Vol. 20 No. 1 (2025): The Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

These are the provisional proceedings of The 20th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2025.

Hosted By University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland

Edited by: Dr. Iwona Lupa-Wójcik and Prof. Dorota Murzyn

Published: 2025-09-19

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Full academic papers

Innovation Practices in Property Businesses: A Family Enterprise Case Study

Nasser Abouzakhar

1-10
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A Comparative Study of Entrepreneurial Intentions in Public and Private Sector Universities: The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Education

Muazam Ali, Mubarra Mubarra Munawar, Iqra Iqra Shamshad, Muhammad Faizan, Hammad Nazir

11-21
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Forming B2B Sales Strategies: Digital Challenges, Mutual Benefits and Supportive Partnerships Establishment

Sotiris Apostolopoulos, Chrysoula Papanikolaou, Panos Dimitrakopoulos, Andreas Walmsley

22-30
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A Case Study of Experiential Entrepreneurial Learning through LEGO® Play.

Steve Ball, Rose Quan, Sam Clegg

31-38
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Selling the Problem, not Just the Technology

Olivier Banga, Toon Abcouwer

39-49
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Mapping the Intellectual Structure of Digital Entrepreneurship Field with Strategic Diagram

Cigdem Baskici, Yunus Gokmen

50-57
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Leveraging Technology for Sustainable Growth: An Analysis of Micro, Small, and Medium, Enterprises (MSMEs) in Iloilo Province during the Post-Pandemic Milieu

Ma. Gerlia Blanza, Ludovina Catilo

58-67
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Crowdfunding for University Research Commercialization: A Scoping Review

Olga Bogdanova

68-76
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National Resilience and Smart Specialisation RIS3: Higher Education Institutions as Centres of Excellence in Ireland and the Netherlands

Michael-Philippe Bosonnet

77-86
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Innovation and Green Performance of Female-owned Firms in Emerging Economies: The Mediating Role of top Managements Team Meeting´s Intensity

Dominika Brozkova, Viktor Prokop

87-95
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Traits of Innovative Leadership

Kristiina Brusila-Meltovaara, Georgios Lampropoulos, Pekka Makkonen, Kerstin Siakas

96-104
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Integrating Entrepreneurial Mindset Education into a Midwifery Curriculum

Sarah Church

105-113
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Transforming Science into Business: Science-Business Roadmap for University-Based Scientific Entrepreneurship

Paula Coelho, Hermano Perrelli, Márcia Rapini

114-122
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A Case Study on Bridging the Employment Gap: A Human-Centred Innovation for South Africa's Information Job Sector

Sally Joubert, Elizabeth Conradie

123-129
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Age in the Nascent Entrepreneurial Stage: A Multi-Level Analysis Approach

Marco Corsino, Mohammad Hawily, Paola Giuri

130-137
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Innovating Together: The Power of Clusters in Poland’s Social Economy

Marta Czyżewska, Dorota Murzyn

138-146
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Andragogy and Remote Executive Education: A Case Study on Live Learning for Entrepreneurs in Brazil

João Vitor Chaves Silva, Leonardo Dirickson, Clayton Rafael Ribeiro Junior, Pamela de Bortoli Machado, Gustavo Arazin

147-156
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AI-driven Business Models in the Data-information-intelligence Economy: The NRT Methodology

Lucian de Koker, Tanya du Plessis

157-165
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Entrepreneurial Insights From Data to Strategic Intelligence Driving the Sustainable Development Goals

Lucian de Koker, Tanya du Plessis

166-175
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Has Social Entrepreneurship Reduced Economic Inequality Among Non-state Actors? A Systematic Review

Ian Jester M. de Vera, Rizza G. Valdez-de Vera, Dana Jenelle S. Calica, Mika Ella O. Perez, Danica Q. Pacardo, Eliana May G. Andres

176-183
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Geopolitical Risks: Threats or Opportunities in Shaping Entrepreneurial Intentions?

Georgios A. Deirmentzoglou, Eleni E. Anastasopoulou, Nicholas Theodorakopoulos

184-190
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Orchestration and Governance in the Extended Reality Ecosystem

Massimiliano Dell'Orto, Antonio Ghezzi, Andrea Rangone, Raffaello Balocco

191-198
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Digital Literacy as a Catalyst for M-Commerce Adoption in South Africa

Wafeequa Dinath

199-207
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Rule-Based WhatsApp Chatbot in Automated Query Resolution

Wafeequa Dinath, Sithembiso Khumalo, Bonolo Mashigo

208-216
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Brand Development in Early-Stage Technology Startups: An Effectual Approach

