Vol. 21 No. 1 (2026): Proceedings of The 21st European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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These papers represent the work of researchers who participated in the 21st European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE 2026).

Edited by Dr. Florinda Matos

E-Book ISBN: 978-1-917204-92-7
E-Book ISSN: 2049-1069
Print ISBN: 978-1-917204-91-0
Print Version ISSN: 2049-1050

Published by Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited

Published: 2026-09-11

Academic Papers

Digital Transformation and Performance of E-Service Businesses in West Africa

Hakeemat Adeleye

1-8
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Universities as Living Labs for Circular Economy Entrepreneurship in the GCC

Nasser Alyahya'ei

9-18
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An Empirical Study of Social Entrepreneurial Intention among Public Sector University Students in Pakistan: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and the Moderating Role of Need for Achievement

Muazam Ali, Sidra Pervez, Iqra Shamshad, Atta Ullah Khan, Sohail Raza

19-28
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When the Model Moves: Entrepreneurial Adaptation to Foundation-Model Dependency in AI Startups

Fahad Aljadaan

29-37
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Teaching Risk, Assessing Certainty: The Hidden Paradigm in Entrepreneurship Education

Sarah Allam

38-45
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Digital Technologies as an Enabler of Internal Audit Practices in the ESG Context: A Thematic Analysis of Recent Practices

Ivana Barišić, Marina Ercegović, Ivana Mamić Sačer

46-53
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Public Attitudes Toward ChatGPT in Türkiye: Evidence from Instagram Sentiment Analysis

Cigdem Baskici, Yunus Gokmen

54-63
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Interpersonal Relationships in Entrepreneurial Team Research: a Meta-Analysis Using Advanced Computational Methods

Mikhail Bogach

64-72
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Successful Finnish Social Enterprises: A Case Study of Foundation-Based Social Enterprises in the Nordic Welfare Context

Kristiina Brusila-Meltovaara, Heidi Myyryläinen, Georgios Lampropoulos

73-80
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Privacy Policies and the use of Personal Data as Strategic Variables for Entrepreneurs in the Health Apps Market

Cláudia Cardoso, Cândida Sofia Machado, Natália Lemos

81-88
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Digital Transformation in SMEs: How Strategic Orientation and Digital Capabilities Drive Value Creation and Innovation

Shu-Hsiang Chen, Chaojie Ma, Yi Ke, Claus Schreier, Jillaine Farrar

89-97
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Circular Migration and Entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans: From Brain Drain to Innovation Potential

Eldisa Cirogu

98-104
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Structured Innovation as a Driver of Collective Transformation in Traditional Industrial Clusters

Oscarina Conceição, Teresa Dieguez, Diana Freitas

105-113
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Market Validation as a Pedagogical Strategy for Developing Entrepreneurial Competences in Higher Education

Teresa Costa, Pedro Mares

114-124
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Co-Creation and Blended Research Training: A Pedagogical Innovation for Early-Stage Researchers in Higher Education

Teresa Costa, Pedro Pardal

125-134
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Measuring Emotional and Rational Drivers in Retail Customer Journeys Beyond Surveys

Tamás Darázs

135-142
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The Socio-Environmental Canvas: Making Invisible Value Visible in Sustainable Ventures

Cecilia de Soto

143-149
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Social Capital and Entrepreneurial-Specific Knowledge as Key Drivers of Innovation

Ronald Jean Degen

150-155
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Sustainable Fashion: Examining Purchase Intention in Digital Second-Hand Platforms

Maria Ioanna Marmoutzaki, Georgios A. Deirmentzoglou, Eleni E. Anastasopoulou , Harry Ph. Sophocleous

156-163
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The Role of GenAI Startups in Reshaping Business Consulting

Massimiliano Dell'Orto, Giuseppe Guercio, Mattia Magnaghi, Antonio Ghezzi, Andrea Rangone

164-172
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Artificial Intelligence in Startup Investment Decision-Making

Wawan Dhewanto, Taufik Faturohman, Siti Insani Adiwinata, Arianne Muthia Zahra

173-181
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Determinants and Intensity of Science-Business Collaboration

Zbigniew Drewniak, Iwona Posadzińska, Małgorzata Michalcewicz-Kaniowska, Agnieszka Goździewska-Nowicka, Urszula Słupska

