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  • 00:03:36

The paradoxical faces of Coffee: Idealism and pragmatism in tension

Our study explores historical paradoxes in the coffee industry, focusing on the persistent tension between pragmatism and idealism. Paradoxes are defined as persistent conflicts between opposing yet complementary forces. For example, organizations must balance stability with the need for change. We analyzed the coffee industry in the United States over a century, from the 1910s to the 2020s, using archives from Harvard Business School's Baker Library and other specialized sources. Our research highlights the paradox between pragmatic concerns (such as coffee supply during wartime) and ideological values (like sustainability concerns in the early 2000s). This tension, influenced by historical contexts, is ever-present. For managers, it is crucial to adapt strategies to cultural trends while balancing practical and idealistic goals. Understanding this dynamic helps navigate the complex landscape of the coffee industry, and this lesson is applicable to other sectors as well.
LE Patrick - NEOMA Business School |
  • Research
  • Strategic Management, Sustainable Development and CSR
  • 00:06:03

Data-Driven Digital Transformation and Antifragility in Humanitarian Supply Chains

Digital technologies can create confusion among donors in the humanitarian supply chain (HSC), leading to uncertainty about their use. While resilience in HSCs has been widely studied, antifragility has not. This study examines how donor confidence in digital technologies impacts antifragility in HSCs through their application in sourcing, material flow, and distribution, with trust in digital technologies and perceived effective digital technology governance as moderating factors. Using resource dependence theory, data from 296 NGOs were analyzed with partial least squares–based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings show that digital technology application is crucial for building an antifragile HSC and that donor confidence and trust in digital technologies are essential. NGOs should focus on enhancing trust and governance perception to facilitate digital transformation in HSCs.
BAG Surajit - Excelia Business School |
  • Research
  • Digital Transformation, Logistics and Supply Chain
  • 00:02:54

Firm Carbon Risk Exposure, Stock Returns, and Dividend Payment

When investors hold disproportionately high carbon emitters with associated increased carbon risk, a positive relationship exists between a firm’s carbon emissions and the association between the stock returns and dividend payment. If investors hold disproportionately high carbon emitters with the associated increased carbon risk stocks, the stock market reacts less positively (more negatively) to dividend increase (decrease) announcements. At the same time, if firms under-price their carbon risk, the stock market reacts less positively (more negatively) to dividend increase (decrease) announcements.
NGUYEN Duc Khuong - EMLV |
  • Research
  • Corporate and Market Finance, Sustainable Development and CSR
  • 00:04:15

The role of psychological entrepreneurial support in women-only incubators

This article explores the contribution of psychological entrepreneurial support, based on same-gender group mentoring, to the strengthening of female entrepreneurial intention in the specific context of a women-only incubator. According to the literature on female entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs are faced with specific challenges that influence their entrepreneurial intention such as a lack of self-confidence, caused by gender stereotypes, and conflict between family life and entrepreneurial career. More precisely, our research aims to determine how psychological entrepreneurial support is implemented in the incubation process to overcome these specific challenges, and the mechanisms for strengthening female entrepreneurial intention analyzed at both intrapersonal and interpersonal levels. We discuss the implications of our findings on related research into business incubators and the design of mentoring programs adapted to the needs of women entrepreneurs.
DUCHEMIN Marie-Hélène - EM Normandie |
BUENO MERINO Pascale - EM Normandie |
  • Research
  • Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development and CSR
  • 00:03:08

The Impact of Dynamic Ambidexterity on the Performance of Organizations

Curious about the intricate dance top-tier firms perform as they navigate between exploring new horizons and exploiting existing strengths? This delicate balance isn't just vital—it's the secret ingredient driving sustainable success in today's fast-paced business world.
SHUWAIKH Fatima - EMLV |
  • Research
  • Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management, Management of SMEs, Sustainable Development and CSR
  • 00:04:12

Corporate Governance and Green Innovation

Previous research examining the link between board attributes and ecological strategies such as green innovation has primarily focused on structural board attributes, yielding mixed findings. Moreover, the critical contextual grounds that shape the relationship between board attributes and green innovation have often been overlooked, leading to potential biases in empirical investigations. Considering that competence drives outstanding performance, we developed a unique measure of board competence that represents the board's intrinsic ability to perform in corporate strategies.Drawing on a holistic perspective of agency, resource dependence, and stakeholder theories, we posit a strong relationship between board competence and green innovation.Furthermore, we contend that this association is moderated by external governance mechanisms, namely audit quality, media coverage, and imitative pressure.Through our analysis of publicly traded Chinese companies, we found compelling evidence to support our assertions. These findings have important implications for policymakers, practitioners, and managers.
TAUNI Zubair - EM Normandie |
  • Research
  • Corporate and Market Finance, Governance, Sustainable Development and CSR
  • 00:05:21

