127 research outputs found
A terminal assessment of stages theory : introducing a dynamic states approach to entrepreneurship
Stages of Growth models were the most frequent theoretical approach to understanding entrepreneurial business growth from 1962 to 2006; they built on the growth imperative and developmental models of that time. An analysis of the universe of such models (N=104) published in the management literature shows no consensus on basic constructs of the approach, nor is there any empirical confirmations of stages theory. However, by changing two propositions of the stages models, a new dynamic states approach is derived. The dynamic states approach has far greater explanatory power than its precursor, and is compatible with leading edge research in entrepreneurship
The innovation of Multiview3 for development professionals
The Multiview Methodology for Information Systems Development has never been a widely used or mass-market approach. It has always had a small user base, a localised approach to a global issue: coherent IS development. This paper concerns the underreported innovation of the Multiview3 methodology for Information systems analysis, design and development – specifically designed for non-specialists working in developing countries. The innovation emerged from the identification of a methodological ‘gap’ in support for non-specialists struggling with Information Systems problem structuring challenges. The Multiview3 story tells us how IS methodology can be innovated to address the needs of users. This version of Multiview is argued to be theoretically distinct from previous versions in terms of its focus (developing countries) and application (problem solving and co-learning in practice)
Reviewing the impact of the Confederation Bridge
Islands are the challenging targets of a global pursuit
in the closing of gaps, their distinct geography so far
having seemingly eluded and mocked both human
ingenuity and terra firma. This article seeks to
deconstruct the concept of the bridge as more than
just a value-free symbol of inexorable technological
progress, and uses islands as the reference point to
flesh out such an argument. Bridges impact on the
subtle balance between the characteristic
‘local–global’ nature of an island identity; such an
impact is multi-faceted, complex and case-specific.
These ideas are applied to the specific case of the
Confederation Bridge, the 14-km structure linking
Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick, and which
celebrated its tenth anniversary in June 2007.peer-reviewe
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