Ingunn Elvekrok, Anita Ellen Tobiassen

217-224
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Understanding Brazilian Migrant Entrepreneurship in Portugal: Motivations, Barriers, and Policy Implications

Roberto P.Q. Falcão, Irene Ciccarino, Eduardo Picanço Cruz, Susana Rodrigues, Marcelo Costa

225-233
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Optimizing Startup Team Composition: A Generative AI and Genetic Algorithm–Based Approach

Francesco Ferrati, Moreno Muffatto

234-245
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Corporate Venture Governance: Key Success Factors and Challenges for Entrepreneurial Autonomy

Konstantin Garidis, Alexander Rossmann, Alan Murray

246-254
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Unlocking Startup Funding: The Role of Alliances, Patenting, and Network in Entrepreneurial Support Ecosystems

Rita Giordano, Jacopo Manotti, Antonio Ghezzi, Andrea Rangone, Raffaello Balocco

255-264
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Open Innovation Adoption in Emerging Economies: A Qualitative Exploration of Practices, Enablers and Barriers in the Turkish Ecosystem

Rita Giordano, Filippo Frangi, Alessandra Luksch, Antonio Ghezzi, Andrea Rangone

265-273
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Gendering, Biology, and Stereotypes in Entrepreneurship Training

Valerie Priscilla Goby

274-278
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Final-year Social Area Students’ Intervention Initiatives Intentions

Rosina Fernandes, Emília Martins, Francisco Mendes, Laura Gomes

279-284
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Data-Driven AI in Social Care Wales: Identifying Gaps and Opportunities

Ram Gurumoorthy, Daniel J. Rees, Edward Miller, Roderick A. Thomas

285-294
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Financial Inclusion as a Pathway to Informal Sector Sustainability in Africa

Antje Hargarter, André van der Walt

295-303
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Enhancing Regional Innovation Systems in Cymru (Wales): Lessons from AgorIP and CALIN

Harrison Rees, Daniel Rees, Roderick Thomas, Hafwen Lewis, Zoe Coombs, Gareth Davies

304-312
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A Possible Way to Enhance European Competitiveness

Ferenc Zalán Iszály

313-321
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Hackathons as a Method for Fostering Corporate Innovation and Competitive Advantage

Artūras Jurgelevičius, Paulius Pakutinskas, Evaldas Plečkaitis, Vilma Riškevičienė

322-330
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Towards Sustainable Value Creation: Students’ Perspective of Team Learning

Pasi Juvonen

331-338
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Effects of Regulatory Quality and Political Stability on Sustainable Competitiveness in the EU: The Mediating Role of Environmental Innovations

Milos Kolar

339-347
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Framing Inclusion in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

Christina Kosta, Stratos Baloutsos

348-356
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Experience With Artificial Intelligence and Attitudes Towards Social Media Copywriting

Michal Kubovics

357-362
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Low-threshold Help for Students Entrepreneurship

Emma Latvala

363-369
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Business and Competitive Intelligence Maturity Models Enhancing Decision-Making for Entrepreneurs: A Systematic Literature Review

Pheladi Tracy Lefika, Lucian Theodoric de Koker

370-377
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Student’s Perceptions Towards Blackboard and Moodle as Tools for Innovative and Self-directed Learning

Pheladi Tracy Lefika

378-386
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Operationalizing Digital Transformation: A Capability-Based Maturity Model

Bernardo Henrique Leso, Marcelo Nogueira Cortimiglia, Antonio Ghezzi, Andrea Rangone

387-397
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Perspectives on the Development of Green Social Entrepreneurship at Universities in Poland

Iwona Lupa-Wójcik, Wojciech Maciejewski

398-407
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Innovation Platforms: A New Perspective to Unleash the 5G Potential for MNOs

Mattia Magnaghi, Edoardo Meraviglia, Antonio Ghezzi, Andrea Rangone

408-415
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The Effect of Media and Social Capital on Entrepreneurial Intention and Behaviour: Does Gender Really Matter?

Mmakgabo Justice Malebana, Nkosinathi Henry Mothibi

416-427
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Epistemic Curiosity and Entrepreneurial Intentions: Insights from China's Emerging Ecosystem

Bogdan Marculescu, Tong He, Laura Brancu, Andrew King

428-436
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The Role of Resilience and Theory of Planned Behavior Components in Shaping Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Study Among Business Students at IPS

Pedro Mares, Teresa Costa, Maria Lima

437-447
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From Idea to Business Plans: Designing a Seminar for Teaching Digital Health Entrepreneurship

Rahel Sophie Martjan, Sascha Noel Weimar, Orestis Terzidis

448-454
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Innovation Management in Small and Large Companies: Comparative Insights from Switzerland