Triple Bottom Line Performance in Post Covid B2B Marketing

CHAUDHURI Ranjan - EMLV |
  • Research
  • Covid Special Series, Marketing, Sales and Communication, Sustainable Development and CSR
  • 00:04:24

Synergies of Institutional Theory and Dynamic Capability View in Firm Performance: Exploring Climate Change Adaptation and B2B Marketing Capabilities

Based on institutional theory and the dynamic capability view, this study delves into the relationship between a firm’s climate change adaptation (CCA) capability and its performance, with a focus on the mediating influence of business-to-business (B2B) marketing capability. The study poses two main research questions: RQ1: What role do institutional pressures play in fostering CCA capability among B2B firms in both developed and developing countries? RQ2: How does the CCA capability of B2B firms impact their performance? To validate the theoretical model developed, data is collected through surveys conducted in a developed country (Australia) and a developing country (South Africa). The study holds significance on two fronts: (a) being among the first to examine the influence of institutional pressures on CCA capability development, and (b) uncovering the mediating role of marketing capability in enhancing B2B firm performance through CCA capability. The study’s novel contribution lies in identifying pivotal elements for driving exceptional B2B firm performance amidst climate change, while employing institutional theory and the dynamic capability view to elucidate underlying mechanisms.
BAG Surajit - Excelia Business School |
  • Research
  • Logistics and Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales and Communication, Strategic Management
  • 00:04:17

Coping with the unpredictable by developing the team’s plasticity

When time is of the essence and teams face unexpected contextual changes, they must adapt quickly, sometimes even in real time, that is, they may have to improvise. This paper adopts an inductive approach to explore how teams decide to engage in improvised adaptation, and what happens during those processes for improvisation to be successful. The study analyzes improvisation from the perspective of paradox theory and identifies six paradoxical tensions driven by these contexts: deployment, development, temporal, procedural, structural, and behavioral tensions. We propose a dynamic equilibrium model of team improvised adaptation that leads to team plasticity.
ABRANTES Antonio - TBS Education |
  • Research
  • Innovation Management
  • 00:35:44

Brace for… the impact of Art Thinking with Sylvain Bureau

Sylvain Bureau is a Professor of entrepreneurship on the Paris campus. Based on his research, he developed the Art Thinking method, designed to help new strategies, managerial solutions, business models, or communication tools that appear to be improbable at first sight emerge with certainty by using the artist’s mindset. A Visiting scholar at Duke University, UC Berkeley and the City University of New York, Sylvain Bureau teaches this agile method  in collaboration with artists and cultural institutions in France and abroad.
BUREAU Sylvain - ESCP Business School |
  • Trends
  • Sustainable Development and CSR
  • 00:38:38

Brace for… impact entrepreneurship and impact drift with Alisa Sydow

Alisa Sydow is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation on the Turin campus. Her research interests lie in entrepreneurship, with a specific emphasis on the African context. Alisa is also the founder of Nampelka - a start-up that provides a platform to connect women entrepreneurs from developing countries with international experts to create a shared learning experience.
SYDOW Alisa - ESCP Business School |
  • Trends
  • Sustainable Development and CSR
  • 00:04:48

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions

The concept of an ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’ has become a major means for both theorizing and making policy decisions concerning entrepreneurship, innovation and economic development. The notion of an entrepreneurial ecosystem captures the way in which entrepreneurship is increasingly performed and undertaken via the innate interdependencies existing between the elements and components of what are essentially biotic communities (consisting of complex interactions between human agents and an array of tangible and intangible components). This book takes a multi-lensed view and perspective on the emergence of entrepreneurship within ecosystems in cities and regions, the manner in which these ecosystems evolve and operate, as well as their future development. This introductory chapter provides some initial theoretical background relating the nature of ecosystems in the context of entrepreneurship and urban and regional development before providing a summary of the book’s three parts: (1) The Emergence of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; (2) The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; and (3) The Future of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.
THEODORAKI Christina - FNEGE |
  • Trends
  • Entrepreneurship