4th European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Proceedings of ECEI 2009
The 4th European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
University of Antwerp, Belgium
10-11 September 2009

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Paper Title	Author(s)	Page No.
Preface		vii
Biographies of Conference Chairs, Programme Chair, Keynote Speaker and Mini-track Chairs		xii
Biographies of contributing authors		vii
Resource Network Factors and Small Firm Growth	Boštjan Antončič and Tina Bratkovič University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia	1
Does the Presence of Academic People in Companies’ Boards Influence Economic Performances? Evidence From Companies Grown in University Incubators (UIs)	Bruno Armano and Simone Domenico Scagnelli Business Administration Department, Turin, Italy	11
The Impact of Social Intelligence and Sense of Humor on Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence from Turkey	Sinem Aykol and Mujdelen Yener Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey	20
How to Design for Strategic Innovation? Appropriate Forms of Ambidexterity	Liselore Berghman VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands	28
Representations of Entrepreneurship on the Small Screen: How Programmes Such as The Apprentice work to Normalise and Encourage Entrepreneurial Activity in Society	Raymond Boyle and Lisa Kelly University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK	38
Third-age Entrepreneurs Propensity to Engage in new Venture Creation and Development	Christopher Brown and Diane Proudlove University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK	46
Business Models: What They are and how to Change Them	Sérgio Cavalcante, Peter Kesting and John Ulhøi University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business (ASB), Denmark	57
Creativity and Discovery: Moving Beyond Market Equilibrium	Greg Clydesdale Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand	65
From "Knowledge Transfer Model" to "Entrepreneurial University" - the Case Study of the University of Hertfordshire	Nigel Culkin University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK	73
Institutional Entrepreneurship in China’s Transition: Exploring Linkages Among Praxis and Institutional Change	Scott Droege¹, Matthew Marvel¹ and Leo Simpson^{2 1}Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, USA ²Seattle University, USA	80
The Determinants of Entrepreneurship: the Case of Business and Innovation Centre in Portugal	Rosa Duarte¹ and Isabel Mota^{2 1}NET – Business Innovation Centre do Porto, Portugal ²Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal	90
The “Apprentice Entrepreneur” Game Series DJ Life On Line - a web-Based Entrepreneurial Learning Game	Alan Fitzgerald and David Stokes Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, UK	103
From Occasional Improvements Towards a Flow of Innovations	Helena Forsman Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland	110
Enterprise Culture, Universities, Business Schools, and Social Entrepreneurship	Heather Fulford Aberdeen Business School,UK	119
Economic Impacts of Public Subsidies on Young Innovating SME’s Performances: the Case of The French National Competition for Creation of new Technology-Based Firms	Emilie-Pauline Gallié, Renelle Guichard and Sonia Ben Slimane Université Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France	125
Gemmation, Hybridization and Entrepreneurial Nature: Exploring new Models and Strategies of Business Incubation	Paolo Giacon University of Padua, Italy	133
Using a Board Game to Introduce the use of Ideation Techniques Based on TRIZ	Guido Giebens Artesis College and UAMS Management School, Antwerp, Belgium	141
Performance Improvement in a Community Care Setting in Canada	Alan Gillies¹ and Diane Harris² ¹School of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, UCLAN, Preston, UK ²Diane Harris and Associates, Inc, Ontario Canada	150
Intellectual Property as a Tool of Market Strategy in Russian Enterprises	Oleg Golichenko and Yulia Balycheva Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Physics and Technique Institute, Moscow, Russia	161
Firm’s Positioning in an Industry: Characteristics From the ICT Sector	Jukka Hallikas and Lauri Lättilä Lappeenranta University of Technology, Skinnarilankatu, Finland	171
Goals Attainment and Franchisees' Intention to Remain in the Franchise Systems: a Study in Malaysia	Mohd Hizam Hanafiah and Jun Li University of Essex, Southend-on-Sea, UK	181
Economic Returns to Innovation: Between Efficiency and Effectiveness	Naciba Haned Lyon University, France	189
The Importance of Social Innovation in the Dutch Manufacturing Industry: Innovation as a Joint Effort Between Research, Education And Business.	Saskia Harkema The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands	197
Knowledge to Innovate: Developing a Tool to Assess and Assist the Development of the Capacity to Innovate in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises	John Howard and Alan Gillies University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK	206
Strategic Risk Management in New Product Development	Amy Hsiao and Mark Ploughman Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada	215
