Start-Up Cultures in Times of Global Crises : Sustainable and Innovative Approaches / Arie Hans Verkuil.

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introductory Chapter: Prospects for Sustainable Business Development -- Sustainable Business Development -- Managing Change in an International Context -- Start-Up Cultures in Times of Global Crises: Sustainable and Innovative Approaches -- A Look at the Contributions -- References -- Part I: Fundamentals of Sustainability and Start-Up Innovations -- Chapter 2: Challenges for Start-Ups and SME in the Twenty-First Century -- Definitions -- Innovation -- Responsibility -- Professional and Managerial Staff -- Summary of Definitions -- Challenges of a Dynamic World -- Internationalization -- Climate Change and Sustainability -- Demographic Change -- Contributions of Pro-socially Oriented Entrepreneurship -- Summary -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Pro-social and Other Motivations of Innovative Start-Ups -- Introduction -- Motivations to Found a Company: Theoretical and Contextual Background -- Types and Categories of Motivations -- Method -- Analysis of Swiss Start-Ups: Empirical Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Resilience Patterns for Start-Ups: Strategies and Tools -- Introduction -- Profession and Organization -- World of Work and Society -- Risks and Crises -- Resilience and Optimal Development -- Strategies and Plans -- Needs and Competencies -- Offers and Methods -- Outlook -- References -- Chapter 5: SMEs Talk-Startups Walk: How Startups Can Benefit from the Use of a Digital Maturity Model for SMEs as Part of Digital Transformation? -- Introduction -- Key Concepts of Digital Transformation -- Digitization -- Digitalization -- Digital Transformation -- Digital (Transformation) Maturity Models -- Research Gap -- Methodology to Explore Digital Transformation -- Research Design -- Data Collection -- Results -- Qualitative Analysis -- Case Studies.

Case Study I: Golf Networking -- Case Study II: Holiday Experience -- Comparison of Case Studies -- Discussion, Conclusion, and Further Research -- Adapted Model on Digital Transformation -- Internal Environment Versus External Environment -- Managerial Implications -- Limitations -- Future Research -- Appendix (Table 5.8) -- References -- Chapter 6: Migrant Entrepreneurs in Switzerland: Not Very Different from Native Entrepreneurs -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Motivation of Migrant Entrepreneurs -- The Difference Between Migrant Entrepreneurs and Nascent Entrepreneurs -- Obstacles and Challenges for Migrant Entrepreneurs -- Entrepreneurs with a Migrant Background in Switzerland -- Methodology -- Measures of Variables -- Pre-test -- Sample and Response -- Statistical Analysis -- Results -- Challenges and How to Overcome Them -- Support During the Start-Up Phase -- Starting Alone Versus Team -- Income and Job Offer -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Social Innovation Through Start-Ups from an International Perspective -- Chapter 7: Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Cross-Country Comparison -- Review of Recent Literature on Sustainability in Entrepreneurship -- The Impact of Culture on Business and Entrepreneurial Outcomes -- Country-Specific Studies on Sustainable Entrepreneurship -- Cross-Country Studies on Social Entrepreneurship -- Ethical Investing: ESG in Finance and Investment -- Expected Research Outcomes -- Methodology -- Methodological Framework -- The Data -- Limitations -- Research Findings -- Profile of Survey Participants by Company Development Stage -- Profit Orientation of the Companies -- Sustainability Contribution -- Sustainability Impact Management -- Analysis and Insights -- Conclusion -- References.

Chapter 8: Emigration and Start-up Setting. New Russian and Ukrainian Intelligentsia in a Historical Perspective -- The War in Ukraine -- Russian Intelligentsia: a Tradition of Exodus -- Entrepreneurship Cultures in Russia -- Entrepreneurship Cultures in Ukraine -- Ukrainian Entrepreneurs in Western Europe -- Emigration Patterns, Destinations, and Integration Strategies -- Today's Perspectives from Experiences of the Twentieth-Century Migration Waves -- Integration Experiences Using the Example of Switzerland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia -- Prospects for Ukrainian Migrants and Refugees -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: The Role of Public Funding Agencies for Startup Promotion: An International Comparison -- Hard Landing of Startup Funding in 2022 -- The Importance of Startups for Economic Development -- Specifics of Startups Compared to Traditional SME -- Raising Capital in the Startup Ecosystem -- Own Funds -- Loan -- Bank Loans -- Crowdfunding -- Crowdinvesting -- Venture Capital -- Business Angels -- Active Industrial Policy Through Government Innovation Support Programs -- Basic Types of Government-Orchestrated Startup Funding -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Startup Funds -- Selected Cases -- Singapore -- Israel -- EIF European Investment Fund -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Malaysia: The Effects of Attitude, Subjective Norms, and Social Entrepreneurship Awareness Toward Social Entrepreneurship Intention Among Public University Students -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- The Theory of Planned Behavior -- Social Entrepreneurship Intention -- Social Entrepreneurship Awareness -- The Effect of Attitude Toward Social Entrepreneurship Intention -- The Effect of Subjective Norms Toward Social Entrepreneurship Intention.

The Effect of Social Entrepreneurship Awareness Toward Social Entrepreneurship Intention -- Research Methodology -- Research Design -- Survey Instrument -- Findings -- Demographic Profile -- Reliability Test -- Regression Analysis -- Regression Analysis for A1 -- Regression Analysis for A2 -- Regression Analysis for A3 -- Discussion -- Implications -- Limitation and Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Vietnam: Why are there Only few Innovations in Vietnamese Startups and SMEs? An Analysis from an Entrepreneurship and Management Perspective -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Research Method -- Results -- Whole Picture of Vietnamese Startup and SME Innovation -- Innovation in Vietnamese startups -- Innovations in Vietnamese SMEs -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Indonesia: How Effective Is Direct Storytelling in Enhancing Entrepreneurial Motivation for Visually Impaired People? An Experimental Study -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Disability and Entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurial Motivation -- Storytelling Method -- Research Methodology -- Research Design -- Experimental Unit -- Data Collection and Data Analysis -- Key Findings -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 13: Germany: Urban Farming as an Innovation and Application Environment of an Agile Start-Up Mindset -- Scenario 2025: The Development of an Urban Farm -- Background -- A Sustainable Urban Agriculture -- Sustainability Using the Example of the Food Industry -- Urban Farming: An Attempt to Clarify the Terms -- Urban Farming in Current Practice -- Typology of Urban Farming Actors -- Solidarity Agriculture -- Hydroponics -- Aquaponics -- Other Proceedings and Companies Involved -- Opportunities for Cities with Urban Agriculture -- Sustainability in Urban Farming.

The Meanings of Start-Up Mindset, Agile Organization, and Open Innovation -- Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 14: Epilogue: Bridging Past to Future-Small Analogy of Economic Crises -- Pre-modern Economic Crises -- Maximum Price Dictate -- Crises in Subsistence Economies -- Speculation and Tulips -- Industrial Revolution Era -- Great Depression 1857 -- Great Depression 1873-1896 -- Great Inflation 1923 -- World Economic Crisis -- Recent Economic Crises -- Oil Crisis 1973 -- Financial Crisis 2007/08 -- The Other Economic Stimulation: The Guernsey Experiment -- References -- Chapter 15: Some Last Comments -- Reference -- Untitled.

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