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Why Reinvent the Wheel? The Efficacy of the Systematic Problem Solving Method 'TRIZ' and it Value for Innovation in Engineering and Implications for Engineering Management
Thomond, Peter N.; Filmore, Paul R. - 2005
by the creativity model of Baille. Results are discussed which show significant innovation development when using TRIZ …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438120
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Does Virtual Prototyping Kill the Potential for Disruptive Innovation?
Thomond, Pete; Jacobs, Joanne - 2007
A critical element of a corporate entrepreneur’s opportunity evaluation process will involve the attempt to understand customer requirements in order to calculate commercial demand. Traditional opportunity evaluation processes are less effective in the face of potentially disruptive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438118
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Staffing Practices in Australian ICT Micro-Firms: growing virtual?
Twyoniak, Stephane; Burrows, Terrena M. - 2007
Human Resource Management (HRM) research, theory and practice overwhelming views the staffing of firms as a series of discrete functional activities, such as recruitment, selection and training. In this study, we investigate how organisation theory, specifically transaction cost economics (TCE),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437547
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The performance of young firms: patterns of evolution in the growth-profitability space
Steffens, Paul R.; Davidsson, Per; Fitzsimmons, Jason R. - 2006
The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the evolution of small firm performance. We do so by studying performance changes on a two dimensional "growth– profitability performance space". It is well established that both growth and profitability are important dimensions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437585
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Fractals, Attractors and the Quantum Self: A New Lexicon for HRM
Tywoniak, Stephane; Whiteley, Alma - 2006
This conceptual paper investigates how the metaphorical use of concepts from complexity theory may impact the way we think about human resource management theory and practice. The concepts of fractal, strange attractor and quantum self, borrowed from complexity theory are presented. Fractal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437546
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Why, how, what for? : motivations, actions and expectations in habitual entrepreneurship
Gordon, Scott R.; Steffens, Paul R. - 2009
Principal topic: Is habitual entrepreneurship different? Answering this is important to the field, however there is … entrepreneurship may be motivated by a desire for growth. While idea driven motivations might not delineate a distinction during … finding informs practitioners considering entrepreneurship for the first time. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437615
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The importance of gestation process dynamics
Gordon, Scott R. - 2010
entrepreneurship by examining its key antecedents and its consequences for new venture emergence. In doing so we take a behavioural … nascent entrepreneurship we conduct an empirical study of ventures start-ups. Data is drawn from a screened random sample of … gestation process antecedents, we examine specific human capital measured as successful prior experience in entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437616
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Novice vs habitual entrepreneurship : differences in motivations, actions and expectations
Gordon, Scott R.; Davidsson, Per; Steffens, Paul R. - 2009
This research examines habitual entrepreneurship as undertaken by those currently creating a new firm and those who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437641
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The Antecedents of Workaholism and other Work Behaviors
Douglas, Evan J.; Morris, Robyn J. - 2006
This paper presents a conceptual model of the work effort decision of individuals and thereby advances our understanding of workaholism and other patterns of high or low work involvement and high or low work enjoyment. Researchers have categorized eight main types of work behaviors using the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437529
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From the Informal to the Formal Sector: Micro-enterprises in a developing economy – research in progress
Dalglish, Carol L. - 2007
" entrepreneurship to ongoing participation in the formal economy. A number of the entrepreneurs who participated in this research had …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437548