Technology and Knowledge Capability in the Global Automotive Production Network: the Case Study From Indonesia	Dessy Irawati Newcastle University Business School, UK	221
Online Platforms for Entrepreneurship Education: an Instructional Design Approach	Alexandros Kakouris National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece	230
Fictions and Facts About Entrepreneurship Education at German Universities – Results of an International Comparative Study	Esther Klee and Bernhard Vollmar Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany	236
When do Firm‘s-Technology Intermediary Interactions Result in Cognitive Capacity Additionality?	Mirjam Knockaert¹ and André Spithoven²¹University of Ghent, Belgium ²Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and Belgian Science Policy, Brussels, Belgium	245
The Self-Employment Twist. Evidence From Kosovo	Matjaž Koman¹, Janez Prašnikar¹ and Gazmend Qorraj^{2 1}University of Ljubljana, Slovenia ²University of Pristina, Kosovo	254
Examining the Literature on Innovation in Virtual Communities	Mikko Laine Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland	264
Gender-Specific Beliefs About Entrepreneurship: Specifications and Implications	Astrid Lange Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany	273
Business Clusters in the UAE: Does Supply Create its own Demand?	Nnamdi Madichie University of Sharjah, UAE	281
Adapting 3D Virtual World Technologies for Real World Applications: A Case Study Paper	Philip McClenaghan and Nayyera Aslam Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK	290
Internationalization of High-Tech SMEs: The Crucial Role of Knowledge	Issam Mejri Nice Sophia Antipolis University,France, and ATER - CoActis, Saint Etienne Universit, France	298
Revisiting Entrepreneurship: Goal Dynamics, Intentionality and Self-Transformation Systems	Félix-Fernando Muñoz¹, María-Isabel Encinar² and Carolina Cañibano^{3 1,2}Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain ³Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Madrid, Spain ^{1, 2,3}Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales “Francisco de Vitoria”. Madrid, Spain	306
Design Principles to Foster the Competence of Science Students to Recognize Business Opportunities	Jan Nab, Astrid Bulte, and Albert Pilot Utrecht University, Netherlands	314
Impact of Undergraduate Training on the Development of Entrepreneurship in the Faculty of Human Kinetics: a Case Study of Former Students	Ana Naia¹ and Pedro Rodrigues^{2 1}Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal ²University of Lisbon, Portugal	323
A Method for Monetizing Technology Innovations	Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Singapore Management University, Singapore	331
Do Networks do the Works? Indian Entrepreneurs in Poland and Belgium	Joanna Nestorowicz University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland	341
Differences Between Being an Opportunity-Driven and Necessity-Driven Entrepreneur: Evidence From Turkey’s GEM Data	Ozlem Ozdemir¹ and Esra Karadeniz^{2 1}Middle East Technical University, Turkey ²Yeditepe University, Turkey	350
Managing Risk in Innovation Projects	Hosein Piranfar University of East London, UK	359
Managing Innovation in Technology Systems to Deliver User Value	Sanna Puha and Saku Mäkinen Tampere University of Technology, Finland	369
Narratives of ICT Innovation in India	Sudhanshu Rai and Mogens Kühn Pedersen Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark	378
Future Vopping: the Brave new Social World of e-Retail	Anita Rawtani Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, India	387
Successful Partnering In a Convergent Environment: Product Complements the Development Case	Andrei Rikkiev Tampere University of Technology, Finland	396
Governmental Reforms for Innovation Systems in Emerging Economies: Case Russia	Irina Savitskaya and Marko Torkkeli Lappeenranta University of Technology, Kouvola, Finland	405
Unpacking Organizational Competence Trap and Developing a Typology of Opportunity Exploration and Exploitation	Chaminda Senaratne and Catherine Wang Royal Holloway, University of London, UK	413
Networking and Scientific Breakthrough in Semiconductor Laser Technology in the U.S. and Japan	Hiroshi Shimizu¹and Takashi Hirao^{2 1}Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan ²Tokyo University of Science Suwa, Nagano, Japan	420
Exploring the Relationships Between Creativity, Innovativeness and Innovation Adoption	Eric Shiu The University of Birmingham, UK	431
Barriers to Innovation and Entrepreneurial Innovation Capability: Empirical Evidence From Portuguese CIS Data at the Product Innovation Level	Maria Jose Silva¹, Maria Isabel Mota Campos² and Alexandra Nunes^{1 1}University of Beira Interior, Portugal ²University of Porto, Portugal	440
Strategic Management Tool for Determination and Evaluation of Sustainable Innovations in Traditional Printing and Publishing Sectors	Dorotea Slimani STFI-Packforsk AB, Stockholm, Sweden	451
CavinKare Private Limited: Sustaining Rapid Growth in Serving BOP Markets	Raghavan Srinivasan Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India	464
