Entrepreneurship research group
TalTech priority area
Research classification (Frascati)
Head of the research group
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Doctoral students
Keyword
entrepreneurship education
entrepreneurial competencies
entrepreneurial growth
knowledge management
internationalization of entrepreneurial firms
rural entrepreneurship
innovation management
entrepreneurial ecosystem
social entrepreneurship
startups
born globals
university ecosystem
Overview
The Entrepreneurship research group bringstogether academic scholars from diverse backgrounds to investigate how new as well as established entrepreneurial organizations developand apply their entrepreneurial competenciesand organizational knowledge in their quest toexploit present and future business opportunitiesin a sustainable way.The purpose of the Entrepreneurship researchgroup is to extend the scientific body of knowledgeconcerning the broad field of entrepreneurship– in the fields of entrepreneurship education, internationalization of entrepreneurial firm,knowledge management, and innovation management in particular – and to contribute topractice. The group’s interest is in investigatinghow entrepreneurial organizations or individualactors transform their skills and capacities intoinnovative outputs to contribute to sustainable(business) development.Given the relevance of entrepreneurship for Estonia, the Baltic region, and the European Union,research efforts regarding entrepreneurshipeducation aim at increasing the employabilityof graduates in the labour market but also atincreasing entrepreneurship and new venturecreation, thus developing entrepreneurial mindsets and competencies among broader sections ofpopulations and facilitating and strengtheningentrepreneurial ecosystems.Research undertaken in the group takes differentlenses, uses different research methods, analysesdifferent types of entrepreneurial organizationsand individuals (younger generations in particular) and explores entrepreneurship-related topicsin different countries.
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Publications related to the research group
- Kraus, S., Durst, S., Ferreira, J., Veiga, P., Kailer, N., Weinmann, A. Digital transformation in business and management research : an overview of the current status quo // International Journal of Information Management (2022) Vol. 63, Art. nr. 102466.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102466 - Zieba, M., Durst, S., Hinteregger, C. The impact of knowledge risk management on sustainability // Journal of Knowledge Management (2022) vol. 26, 11, p. 234-258.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-09-2021-0691 - Torkkeli, L., Durst, S. Corporate social responsibility of SMEs : learning orientation and performance outcomes // Sustainability (2022) vol. 14, 11, art. 6387.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116387 - Venesaar, U., Malleus, E., Arro, G., Toding, M. Entrepreneurship competence model for supporting learners development at All educational levels // Administrative Sciences (2022) vol. 12, 1, art. 2.
https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12010002 - Hammerschmidt, J., Durst, S., Kraus, S., Puumalainen, K. Professional football clubs and empirical evidence from the COVID-19 crisis : time for sport entrepreneurship? // Technological forecasting and social change (2021) vol. 165, art. 120572.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120572 - Clauss, T., Breier, M., Kraus, S., Durst, S., Mahto, R. V. Temporary business model innovation - SMEs' innovation response to the Covid-19 crisis // R & D Management (2022) vol. 52, 2, p. 294-312 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12498 - Edvardsson, I.R., Durst, S. Human resource management in crisis situations : a systematic literature review // Sustainability (2021) vol. 13, 22, art. 12406, 17 p.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212406 - Bakkar, Y., Durst, S., Gerstlberger, W. The impact of institutional dimensions on entrepreneurial intentions of students - international evidence // Journal of Risk and Financial Management (2021) vol. 14, 4, art. 174.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14040174 - Durst, S., Zieba, M. Knowledge risks inherent in business sustainability // Journal of cleaner production (2020) vol. 251, art. 119670, 10 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119670 - Durst, S., Henschel, T. COVID-19 as an accelerator for developing strong(er) businesses? Insights from Estonian small firms // Journal of the International Council for Small Business (2021) vol. 2, 1, p. 1-29.
