Books, Journals & Publications
[SIG 03 – ENT – Entrepreneurship]
TAMZINI Khaled (Ed.) 2024, Multidimensional Assessments of New Venture Legitimacy. IGI Global Press: The Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage (ABSCA) Book Serie.
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-0736-6 ISBN13: 9798369307366 EISBN13: 9798369307373
Source: https://www.igi-global.com/book/multidimensional-assessments-new-venture-legitimacy/324161
Abstract: New entrepreneurial ventures face a “liability of newness”; their risk of failure is much higher than for established organizations (Stinchcombe, 1965). This uncertainty and lack of operating history make it difficult for them to access needed resources to exploit opportunities (Zimmerman & Zeitz, 2002). To overcome this liability, entrepreneurs strive to establish organizational legitimacy: a “generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are desirable, proper, or appropriate within some socially constructed system of norms, values, beliefs, and definitions” (Suchman, 1995, p. 574). Although organizational legitimacy attainment and management are relevant for all organizations (Suchman, 1995), it is in the early phases of venture development – when a venture is still young, resource-constrained, and extremely uncertain (McMullen & Shepherd, 2006) – that legitimacy hurdles and challenges are greatest (Fisher, Kotha, & Lahiri, 2016). For entrepreneurs, establishing and maintaining new venture legitimacy is complex; research has highlighted various specific contingencies that complicate this process. There is tension between fitting in with market norms, values, beliefs, and definitions, and standing out from others in the market to gain a differentiation advantage (Gehman & Grimes, 2017; Navis & Glynn, 2010, 2011; Zhao et al., 2017). There is a need to establish legitimacy with different groups of stakeholders (Fisher et al., 2017) and to account for various market contexts in which a venture operates (Navis & Glynn, 2011; Tracey, Dalpiaz, & Phillips, 2018; Soublière & Gehman, 2019; Younger & Fisher, 2020). All this takes place processual over time; legitimacy is not established quickly (Suddaby, Bitektine, & Haack, 2017; Tracey et al., 2018).
The main objective of this edited book is to generate a collection of theoretical and empirical chapters dealing with issues related to entrepreneurial legitimacy and to provide new answers from this research perspective. Its chapters can follow a qualitative or quantitative approach. They can relate to different epistemologies as long as the implications and research issues are clarified. They must show rigor in the conceptual and theoretical framework and the methodology used.
https://euram.academy/content/contributions/20241103-121349_zDYJrJXB.pdf
[SIG 06 – INNO – Innovation]
Call for papers of the Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
Special Issue: “Innovation and technologies at the service of Sustainable Development: how are complying Cultural and Creative Industries?”
Keywords: sustainability; cultural and creative industries; innovation; R&D.
Guest editors:
Prof. Elisa Salvador, Professor (PhD, HDR) of Innovation and Creativity at ESSCA School of Management, France, corresponding editor, elisa.salvador@essca.fr
Prof. Giovanna Segre (PhD), Associate Professor in Economic Policy at the Department of Economics and Statistics ‘Cognetti De Martiis’ of the University of Turin, Italy.
Deadline: July 31st, 2025
https://euram.academy/content/contributions/20240926-091241_VcsXJOcg.pdf
[SIG 09 – OB & HRM – Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management]
Social Sustainability and Good Work in Organizations
Edited By Simon Jebsen, Klarissa Lueg
This edited research monograph collects nine unique research contributions on the concept of social sustainability and its connection to possibilities and hindrances for good work in organisations. Social sustainability, in organisational contexts, emphasizes the long-term well-being of stakeholders and communities. The authors in this book demonstrate how organisational long-term strategies should prioritise employee well-being, mental health, community engagement, and ethical supply chain management, inter alia. Readers, from undergraduate students to the research community, will learn how long-term social sustainability orientation is different from Corporate Social Responsibility, which responds to immediate stakeholder expectations. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals have nudged many organisations to implement social sustainability, and many authors in this book relate to UN concepts such as the SDGs or the Global Compact’s definition of social sustainability. However, many organisations have come under scrutiny for acting merely ceremonial to live up to the current megatrends. In consequence, readers will take away that the line between genuine corporate mission and ceremonial lip services must be critically observed, and how this can be done in different areas. Key chapters of this book explore social sustainability, e.g., in higher education (as sustainable knowledge in business students), in corporate communication (employee identification, corporate volunteering, and corporate heritage), and in sustainable human resource management practices. Workplace toxicity, especially towards minorities, is explored, highlighting both the role of bystanders and the financial repercussions of ignoring workplace harassment. Digital transformation’s social implications, employee well-being, and the importance of psychological safety in startups are addressed. The chapters, all together, signify the relevance of meaningful work for long-term societal cohesion and individual fullfilment.
https://euram.academy/content/contributions/20240919-134638_dlvKphCB.pdf
[SIG 09 – OB & HRM – Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management]
New Book
Augmenting Human Resource Management with Artificial Intelligence: Towards an Inclusive, Sustainable, and Responsible Future
Author: Aizhan Tursunbayeva (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy).
Publisher: Springer
The Book:
-Analyzes AI applications and implications across operational, relational, and transformational HRM;
– Offers a balanced view, highlighting AI’s transformative potential and ethical challenges;
– Promotes a multi-level Responsible AI approach to address ethical issues in relation to HR Technologies.
https://link.springer.com/book/9783031752650
[SIG 12 – RM&RP – Research Methods and Research Practice]
Joanna Szulc is happy to announce that “Dyadic Interviews in Qualitative Research: Your Practical Guide” by SAGE written by herself and Nigel King is available to pre-order now.
The book is a practical, step-by-step introduction to doing dyadic interviews – an innovative interview technique.
The book includes:
– Real world interview extracts so you can see how techniques work in practice
– Case studies from a wide range of disciplines and contexts
– A researcher’s checklist with step-by-step guidance through the whole research process
– Content covering digital methods as well as in-person interviews.
This is the definitive roadmap for conducting dyadic interviews for students and researchers doing qualitative research across the social sciences.
More information: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/dyadic-interviews-in-qualitative-research/book281770
Joanna Szulc – Joanna.szulc@pg.edu.pl
The European Academic Coworking Network (EACN) has been recently launched as part of the EU-funded “Cowork4EU” project of the Technical University of Dortmund, Private University Schloss Seeburg, Prague University of Economics and Business and Paris School of Business. The EACN aims to connect university coworking spaces from all over Europe.