Kristine Metuzale, Moritz David Widmer, Dario Meyer, Rolf Meyer

455-463
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What Drives Venture Studios Success? Uncovering Successful Configurations in the European Landscape

Luca Franchi, Davide Moiana, Tommaso Del Prete, Antonio Ghezzi, Andrea Rangone

464-472
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When Lean Startup Meets Complex Societal Problems: Challenges in Startup Early-Stage Experimentation

Davide Moiana, Antonio Ghezzi, Andrea Rangone, Raffaello Balocco

473-480
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Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: The Gardener Metaphor

Viviana Molina

481-488
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Industrial Organisation Analysis of the Mobile Market in Latin America

Alejandra Molina Osorio

489-497
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Harnessing Generative AI as a Knowledge Companion in the Venture Creation Process: An Exploratory Study

Vimala Raja Priya Mudapaka, Abhishek Pravin Nahire, Ankit Kumar Singh, Jayshree Patnaik

498-505
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Unraveling the Role of Culture in Social Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Heidi Myyryläinen, Lasse Torkkeli, Kristiina Brusila-Meltovaara

506-513
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Empowering Malaysian Women Entrepreneurs in Small Enterprises Through Institutional Support

Nurul Fadzilla Mohd Aris, Siti Sarah Omar, Noor Aslinda Abu Seman, Dahlia Fernandez

514-522
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Development and Validation Measures for Green Entrepreneurship and Environmental Sustainability of SMEs in Nigeria

Chidimma Odira Okeke, Leo Ekene Ogbuefi, Goodfaith Nnenna Dike, Chukwudi Joseph Okonkwo

523-532
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Customer-Centric Digital Business Training: Evaluation of Entrepreneurs’ Skills and Training Content

Anna Ollanketo, Saara Pylvänäinen

533-541
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The Courage to Cross Over: A Case Study of Identity Evolution in Academic Entrepreneurship

Outi-Maaria Palo-oja

542-548
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Paradoxes and Creativity in Organizations: A Theoretical Exploration

Tor Helge Pedersen

549-555
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Between Tradition and Agility: How Swiss Start-ups are Overcoming the Consequences of Individualisation Through Market Segmentation and the 'Lean Start-up' Approach

Stefan Philippi, Andreas Hinz, Laila Kabous, Mina Hanna

556-565
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Exploring Digital Innovation Issues in Luxury Hospitality Enterprises Towards EU Funding Status

Amvrosios Prodromou, Nikolaos Apostolopoulos, Andreas Masouras, Sotiris Apostolopoulos, Iordanis Katemliadis

566-574
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How to Boost Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education Institutions

Sara Proença

575-583
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Overcoming the Energy Crisis: Strategic Responses of Italian SMEs

Niccolò Ulderico Re, Laura Locatelli, Antonio Ghezzi, Raffaello Balocco

584-591
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Exploring the Microfoundations of Open Innovation: Insights from the Italian SME-Startup Collaborative Landscape

Niccolò Ulderico Re, Paola Iadevaia, Bita Lahmi, Antonio Ghezzi, Andrea Rangone

592-600
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Flexibility’s Price: Are Workers in the Gig Economy Thriving or Just Surviving?

Fernando José Rivas Chau, Franco Javier Ocaña Teixeira

601-610
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The Role of Digital Technologies and AI on the Development of Entrepreneurial Mindset in First-Year University Students

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

611-617
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An Exploration on the Impacts of Public R&D Policies

Fernando Romero, Letícia Brilhante

618-625
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Artificial Intelligence and Green Innovation: A Pathway to Sustainable Business Practices

Nasim Roustapisheh

626-635
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Business Advisors and SMEs in the Digital Era: Essential Skills

Heli Saali, Anna-Maija Kiukas

636-643
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Reframing Innovation: Contextualizing Resilient Intrapreneurship and Social Value in Academic Libraries through the FluxLib Model

Haziah Sa'ari, Mohd Dasuki Sahak, Anne Goulding

644-654
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Key Determinants of Economic Growth in Central and Eastern European Countries in 1995-2019

Krzysztof Sala, Martin Bolfek , Mladen Rajko

655-664
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Exploring Montenegro’s Entrepreneurship: Connecting Structural Support and Entrepreneurial Intentions

Jasminka Samardzija, Tijana Matovic, Kevin Walker

665-674
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Social Entrepreneurship as a Catalyst for Reducing Urban Inequalities: Challenges and Opportunities in Montijo, Portugal

Filipe Segurado Severino, Maria João Lima, Pedro Mares, Teresa Costa

675-683
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Mapping and Analysing the Scottish SME Landscape to Support Change Management Initiatives