https://doi.org/10.1080/26437015.2020.1859935 - Durst, S., Palacios Acuache, M. M. G., Bruns, G. Peruvian small and medium-sized enterprises and COVID-19 : time for a new start! // Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies (2021) vol. 13, 4, p. 648-672.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-06-2020-0201 - Temel, S., Durst, S. Knowledge risk prevention strategies for handling new technological innovations in small businesses // Vine journal of information and knowledge management systems (2020) vol. 51, 4, p. 655-673 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-10-2019-0155 - Shujahat, M., Wang, M., Ali, M., Bibi, A., Razzaq, S., Durst, S. Idiosyncratic job-design practices for cultivating personal knowledge management among knowledge workers in organizations // Journal of knowledge management (2020) vol. 25, 4, 26 p.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-03-2020-0232 - Sumbal, M.S., Tsui, E., Durst, S., Shujahat, M., Irfan, I., Ali, S.M. A framework to retain the knowledge of departing knowledge workers in the manufacturing industry // Vine journal of information and knowledge management systems (2020), 21 p.
https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-06-2019-0086 - Tsvetkova, D., Bengtsson, E., Durst, S. Maintaining sustainable practices in SMEs : insights from Sweden // Sustainability (2020) vol. 12, 24, art. 10242, 26 p.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410242 - Lehtonen, M., Ainamo, A., Harviainen, J.T. The four faces of creative industries : visualising the game industry ecosystem in Helsinki and Tokyo // Industry and innovation (2020) vol. 27, 9, p. 1062-1087 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2019.1676704 - Nawaz, N., Durst, S., Hariharasudan, A., Shamugia, Z. Knowledge management practices in higher education institutions - a comparative study // Polish Journal of Management Studies (2020) vol. 22, 2, p. 291–308.
https://doi.org/10.17512/pjms.2020.22.2.20 - Durst, S., Gerstlberger, W. Financing responsible small- and medium-sized enterprises : an international overview of policies and support programmes // Journal of Risk and Financial Management (2021) vol. 14, 1, art. 10, 23 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14010010 - Durst, S., Svensson, A., Acuache, M.M.G.P. Peruvian small and medium-sized enterprises in times of crisis — or what is happening over time? // Sustainability (Switzerland) (2021) Vol. 13, Issue 24, Art. 13560.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413560 - Foli, S., Durst, S., Davies, L., Temel, S. Supply chain risk management in young and mature SMEs // Journal of Risk and Financial Management (2022) vol. 15, 8, art. 328.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15080328 - Durst, S. A plea for responsible and inclusive knowledge management at the world level // VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems (2024) vol. 54, 1, p. 211-219.
https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-09-2021-0204 - Durst, S., Temel, S., Hinteregger, C. Influence of network partners on SMEs' innovation activities // International journal of business environment (2020) vol. 11, 4, p. 369-389.
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBE.2020.111393 - Hammoda, B., Durst, S. A taxonomy of knowledge risks for healthcare organizations // Vine journal of information and knowledge management systems (2022) vol. 52, 3, p. 354-372.
https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-07-2021-0114 - Durst, S., Leyer, M. The influence of institutional conditions on firms’ process innovation – evidence from firms based on a multi-country analysis // The Bottom Line (2022) vol. 35, 4, p. 161-184.
https://doi.org/10.1108/BL-11-2021-0105 - Svensson, A., Bergkvist, L., Bäccman, C., Durst, S. Challenges in implementing digital assistive technology in municipal healthcare // Management and information technology after digital transformation. London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. p. 81-90.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003111245-10 - Durst, S., Chowdhury, F., Davilla, A., Kraus, S., Cheng, C.-F. Employees' psychological characteristics and sustainable leadership in firms with high and low entrepreneurial orientation // Journal of Small Business Strategy (2021) vol. 31, 3, p. 59-71.
https://doi.org/10.53703/001c.29736 - Foli, S., Durst, S., Temel, S. The link between supply chain risk management and innovation performance in SMEs in turbulent times // Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-03-2022-0084 - Zeiringer, J. P., Durst, S., Thalmann, S. Show me what you do and I will tell you who you are : a cluster typology of supply chain risk management in SMEs // Journal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research (2022) vol. 17, 1, p. 345-359.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer17010018 - Durst, S., Foli, S., Edvardsson, I. R. A systematic literature review on knowledge management in SMEs : current trends and future directions // Management review quarterly (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-022-00299-0 - Durst, S., Heinze, I., Henschel, T., Nawaz, N. Unlearning: a systematic literature review // International journal of business and globalisation (2020) vol. 24, 4, p. 472-495.
