout the country towards getting “smart experience” from local community and creating “smart business ecosystem”. Hotels at the locations need to take advantage of new technologies and include various business, sociocultural, psychological and educational components. Following was analysed: the quality of the internet presence, the level of networking with the local tourist businesses, the use of logistic innovations in tourism and the intensity of the use of social networks. The goal was to identify the level of current digital recognition and the degree of use of information technologies to point out the unused potential for the development of entrepreneurship in the hotel industry.

Rereading industrial districts through the lens of entrepreneurship

ABSTRACTThis paper analyzes the link between industrial districts and entrepreneurship, building a bridge between the literature on entrepreneurship and the literature on industrial districts. Drawing a distinction between generic entrepreneurship and selective entrepreneurship leads us to acknowledge that a close association between industrial districts as a whole and entrepreneurship is only well-founded if we are speaking of the generic definition of the latter. Burt's theory of structural holes and its application to industrial districts enables us to identify two different types of industrial district, one featuring a high degree of density or closure (P-clusters), the other a high degree of brokerage or (selective) entrepreneurship (SV-clusters). The framework proposed here also suggests a novel interpretation of the transformations that industrial districts of the first type have undergone under the pressure of globalization.

Energy, uncertainty, and entrepreneurship: John D Rockefeller’s sequential approach to transaction costs management in the early oil industry

This article delves into the challenge of successful entrepreneurship in the energy industry under conditions of uncertainty by examining the case of John D Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company, which rapidly seized control of an initially-uncertain industry. It finds that Rockefeller cemented control through a willingness to internalise contextual uncertainty (related to the nature of the energy business) as a stepping stone to managing contractual uncertainty (related to transactions with other parties). This finding suggests that thinking sequentially about the management of contextual and contractual uncertainty aids entrepreneurial success in the field of energy. This suggestion accords with standing calls in the transaction costs literature, which means that findings may generalise to some extent. However, the exploratory nature of the analysis implies the need for further research about the argument’s compatibility with modern energy practices and its generalisability.

Individual-level antecedents of the entrepreneurial approach: the role of different types of passion in the Italian craft brewing industry

Using an inductive, qualitative approach involving fifty-five entrepreneurs in the Italian craft brew industry we explore the relationship between alternative entrepreneurial logics of action based on effectuation and causation principles and two types of passion – respectively, passion for the product and passion for growth. Our findings suggest entrepreneurs led by a passion for product prioritize decisions made according to the principles of effectuation, while those led by a passion for growth rely predominantly on causal logic. Moreover, such relations do impact the direction pursued by their ventures favouring, in turn, homogenous and heterogeneous strategies. Important practical and theoretical implications to both effectuation theory and passion are drawn from our findings, and possible avenues for future research are depicted.

Divide, Switch, Blend. Exploring two hats for industry entrepreneurship and academic practice-based textile design research

This paper explores different approaches taken when ‘wearing two hats’; that of academic researcher and the industry entrepreneur. It considers the barriers and opportunities in combining these two roles in order to acquire new knowledge. To understand how future researchers could best do this and why this might be desirable, the paper presents Author1’s insights from field research experience; wearing both hats within a textile industry context. A literature review, reflective practice and an annotated portfolio method enabled the authors to identify three approaches – Divide, Switch and Blend. These form a model for researching with any two hats on: Divide entails wearing both hats separately on different occasions; Switch is wearing both hats but interchanging between the two on a single occasion; Blend is wearing both hats simultaneously. The authors conclude that fluidity between approaches and an understanding of the dominant hat is vital.

Analisis pendapatan usaha industri kerupuk amplang di Kecamatan Tungkal Ilir Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat

This study aims to analyze the socio-economic characteristics of entrepreneurs and the amplang cracker industry business, the magnitude of the amplang cracker industry business income, and the factors that affect the income of the amplang cracker industry entrepreneur in Tungkal Ilir District, Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency. The research method used in this study is a survey method, with descriptive analysis and quantitative analysis. Based on the results of data processing using the OLS method in multiple linear regression equations, the results obtained are: The socio-economic characteristics of all amplang cracker industry entrepreneurs are 83.33 percent with a high school graduate/equivalent. The average number of dependents and the number of workers is 4 people. The average net income of Rp. 15,753,334,- per month. Simultaneously, the variables of production costs, the amount of production, and the workforce have a significant effect on the business income of the amplang cracker industry. Partially shows that production costs, and the amount of production have a positive and significant effect on the business income of amplang crackers. Meanwhile, labor has no significant effect on the business income of the amplang cracker industry. Keywords: Production, Labor, Revenue of amplang crackers industry

The Effect of Servant Leadership on Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Identification

Purpose – The aim of this study is to determine the effects of servant leadership on psychological empowerment and organizational identification. Design/methodology/approach – Within the context of quantitative research approach, data collected from 309 hotel employees by questionnaire. Reliability of data measured with Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient where the Factor analysis were performed to check validity. Validity analysis has followed by Correlation and Regression analyses in which research hypothesis were tested. Findings – Results of the study assign that there is a significant relationship among servant leadership, psychological empowerment and organizational identification. Furthermore, results also support pre-assumptions suggesting that servant leadership behaviours significantly affect psychological empowerment of employees and their identification process with the organization. Within this context, empowerment and vision sub-dimensions of servant leadership contribute psychological empowerment of hotel employees. Additionally, visionary and humility behaviours of servant leaders increase the organizational identification level of them. Discussion – Entrepreneurs in hospitality industry those who want to deliver high quality service should consider to employ servant leaders/executives in order to have more empowered and identified employees. Also, contributions of servant leaders are an important field for the academicians, since they can create a positive and creative service philosophy among staff and can heighten service quality.

The Question of Environmental Illiteracy in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis and Response

<p><em>The challenge of widespread and virtually endemic backwardness and poverty among African nations has been traced to the mismanagement of the Continent’s environment and the resources therein. The genesis of the mismanagement has also been traced to the general prevalence of environmental illiteracy/ignorance all over the continent. The purpose of this paper is to address the question of the extent of the prevalence of the Environmental Illiteracy (EI) Syndrome in Nigeria. Using the findings of four relevant empirical studies and documented practical manifestations of EI by rural dwellers, urban inhabitants and industrial entrepreneurs in Nigeria, the paper has analyzed the established massive prevalence of the syndrome and has recommended, as a response, provision of Formal, Non-Formal and Informal modes of Mass Environmental Literacy Education (MELE) for the citizenry of Nigeria.</em></p>

The Development of the Creative Industries to Create a Competitive Advantage: Studies in Small Business Sector

Nowadays, developing creative industries is one of the main priority of Indonesia’s economic development plans. The government have been conducting many efforts to push the development of creative industries in Indonesia such as discussion with policy makers in the field of creative economic development and in all regions and giving incentives and easy access to investors who want to invest their money in creative industries. Long term goal of this study is to formulate a theory of the development of basic model of creative industry entrepreneurs capable of creating added value on the creative industrial products that have been produced. The added value is very necessary because it will be able to help raise the value of the resulting product and have the competitiveness to attract consumer interest and win the competition in the market so that this creative industries can continue to grow are sustained. Demonstrating the results of the study in order to develop the necessary creative economic collaboration between the different actors that play a role in the creative industry, community, business world, as well as the government which is a fundamental prerequisite. The third element of the collaboration without the feared economic development creative will not run in accordance with the program that has been prepared by the government because of possible disharmony in the implementation of the development of economic activities creative.