182-189
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Creativity and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Saudi Architectural and Engineering Firms

Mahmood Fakeerah, Yaser Obad, Khalil Alqady, Wajdy Qattan

190-198
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Navigating Entrepreneurial Stress: How Egyptian Female Entrepreneurs Build and Sustain Resilience

Hadia Fakhreldin, Dalia Mounir, Rania Miniesy

199-207
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Using Experience Design to Develop an Interactive Co-Laboratory for Inner Development Goals in Social Entrepreneurship Education: A Design-Based Case Study

Carolyn Finck, Michael Sarbacher, Christian Schlimok, Stefan Hanke, Daniel Michelis

208-216
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Technical and Economic Gaps in Freight Diesel-to-Natural Gas Transition – A Conceptual Analysis

Lennon de Almeida Freire, Savio Figueira Corrêa, Sérgio Evangelista Silva

217-225
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From Intention to Action: The Role of Entrepreneurial Education and Opportunity Recognition in Tourism Students’ Business Aspirations

Anderson Galvão , Rafael Medeiros, Carla Marques, Telma Mendes

226-234
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When Generative AI Builds or Undermines Entrepreneurial Capability

Violetta Bacon-Gerasymenko, Andrew C. Corbett, William J. Wales

235-244
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Emergent Strategy and Innovation in Entrepreneurship: A Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective

Ghayur Ahmad

245-253
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Building Innovation Capability Through Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Universities of Applied Sciences

Minna Hämäläinen, Kati Peltonen, Sanna Joensuu-Salo

254-262
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Gen Y to Gen Z Female Entrepreneurs and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Exploring New Challenges and Opportunities

Angela Hamouda, Kate Johnson, Bronwyn Wood

263-269
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A Trilevel Framework for Innovation Management in National Innovation Systems

Fabian Hecklau

270-277
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Understanding Sustainable Travel Choices through the Value-Belief-Norm Theory: Implications for Tourism SMEs

Elina Järvinen, Jonna Kielenniva, Sanna Joensuu-Salo

278-286
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Reassessing MSME Classification Thresholds in the Philippines: Evidence of Structural Finance Misalignment from Sectoral Cluster Analysis

Ian Jester M. de Vera, Rizza G. Valdez-de Vera

287-294
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Understanding Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Mediation Model of Self-Efficacy, Gender, and Role Models

Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Anmari Viljamaa, Elina Varamäki, Matti Muhos, Pauliina Björk, Martti Saarela

295-302
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Public Funding, Collaboration and Intellectual Assets in a Moderate Innovator: Evidence From Portugal

Cidália Jorge, Florinda Matos

303-309
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Venturethon: A Validation-First, Studio-Templated Pedagogical Model for Entrepreneurship Education

Artūras Jurgelevičius

310-318
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Aligning the Expectations for University–Industry Cooperation: Experiences from the Field

Pasi Juvonen

319-325
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Students’ Experiences and Reflections Following an Impact Entrepreneurship Course: An Exploratory Study

Verena Kaiser, Bettina Maisch, Malgorzata Krzywonos

326-336
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Network Capital as a Success Factor for Entrepreneurs: Beyond the Buzzword

Prof. Dr. Eva-Yasmine Kaiser, Jan Schikofsky

337-345
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Communicating the Dual Mission: Analysis of Websites of Finnish Social Enterprise Mark Holders

Päivi Karhunen

346-352
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The Global State of Digital Transformation Across Organisations: Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey

Florian Kidschun, Ronald Orth, Rusudan Kavtaradze

353-361
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Beyond Profit: Sustainable Business Model Innovation in Ireland’s Emerging Seaweed Bioeconomy

Ronald Wankya, Ciarán Ó hAnnracháin

362-370
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Bridging Regional Innovation Gaps: The Innovation Bridge Model for SME Support and Cross-Regional Competence Sharing

Heta Hotokka, Anna-Maija Kiukas, Kati Korhola

371-378
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Governance of Innovation Ecosystems: Evidence from Lisbon through the Quadruple Helix Lens

Leani Lauermann Koch, Graciele Tonial, Florinda Matos, Aline Luiza Brusco Pletsch

379-386
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Organisational Aesthetics in Sustainable Human Resource Management: A Four-Dimensional Framework

