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- Entrepreneurial capital leveraging innovation in micro firms: A mixed-methods perspectivePublication . Crespo, Nuno Fernandes; Curado, Carla; Oliveira, Mírian; Munoz-Pascual, LucíaThis study examines whether intangible resources such as entrepreneurial capital and collecting and donating knowledge contribute to building the absorptive capacity of micro firms to achieve innovation. The study adopts a mixed-methods approach that follows a complementary explanatory design strategy that uses a dataset of 228 micro firms from Brazil. The main findings are that knowledge sharing collection influences absorptive capacity; knowledge sharing collection has a partial mediator role between entrepreneurial capital and absorptive capacity; entrepreneurial capital, knowledge sharing collection, and absorptive capacity contribute to innovation; and knowledge sharing collection influences knowledge sharing donation. The theoretical contributions are the expansion of the view on antecedents of absorptive capacity and innovation in micro firms. The study also has managerial consequences by disclosing the contribution of intangible resources to innovation. Additionally, the study presents the alternative configurations that managers can choose to implement in order to reach absorptive capability and innovation.
- A influência da estrutura tecnologia-organização-ambiente e da orientação estratégica no uso da computação em nuvem, mobilidade empresarial e desempenhoPublication . Picoto, Winnie; Crespo, Nuno Fernandes; Carvalho, Filipa KahnResumo: Objetivo – O presente artigo tem objetivo triplo. Visa i) identificar os antecedentes do uso da computação em nuvem; ii) entender o efeito do uso da computação em nuvem juntamente com orientações estratégicas na mobilidade empresarial; e iii) entender o efeito do uso da computação em nuvem e mobilidade empresarial no desempenho organizacional. Referencial teórico – Este artigo baseia-se na estrutura tecnologia-organização ambiente e em estudos anteriores de mobilidade empresarial para propor um modelo de pesquisa abrangente com vistas a analisar a adoção e o uso da computação em nuvem. Além disso, aplica-se a estrutura de orientação estratégica como suporte para uma reorientação da estratégia em direção à mobilidade empresarial. Metodologia – Desenvolvemos um questionário e coletamos dados de 137 organizações portuguesas que utilizam a computação em nuvem. Os dados coletados foram analisados por meio de mínimos quadrados parciais (PLS-SEM). Resultados – Os resultados indicam que a conveniência, a compatibilidade e a confiança organizacional são antecedentes significativos do uso da computação em nuvem. Além disso, o uso da computação em nuvem, a orientação para a inovação e a orientação empreendedora têm um efeito positivo na mobilidade empresarial. Implicações práticas e sociais de pesquisa – O presente estudo contribui para este campo de pesquisa, pois traz o primeiro modelo de pesquisa a integrar o uso da computação em nuvem, da mobilidade empresarial e da orientação estratégica, confirmando a relação entre esses construtos. Como implicações práticas, os resultados mostram que o maior uso da computação em nuvem e da mobilidade organizacional é importante para atingir níveis de desempenho organizacional mais elevados. Contribuições – Este artigo propõe um modelo integrativo a fim de analisar o uso da computação em nuvem pelas organizações, em termos de seus antecedentes e impactos no desempenho e mobilidade empresarial.
- The effects of subsidiary’s leadership and entrepreneurship on international marketing knowledge transfer and new product developmentPublication . Crespo, Cátia Fernandes; Crespo, Nuno Fernandes; Curado, CarlaThis study investigates the role of a strong subsidiary leadership and entrepreneurial culture in the promotion of marketing knowledge inflows. We further examine their consequences on the subsidiary’s ability to develop new products when moderated by the tastiness of knowledge. The data were collected from 202 Portuguese subsidiaries of multinational corporations and were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modelling to test the hypotheses. The results indicate that subsidiaries’ strong leadership support and entrepreneurial culture are fundamental mechanisms that foster marketing knowledge inflows from both the headquarters and peer subsidiaries. Moreover, marketing knowledge inflows enhance the focal subsidiary’s innovation abilities. We also find that tacit knowledge exerts contradictory moderating effects on the transfers of marketing knowledge, carrying distinct implications for a subsidiary’s knowledge management. The results expand our understanding of the effectiveness of transferring marketing knowledge among multinational corporations’ (MNCs) subsidiaries.
- The influence of the technology-organization- environment framework and strategic orientation on cloud computing use, enterprise mobility, and performancePublication . Picoto, Winnie; Crespo, Nuno Fernandes; Carvalho, Filipa KahnAbstract. Purpose – The objective of this paper is threefold. It aims i) to identify the antecedents of the use of cloud computing, ii) to understand the effect of the use of cloud computing together with strategic orientations on enterprise mobility, and iii) to comprehend the effect of the use of cloud computing and enterprise mobility on organizational performance. Theoretical framework – This paper builds on the technology-organization environment framework and on previous studies of enterprise mobility to propose a comprehensive research model to analyze cloud computing adoption and usage. In addition, the strategic orientation framework is applied as support for a reorientation of strategy toward enterprise mobility. Design/methodology/approach – We developed a questionnaire and collected data from 137 Portuguese organizations that are using cloud computing. The data collected were then analyzed through partial least squares (PLS-SEM). Findings –The results indicate that convenience, compatibility, and organizational confidence are significant antecedents of the use of cloud computing. Moreover, cloud computing usage, innovation orientation, and entrepreneurial orientation have a positive effect on enterprise mobility. Research Practical & Social implications – This study contributes to this field of research, since it contains the first research model to integrate cloud computing usage, enterprise mobility and strategic orientation, confirming the relationship between those constructs. As practical implications, the results show that greater usage of both cloud computing and organizational mobility is important to achieve superior levels of organizational performance. Originality/value – This paper proposes an integrative model to analyze the use of cloud computing by organizations, in terms of its antecedents and impacts on firm performance and enterprise mobility.