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBG.2020.106959 - Kalantaridis, C., Küttim, M. University ownership and information about the entrepreneurial opportunity in commercialisation : a systematic review and realist synthesis of the literature // Journal of Technology Transfer (2021) vol. 46, 5, p. 1487-1531.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-019-09757-6 - Durst, S., Henschel, T. Knowledge risk management - state of research // Knowledge risk management : From theory to praxis. Cham : Springer Nature, 2020. p. 3-10 : ill. (Management for professionals).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35121-2_1 - Edvardsson, I.R., Oskarsson, G.K., Durst, S. The outsourcing practice among small knowledge-intensive service firms // Vine journal of information and knowledge management systems (2020), 15 p.
https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-06-2019-0083 - Avarmaa, M., Torkkeli, L., Laidroo, L., Koroleva, E. The interplay of entrepreneurial ecosystem actors and conditions in FinTech ecosystems : an empirical analysis // Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation (JEMI) (2022) Vol. 18, Issue 4, p. 79 - 113.
https://doi.org/10.7341/20221843 - Ainamo, A., Dell'Era, C., Verganti, R. Radical circles and visionary innovation : angry birds and the transformation of video games // Creativity and Innovation Management (2021) Vol. 30, Issue 3, p. 439-454.
https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12458 - Lember, E., Niine, T., Küttim, M. Business programme dropout causes and the ceiling of retention // Eighth International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia : Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 2022. p. 1279-1286.
http://ocs.editorial.upv.es/index.php/HEAD/HEAd22/paper/view/14436 - Wahl, M. F., Durst, S. Digital ownership strategies : the health care services case // Resilience in a Digital Age. Cham : Springer, 2022. p. 137-158. (Contributions to Management Science).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85954-1_9 - Aprile, R., Nicoliello, M., Durst, S. Framing intellectual capital for elite athletes // Journal of Intellectual Capital (2022) vol. 23, 7, 17 p.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-05-2021-0126 - Venesaar, U., Antonelli, G., Dorożyński, T., Duarte, H., Kallaste, M., Riviezzo, A., Räisänen, M., Santos, S. C. Entrepreneurship competence among students and employees: a comparative study in five European countries // Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy - 2023. Cheltenham ; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. p. 120-144.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803926193.00015 - Ainamo, A., Pikas, E., Mikkelä, K. University ecosystem for student startups : a 'platform of trust' perspective // Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions : Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2020). Volume 2. Cham : Springer, 2021. p. 269–276. (Advances in intelligent systems and computing ; 1329).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68201-9_28 https://acris.aalto.fi/ws/portalfiles/portal/86345674/ENG_Ainamo_et_al_University_ecosystem_for_student_startups_ICL2020.pdf - Durst, S., Pevkur, A., Parts, V. Ethical attitudes among engineering students : some preliminary insights // Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions : Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2020). Volume 2. Cham : Springer, 2021. p. 780-788. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ; 1329).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68201-9_77 - Foli, S., Durst, S. Analysing drivers of knowledge leakage in collaborative agreements : a magnetic processing case firm // Journal of risk and financial management (2022) vol. 15, 9, art. 389.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15090389 - Durst, S., Henschel, T. Crisis management : from a theoretical point of view // Crisis management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : strategies for external crises. Cham : Springer, 2022. p. 9-14. (Management for professionals).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91727-2_2 - Durst, S., Davies, L., Gerstlberger, W. D. SMEs in the face of crisis : the supply chain risk management perspective // Increasing supply chain performance in digital society. : IGI Global, 2022. 16 p.