Daniela Kond, Arvi Kuura

387-395
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From Strategic Planning to Innovation: The Mediating Role of Environmental Proactivity in Food Industry Firms

Laura Könönen, Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Emilia Kangas

396-405
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The Infiltration of Corruption and Money Laundering in Indonesia’s Startup Ecosystem

Kristiawanto, Rina Shahriyani Shahrullah, Vanessa Riarta Atmaja, Hakimah Muhammad Zin, Muhammad Fatkhu Rizal Sofan Fitri

406-413
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Circular Business Models of Biocomposites - Value Creation in an Industrial Ecosystem

Anu Kurvinen, Alexander Matrosov

414-423
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Attracting and Retaining Innovative Talent in Region

Nathalie Lachapelle, Julie Bérubé, Naomie Allard

424-431
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From Utility to Belonging: Re-Socializing the Technology Entrepreneur through Evolutionary Psychology

Sami Lanu

432-440
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Challenges in Developing Student Entrepreneurship in the New Startup Ecosystem of Eastern Finland

Emma Latvala, Vesa Alatalo

441-447
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Crafting the Entrepreneurial Persona: Insights From the Narratives Entrepreneurs Tell

Katherine Lewis, Anh Mattick, Simon Buchart

448-457
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Bridging the Readiness Gap: A Framework for Transitioning Generation Z into Practice

Melany Lotter

458-465
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Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies in Tourism Higher Education: A Design-Based Curriculum Innovation

Michal Lukáč, Ján Ganobčík, Stanislava Honzová, Peter Pisár

466-472
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Innovation Measurement During Organizational Constraints: Opportunities and Challenges.

Kinga Lundholm-Reinert, Thomas Østergaard

473-484
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Business Model Strategies in Mobile Health: The Role of In‑App Purchases

Cândida Sofia Machado, Cláudia Cardoso, Natália Lemos

485-493
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Content Marketing and Digital Advertising in Cypriot SMEs: Relevant Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities

Andreas Masouras, Rafaella Evgeniadou, Sotiris Apostolopoulos, Nicholas Theodorakopoulos

494-503
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Preliminary Techno Economic Factors Shaping Industrial Adoption of Biocomposites

Alexander Matrosov, Anu Kurvinen, Kirsti Cura

504-513
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Dynamic Signal Formation: A Longitudinal Case Study of Steve Jobs’s Voice

Satoshi Miyajima

514-521
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Measuring What Matters - or What Can Be Measured? Social Impact as Sensemaking

Heidi Myyryläinen, Kristiina Brusila-Meltovaara, Ieva Žebrytė

522-529
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Value Co-Creation in Social Innovation Ecosystem: The Translational Role of Higher Education Institutions

Thao Nguyen, Minh-Hieu Thi Nguyen, Vy-Thuy Pham, Trang Thu Tran, Hai-Ninh Do, Ha-Thanh Thi Nguyen

530-538
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Designing A System That The Intrapreneur Cannot Build Alone: Institutional Design for Non-Core Business Creation and the Corporate Relay Model

So Nishina

539-544
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BI4Impact: Business Intelligence for Employability-Oriented SEOs

Ana Fernandes, Pedro Oliveira

454-553
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From Digital Skills to Competitive Advantage: The Impact of Digital Business Training on SMEs

Anna Ollanketo, Saara Pylvänäinen, Mervi Rajahonka

554-562
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Educational Partnerships and Innovation in Small Firms: Evidence from Finland

Outi-Maaria Palo-oja, Sofi Granö

563-570
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Examining the Challenges of Indian Deep-Tech Startups: Pathway for Sustainable Entrepreneurial Practices

Shalini Katare, Vimala Raja Priya Mudapaka, Jayshree Patnaik

571-579
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Max Weber on Entrepreneurship: Exploring His Examples

Tor Helge Pedersen

580-587
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Digitalisation and Innovation in the Largest Czech Family Businesses: Innovative Behaviour and Generational Decision-Making

Jindra Peterkova, Matej Sehnal, Stefan Kolumber, Peter Starchon

588-597
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Making Academic Entrepreneurship Measurable: An Interpretive Framework for Comparative Indicators

Sara Proença, João J. Ferreira

598-605
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From Execution to Curation: Generative AI Adoption and the Reshaping of Design Work in the Creative Industries