Exploration of SME‘s Absorptive Capacity to Achieve Innovation and Growth	Kambeiz Talebi¹and Renee van Geel² ¹Faculty of Entrepreneurship University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran ²Maastricht University, The Netherlands	474
Fostering Industry-Science Cooperation Through Public Subsidies: Differences Between Universities and Public Research Centres	Peter Teirlinck and André Spithoven Belgian Science Policy Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium	484
Entrepreneurial Intents of Final Year University Students: a Multi-Course Investigation	Aurora Teixeira and Rosa Portela Forte Universidade do Porto; Portugal	494
Entrepreneurship Design in Innovation Systems: Breaking Through the Missing Link	Emeran Nziali Teukam CES – MATISSE, University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France	505
Using NVivo to Conduct a Grounded Literature Review: an Application in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research	Tony Thistoll¹, David Pauleen² and Val Hooper^{1 1}Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand ²Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand	516
High-Impact Firms in the European Software Business	Timo Toivonen, Antti Paasio and Petteri Sinervo BID Business and Innovation Development, Turku School of Economics, Finland	525
Developing new Products With Business Partners: the Effect of Embededness on Practice	Michel Trépanier¹ and Pierre-Marc Gosselin^{2 1}Institut national de la recherche scientifique, IMontréal, Canada ²Université d’Ottawa, Canada	530
Addressing R&D Investment Decisions: a Critical Review and Comparison of R&D Project Selection Methods	Chiara Verbano¹, Anna Nosella¹, Karen Venturini² and Federica Turra^{1 1}Università degli Studi di Padova, Vicenza, Italy ²Università degli Studi di San Marino,Repubblica di San Marino	537
Implementing Sustainability Criteria in Product Innovations: a Human Process	Elli Verhulst¹, Casper Boks² and Henri Masson^{3 1}Artesis School of Higher Education, Antwerp, Belgium ²Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway ³University of Antwerp, Belgium	549
Social Networks and Early Resource Mobilisation by Science-Based Firms	Pedro Videira¹, Margarida Fontes^2,1 and Cristina Sousa^{2,1 1}DINAMIA, Lisboa, Portugal ²INETI, Lisboa, Portugal	558
Gone Corporate? The Changing Face of Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Universities	Tim Vorley¹ and Nelles Jen^{2 1}University of Cambridge, UK ²University of Toronto, Canada	566
National Culture, Firm Culture and new Product Development: a Comparative Study uf UK and Chinese High-Tech Firms	Catherine Wang¹ and Mohammed Rafiq^{2 1}Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK ²Loughborough University, UK	573
Opportunity Exploration and Exploitation: the Roles of the Environment, the Entrepreneur and the Firm	Catherine Wang, Xiaoqing Li, and Yu Zheng Royal Holloway, University of London, UK	582
Political Connection and Financial Performance: Evidence From Chinese Small-and-Medium Enterprises	Sujuan Xie¹, Liang Guo^{1 2} and Lawrence King^{1 1}University of Cambridge, UK ²Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle, France	590
A Logic of the Firm Without Center Technology a Case Study of Casio Computer Co., Ltd in the Digital Camera Industry	Kiyohiro Yamazaki Chukyo University, JAPAN	603
Research in Progress Papers
The Expectations and Needs of Small Firms for University - Enterprise Co-operation	Ulla Bard HAMK University of Applied Sciences, Hämeenlinna, Finland	613
Evaluating Academic Spin-off Potential in the Earliest Development Stages	Sven De Cleyn and Johan Braet University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium	623
Emerging into the Unknown	Peter Dorrington Cardiff University, Wales, UK	630
Logistics Service Providers in Clusters – Perils and Pitfalls for Service Innovations in China and Germany	Ralf Elbert¹, Gang Yang² and Saša Šarić^{2 1}Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany ²Tongji University, Shanghai, China	641
Employee Creativity Behavior Based on National Cultural Dimensions: Observations From a Comparative Case Study	Marcos Gómez, Rafael García, Matilde Martínez and Francesc Miralles DET La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull	649
Technology Development and Product Development in the Front-end of Innovation: a Review	Alexis Jacoby¹, Ann De Keersmaecker¹ and Johan Braet^{2 1}Artesis University College of Antwerp, Belgium ²University of Antwerp, Belgium	657
Promoting and Evaluating Entrepreneurial Learning: Assessing the Effectiveness of an Enquiry-Based Approach	Kiefer Lee, Sue Marriott and Robin Lowe Sheffield Hallam University, UK	666
Improving Creativity in Organizations Using Creative Techniques With Experiential Learning	Matilde Martínez Casanovas¹, Francesc Miralles², Marcos Gómez³ and Rafael García⁴Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain	674
Building Theory for Systemic Customer Value: Case Apple	Karri Mikkonen¹, Marko Seppänen¹ and Mikko Pynnönen^{2 1}Tampere University of Technology, Finland ²Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland	683
Evaluating the Contribution of Belgian ICT Start-Ups to Innovation	Dieter Van Nuffel, Sven De Cleyn, Carlos De Backer and Johan Braet University of Antwerp, Belgium	691