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9715-6.ch010 - Edvardsson, I.R., Durst, S. Rethinking sustainability in human resource management // Sustainability (Switzerland) (2022) Vol. 14, Issue 11, Art. 6545.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116545 - Stutz, C., Ainamo, A., Lamberg, J.-A. Counter-clock world : How planning backwards helps in moving forward in collapsing environments // M@n@gement, Management (2021) vol. 24, 1, p. 17−30.
https://doi.org/10.37725/mgmt.v24i1.4518 - Durst, S., Henschel, T., Salzmann, J. Crisis management practices in small- and medium-sized firms // Crisis management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : strategies for external crises. Cham : Springer, 2022. p. 15-27 : ill. (Management for professionals).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91727-2_3 - Durst, S., Henschel, T. Introduction to the book, its aim, and content // Crisis Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) : strategies for external crises. Cham : Springer, 2022. p. 1-5. (Management for professionals).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91727-2_1 - Durst, S., Temel, S., Ulvenblad, P. Editorial: The future of organizations in the age of digital transformation - a critical discussion beyond marketing and buzzword // Management revue (2021) vol. 32, 2, p. 106-107.
https://doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2021-2-106 - Durst, S., Acuache, M.M.G.P., Gerstlberger, W.D. Crisis management in the public sector in times of COVID-19 : insights from Peru // Crisis management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : strategies for external crises. Cham : Springer, 2022. p. 119-140. (Management for professionals (MANAGPROF)).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91727-2_9 - Madsen, R., Lindgren, P., Durst, S. Business model archetypes. A systematic literature review // 2022 25th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC). : IEEE, 2022. p. 128-133.
https://doi.org/10.1109/WPMC55625.2022.10014802 - Hinteregger, C., Baldegger, U., Durst, S. Exploring the link between strategic human resource management, organizational culture, and corporate entrepreneurship // Management Revue (2022) vol. 33, 2, p. 135-160.
https://doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2022-2-135 - Durst, S. The usefulness of exercises for identifying critical IC in organizations // Research Handbook on Intellectual Capital and Business. : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021. p. 290-303.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785365324.00025 - Küttim, M., Kiis, A., Sousa, C. Brokers in biotechnology and software networks in EU research projects // TalTech journal of European studies (2020) vol. 10, 1, p. 195-236 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0010 - Durst, S., Henschel, T. Conclusions and outlook // Crisis management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : strategies for external crises. Cham : Springer, 2022. p. 237-242. (Management for professionals).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91727-2_14 - Durst, S., Henschel, T. Conclusions and outlook // Knowledge risk management : From theory to praxis. Cham : Springer, 2020. p. 255-260. (Management for professionals).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35121-2_14 - Ferreiro, M. de F., Sheikh, F. A., Reidolf, M. et al. Tradition and innovation : Between dynamics and tensions // African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (2019) vol. 11, 5, p. 533–542 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2018.1558743 - Reidolf, M., Graffenberger, M. How local resources shape innovation and path development in rural regions. Insights from rural Estonia // Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation (JEMI) (2019) vol. 15, 3, p. 131−162.
https://doi.org/10.7341/2019153 - Toding, M., Venesaar, U. Discovering and developing conceptual understanding of teaching and learning in entrepreneurship lecturers // Education and Training (2018) vol. 60, 7/8, p. 696–718 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-07-2017-0101 - Ustav, S., Venesaar, U. Bridging metacompetencies and entrepreneurship education // Education and Training (2018) vol. 60, 7/8, p. 674-695 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-08-2017-0117 - Davila, G. A., Durst, S., Varvakis, G. Knowledge absorptive capacity, innovation, and firm’s performance : insights from the South of Brazil // Managing knowledge, absorptive capacity and innovation. : World Scientific, 2021. p. 475-508.
https://doi.org/10.1142/9781800610316_0017 - Durst, S., Dinler, E., Ulvenblad, P. Crisis leadership : what do we know by now? // Tourism Risk. Bingley : Emerald Publishing, 2022. p. 21–38.