Marina Quijano Paiva, Kelly Dias, Bernardo Henrique Leso, Marcelo Nogueira Cortimiglia

606-614
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Bridging Institutional Fragmentation: Designing a Coordinated Support Infrastructure for Deep-Tech Scale-Up in Europe

Olga Rantanen

615-622
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From Non-STEAM to Innovation: Developing Entrepreneurial and Technological Competencies through Hackathons

Claudia Rodrigues, Liliana Pereira, Rúben Carvalho, Cristina Pereira, Pedro Melo

623-629
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Designing Entrepreneurial Viability for Mid-Career Entry under Static Uncertainty

Yohei Sato

630-638
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Business Model Canvasses Revisited: Complementing Dynamic Layers for Start-up Investment and Entrepreneurial Perceptions

Ulrich Schmitt

639-647
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Digital Twins in Industrial Transformation: A PRISMA-Based Review with Human Resource Implications

Manisha Gupta, Mamta Singh

648-656
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Enhancing Grassroots Entrepreneurship Development through Market Orientation

Sonal Hukampal Singh, Birud Sindhav, Bhaskar Bhowmick

657-665
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Predictors of Green Entrepreneurship Intentions Among Business Students: Evidence From Croatia

Marina Lovrinčević, Vlatka Škokić, Rita Grubišić

666-675
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Challenges of Scaling Cultural Edupreneurship in an Institutionalized Educational Ecosystem: The Case of a Digital Platform Startup

Victoria Slettli

676-683
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The Human vs The Artificial, and Entrepreneurial Opportunities of Training the AI

Andre Slowak, Souad Slyman

684-693
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The Efficiency Indicators of the Involvement of Scientific Institutions on European and International Patents Formation as Innovations Management Tools

Inese Spica, Sarmite Jegere, Kalevs Kants, Lada Kalinina, Paula Jegere

694-702
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Firms’ Innovation Behaviour Under Constraints in Central and Eastern Europe

Ada Spiru, Armelina Lila, Maria Buonarota

703-712
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Digital Governance of the Women Entrepreneurs Organization (PERWIRA) in Empowering MSMEs

Elza Syarief, Rina Shahriyani Shahrullah, Agustina Fitrianingrum

713-721
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How Does an Iconoclast Venture Studio’s Investment Model Ensure the Scaling of an Early-Stage Deeptech Venture?

Laurent Téoule-Dorey

722-729
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Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Artificial Intelligence on Digital Entrepreneurial Resilience: the Mediating Role of Commitment to Learning

Oumeima Toumia

730-734
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Understanding the Multilevel Aspects of Resistance to AI Adoption in Higher Education

Olga Tunkevichus, Konstantin Bagrationi

735-742
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Knowledge Exchange and Entrepreneurial Value in University–SME Collaboration

Jaani Väisänen

743-750
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Complexity and Paradox in Smart Port Transformation: Evidence from Sines' Port Case

Ricardo Veloso-Carvalho, Soumodip Sarkar

751-761
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Decarbonising Smart Ports: A Complexity and Paradox Perspective of Sines and Leixões

Ricardo Veloso-Carvalho, Soumodip Sarkar

762-770
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Capital Conversions in the Interaction Space between Social Entrepreneurship and Academic Field

Ksenija Vuković

771-777
Legal Requirements for Data Trustees

Anja La Combe, Sven Kurrle, Julian Hoffmann , Patrick Weber

778-787
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Strategic Responses to Barriers Affecting Sustainable Entrepreneurship Performance: Ethiopian Apparel Manufacturing Case

Leake Weleabzgi Gebrehiwot, Lohithaksha M. Maiyar, Jayshree Patnaik

788-795
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Competitiveness of Small Rural Tourist Establishments in Northern Norway

Knut Ingar Westeren

796-803
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Fostering Intrapreneurial Skills: Trait-Pedagogy Fit in Corporate Training Innovation

Wen-Kuei Wu

804-810
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Organisational Culture, Innovation and Performance in SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review of Emerging Research Trends

Panagiota Xanthopoulou, Alexandros Sahinidis, Apostolos Gkikas, Vassilis Vyttas

811-820
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Bridging Social and Environmental Impact Through Social Entrepreneurship: Insights from the Shanshui Partners Case Study