Elsa Sier, Fraser Bruce, Sharifa Hawari-Latter, Iain Aitchinson, Iona Geddes

684-693
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Entrepreneurial Learning and Entrepreneurship Education in Business: Τhe Case of the Aegean Archipelago

Aikaterini Simou

694-701
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Advancement of Blockchain Technology for Innovation and Efficiency in Business Models

Manisha Gupta, Preeti Kumari, Mamta Singh

702-709
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A Clash of Paradigms: Hidden Paradigms Within Entrepreneurship Pedagogy

Matt Lynch, Ellen Sethov, Tale Skjølsvik

710-717
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Tools for Impact Measurement of University and Scientific Institution on Innovation Development

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

718-725
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Learner Satisfaction, Academic Performance, Micro-credential Design: A Case Study from European Universities

Inga Stankevice, Rasa Laliene

726-734
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Innovation Balancing Enterprise Capabilities and Local Technological and Consumer Requirements

Torben Tambo, Thuseinthan Inpabalan

735-742
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Attracting Investors by Managing Psychological Challenges in the Perspective of Serial Entrepreneurship

Sharmin Taskin, Youji Kohda

743-749
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From Destructive Leadership to Good Leadership in Expert Organisations: Identifying the Determinants of Effective Leadership

Lasse Torkkeli, Kristiina Brusila-Meltovaara, Asko Ryhänen

750-758
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People and Machines or People Against Machines? How Readiness to Artificial Intelligence is Changing Higher Education: A Bibliometric Analysis

Olga Tunkevichus, Konstantin Bagrationi

759-766
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A Study on Unified Payment System & its Role in the Growth of Fintech Sector in India

Shaili Vadera, Al Khobar

767-775
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Benefits and Importance of Digital Technologies as Digital Maturity Drivers: A Case Study of Finland

Jaani Väisänen

776-784
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Developing Cyber-Physical Systems as Entrepreneurs: Agile Development in Startups and SMEs

Thomas Alexander Völk, Di Gao, Tobias Düser, Albert Albers

785-793
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Digital Entrepreneurship Competencies: Empowering Rural Youth through Microcredentials

Ludmila Walaszczyk, Konrad Sałek

794-801
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Signalling vs. Support: The Strategic Design of Start-up Accelerators

Sven Werner

802-808
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PhD Papers

Associations Between Demographic and Socio-Economic Factors and Entrepreneurship in Brunei

Norizan Abdullah, Paul Smith, Olga Maslovskaya

810-819
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Signal Formation Cycle and Process: A Single-Case Study of an Intrapreneur

Satoshi Miyajima

820-827
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Prison Entrepreneurship Education - Systematic Literature Review

Paula Anjos, Rui Quaresma, Conceição Leal da Costa

828-837
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Pragmatic Teaching Case Study: Business Analysis of Entrepreneur in China's Emerging Industry

JianYuan Chen

838-846
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Cultural Intelligence - The Key to a Successful Employee. From Monoculture to Interculturality in Contemporary Organizations

Valentina-Georgiana Dumitrache

847-854
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The Role of Cultural and Creative Industries as Drivers of Innovation in Strengthening Morocco’s Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power

Loubna Fouinna, Hassan El Ouazzani

855-864
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Understanding Organizational Stress in the Era of Digital Transformation

Mirela-Andreea Tudose

865-871
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Triad Within Triad: Can Experimental Film be Profitable?

Adrian Zăvoianu, Cezar Scarlat, Alexandra Ioanid

872-880
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Work in Progress Papers

The Dual Impact of AI on Burnout and Technostress in Manufacturing Workplaces

Alonso Figueroa, Angello Garcia

892-897
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Understanding Minimalistic (Non-) Consumption Patterns: Implications for Innovative Responsible Business Practices

Adrienne Steffen, Susanne Doppler

898-901
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Non-academic submission

From Research to Impact: Empowering Researchers Through the HAFIS Intrapreneurship Academy

Sarah Manthey, Niels Feldmann

882-890
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Late Submission

A Tale of Artificial Intelligence and Green Marketing: Shaping Smarter Paths to Sustainability

Essam Hussain Al Lawati, Azza Hamood Al Busaidi

903-911
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Academic Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities of the Poliempreende Program

Oscarina Conceição, Pedro Barros, António Rocha

912-920
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Charting the Future of Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Systematic Review and Science Mapping of Generative AI’s Emerging Impact.

Marcelo Pimentel, Jose Carlos Veliz Palomino

921-924
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Acceleration Programs and Entrepreneurial Competences: Case Study of the Startup Point Program

Beatriz Rodrigues, Oscarina Conceição

925-934
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