https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-708-520221003 - Durst, S., Temel, S. Guest editorial: KM in a changing world: time for a new research agenda // VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems (2022) Vol. 52, 3, p. 333 - 334.
https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-07-2022-317 - Durst, S., Edvardsson, I.R., Foli, S. Knowledge management in SMEs : a follow-up literature review // Journal of knowledge management (2023) vol. 27, 11, p. 25-58 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-04-2022-0325 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JKM-04-2022-0325/full/pdf - Durst, S., Davila, A., Foli, S., Kraus, S., Cheng, C.-F. Antecedents of technological readiness in times of crises : a comparison between before and during COVID-19 // Technology in society (2023) vol. 72, art. 102195.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102195 - Toding, M., Mädamürk, K., Venesaar, U., Malleus, E. Teachers' mindset and attitudes towards learners and learning environment to support students' entrepreneurial attitudes in universities // The international journal of management education (2023) vol. 21, 1, art. 100769, 10 p.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2023.100769 - Sumbal, M.S., Ključnikov, A., Durst, S., Ferraris, A., Saeed, L. Do you want to retain your relevant knowledge? The role of contextual factors in the banking sector // Journal of knowledge management (2023) vol. 27, 9, p. 2414 - 2433.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-02-2022-0128 - Sumbal, M. S. U. K., Irfan, I., Durst, S., Sahibzada, U. F., Waseem, M. A., Tsui, E. Knowledge retention in oil and gas industry - the case of contract workforce // Kybernetes (2023) vol. 52, 4, p. 1552-1571.
https://doi.org/10.1108/K-06-2021-0458 - Ahmadov, T., Durst, S., Gerstlberger, W., Kraut, E. SMEs on the way to a circular economy: insights from a multi-perspective review // Management review quarterly (2023), 34 p.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-023-00380-2 - Rayees F., Susanne D. Understanding knowledge hiding in organizations: a bibliometric analysis of research trends between 2005 and 2022 // Global knowledge memory and communication (2023), 47 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-04-2023-0133 - Pagnozzi, F., Venesaar, U., Antonelli, G., Nokelainen, P., Riviezzo, A. A self-assessment of employees’ entrepreneurship competence : a cross-country analysis // The impact of HEIs on regional development : facts and practices of collaborative work with SMEs. : IGI Global, 2023. p. 17-32.
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6701-5.ch002 - Niine, T., Küttim, M., Semm, K. The prospect of inclusive pedagogy in efficiency-centric governance paradigm : business and entrepreneurship teachers’ perspectives // Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition : Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2022), Volume 2. Cham : Springer, 2023. p. 684-694. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ; 634).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26190-9_72 - Niine, T., Hartšenko, J., Küttim, M., Kornijenko, A., Loorits, J. The learning motives of business students and postponement // HEAd’23 : International Conference on Higher Education Advances : Proceedings. Valencia : Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023. p. 623-630.
https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAD23.2023.16338 - Kalantaridis, C., Küttim, M. Multi-dimensional time and university technology commercialisation as opportunity praxis : a realist synthesis of the accumulated literature // Technovation (2023) vol. 122, april, art. 102685, 12 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102685 - Riviezzo, A., Venesaar, U., Duarte, H., Civil, T., Antonelli, G., Dorozynski, T. Developing entrepreneurship competence in academia : emerging needs in Estonia, Finland, Italy, Poland, and Portugal // The impact of HEIs on regional development : facts and practices of collaborative work with SMEs. : IGI Global, 2023. p. 144-161.
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6701-5.ch009 - Yana Mbena, J., Durst, S., Kraus, S., Viala, C. Investigating the impact of the dynamics of entrepreneurial intentions on ventures’ formalization // Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-01-2023-0007 - Durst, S., Torkkeli, L., Ainamo, A. The role of external crises in international SMEs' business models: an institution-based view // Contextual Embeddedness of Entrepreneurship. : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. p. 137-153. (Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship).
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