Yi Ke, Shu-Hsiang Chen, Tong He

821-827
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PhD Papers

Entrepreneurship Support Programmes and Business Growth in Brunei

Norizan Abdullah, Paul Smith, Olga Maslovskaya

829-837
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Institutional and Cultural Constraints on Women's Entrepreneurship in SMEs: A Conceptual Framework in the Context of Saudi Vision 2030

Sheroog Alhedhaif, Victor Y. Atiase

838-842
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Integrating Clinical Trial Evidence into Design Thinking Processes for Healthcare Product Development

Mohamed Atwy

843-850
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Measuring Entrepreneurship Competence Progression: Evidence from Muslim Youth in Australia

Rinto Muhammadsyah Azhar, Zuleyha Keskin

851-859
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A Conceptual Maturity Framework for Digital Twin Technology Adoption and Scaling

Mohammad Arief Dharmawan, Wawan Dhewanto, Eko Agus Prasetio

860-867
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Mapping the Literature on Entrepreneurial Coaching: A Two-Layer Scientometric Analysis

Hassan Bellihi, Fatima Zahra El Hadim, Laila Amzil

868-877
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Organizational Culture and Digital Transformation: Capabilities in SMEs: A Comparative Study of AI/ML adoption in German and Italian SMEs

Kamran Jamshed, Verena Mates

878-888
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Innovation intermediaries in cross-sector partnerships: A role–phase framework for innovation in wicked problem contexts

Andrea Kerstens, Angela Greco, Hans Wamelink
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From Accelerator Programs to Business Model Innovation in Startups: The Roles of Program Quality, Knowledge Spillovers and Founder Absorptive Capacity

Safae Khloufi Belhachmi, Luis Miguel Molina Fernández

896-904
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Lean startup for Opportunity Exploitation in Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Evidence from India's Sustainability-oriented Ventures

Mantry Priyathee, Jayshree Patnaik, Pradeep Kumar Tarei

905-913
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Agentic AI in Supply Chains: Balancing Trust and Autonomy in Disruption Scenarios

Ana Josefa Matos, Bráulio Alturas, Ahmed Kamel

914-921
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Iterative Stakeholder-Driven Commercialization Pathways in Academic Entrepreneurship and MVP Learning

Alexander Matrosov

922-930
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Building Biodigital Clusters in Emerging Economies: A Conceptual Framework Integrating Technological Capabilities and Governance in the Pharmaceutical Sector

José Luis Meza de la Rosa, María del Rocío Soto Flores

931-938
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Benefits Management Model in the Industry 5.0 Era

Liliana Anacleto Silva

939-948
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Exploring Digital Transformation in Organizations: A Typological Perspective

Mirela-Andreea Tudose

949-955
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Entrepreneurial Innovation in Experimental Cinema: Digital Technologies, Immersive Media and New Educational Business Models

Adrian Zăvoianu

956-964
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Masters Papers

An Interpretable Framework for Startup Success Assessment Using Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Intelligence

Fardin Sarrafnia, Ahmad Movahedian Attar, Shahabaldin Gheysari

966-974
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Reframing the Ecosystem: Ranking Organizations as Emerging Stakeholders in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Maximilian Stadler, Herbert Gillig, Steve Gedeon

975-984
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Non-academic submission

Patent Portfolio Management in Utility Organizations: An Innovation-to-Value Framework for Transforming Invention Disclosures into Strategic Organizational Assets

Mariam Alqasimi

988-998
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Work in Progress Papers

Brain-Driven Opportunity Validation: A Multimodal Design-Based Framework for Entrepreneurial Education

Itzel Cruz-Martínez, José Eduardo Mallén-Lomas, Jessica Alejandra Ruiz-Ramírez, Alma Catalina Carmona-Vega

1000-1003
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From Empathy to Impact: Examining Opportunity Recognition for Impactful, Socially Relevant Entrepreneurship

Moses Faleafaga

1004-1007
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Entrepreneurial Temporal Design: Reframing the Sustainability Intention-Action Gap in Food Waste

Marwa Gad Mohsen

1008-1011
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Top 100 Global Sustainable Solutions- Ten Years on

Dr Christopher J Moon

1021-1012
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Regulatory Incentives and Knowledge Dynamics in Pharmaceutical Innovation: Evidence from Breakthrough Therapy Designation

Jaekwan Park, Youngha Chang, Daniele Rotolo

1022-1026
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