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- Exploring migrant entrepreneurship and innovation in ultraperipheral regions: an investigation on opportunity and necessity-driven entrepreneurshipPublication . Porfírio, José; Felício, J. Augusto; Rodrigues, Ricardo; Carrilho, TiagoMigrant entrepreneurship involves the indigenous population and migrant communities, exerting a profound influence on the host country or region. This phenomenon is particularly relevant in ultraperipheral areas, as in this research exemplified by the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Madeira), which recently wit nessed an intensification of migrant inflow, many originating from countries with a deep historical connection to the region. This research characterizes the entrepreneurial migrant community to discern factors that may contribute to formulating and enhancing political-social policies to foster entrepreneurship success, broadly relevant to generating wealth but of particular importance in facilitating migrants’ integration. The analysis focuses on understanding the motivations that drive entrepreneurial initiatives among migrants, recognizing the predominance of necessity-driven entrepreneurs, and that migrant entrepreneurs often take advantage of historical and familial ties to the region to overcome the obstacles specific to migrants.
- Family Business Successful Succession Material de Formação Módulo 3 “Estratégias de Crescimento para Empresas familiares”Publication . Porfírio, José; Rodrigues, Ricardo; Carrilho, TiagoEste módulo tem sete objetivos de aprendizagem a partir de várias atividades propostas para ajudar os formandos a adquirir novas competências e apoiá-los no processo que conduz à definição e implementação de uma estratégia no contexto das Empresas familiares. Os resultados da formação permitem realçar a interconexão entre a empresa familiar e a família, e o porquê e como a família deve estar envolvida na estratégia das Empresas familiares. A definição das atividades leva em consideração a extensa experiência de gestão dos atuais gestores e o interesse no potencial contacto de longo prazo dos sucessores com as Empresas familiares. Por esta razão, em vez de uma abordagem teórica, optou-se por desenvolver uma abordagem centrada em casos que permita que os formandos encontrem as soluções, enquanto o formador clarifica algumas questões metodológicas (por exemplo, no presente módulo, alguns detalhes adicionais relativos às ferramentas de gestão estratégica mais tradicionais e mais recentes), à medida que estas vão sendo levantadas na discussão entre formandos e formadores. Resultados da Formação: • Compreender a importância da estratégia para o crescimento da empresa familiar; • Compreender possíveis abordagens e diferentes oportunidades de crescimento estratégico; • Conceber e desenvolver planos de crescimento de longo prazo; • Avaliar estratégias e oportunidades para o crescimento; • Calcular os recursos, parcerias e sinergias necessários; • Executar as decisões estratégicas; • Motivar os stakeholders das empresas familiares a apoiar tais decisões. Para alcançar estes objetivos os formandos serão convidados a desenvolver as seguintes atividades: 1. Ler e refletir sobre os diferentes casos de estratégia propostos; 2. Efetuar um diagnóstico da posição estratégica da Empresa Familiar – Como é que o crescimento e a estratégia podem ser úteis para a empresa familiar? Como é que a sua empresa está preparada para enfrentar os desafios estratégicos? E a família? 3. Desenvolver o conhecimento de ferramentas mais tradicionais de estratégia, como a análise SWOT, o modelo das 5 forças de Porter, ou o BSC (Balanced Scorecard), e de outras mais recentes como o BOS (Blue Ocean Strategy), ou o BMC (Business Model Canvas).
- Organizational purpose and employee motivation: an fsQCA analysisPublication . Porfírio, José; Rodrigues, Ricardo; Magalhães, Filipa; Carrilho, TiagoPurpose – Organizational Purpose (OP) has become increasingly important in the organizational context. This research focuses on how OP can contribute to employee motivation, using personal and institutional OP factors and considering the importance of employee motivation toward organizational success. Design/methodology/approach – To conduct the research, we selected a branch of a leading multinational company in the chemical sector. Based on data collected through a questionnaire sent out to employees and using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), we identified combinations of individual and institutional OP factors leading to high (or low) employee motivation. Findings – The results reveal that individual and institutional OP factors synergistically promote high employee motivation. The employees’ contribution to the OP and the integrity of the organization’s leadership are two key motivating factors. Practical implications – Organizations struggle to develop sustainable competitive advantages in an ever competitive environment. Focusing on the “why” instead of the “how” may help organizations differentiate and achieve higher employee motivation. This research clarifies how to turn purpose into an asset to improve employee motivation. Originality/value – The conclusions highlight the need to share the OP through leadership actions and the importance of helping workers recognize the OP and its values, integrate them into their actions and feel how they contribute to its achievement.
- Family business succession in different national contexts: a fuzzy-set QCA approachPublication . Porfírio, José; Carrilho, Tiago; Hassid, Joseph; Rodrigues, RicardoFamily business succession is a key topic that has attracted considerable attention from researchers, especially in the last decade. Most research, however, is based on case studies with limited applicability and fails to present comparisons across international contexts that highlight di erences in succession processes. We apply expectation states theory to analyze a sample of 128 observations in two Southern European countries, Portugal and Greece. We study configurations of successors’ characteristics, family business characteristics, the existence (or absence) of a succession plan, and successors’ motivation to succeed. Our aim is to reveal how these issues a ect successors’ perceptions of preparation for succession using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Family businesses are a dominant organizational form all over the world, and succession issues are critical for the sustainability of family businesses. Our findings suggest that di erent configurations of conditions influence successors’ perceptions of preparation for family business succession. Moreover, we verify the influence of cultural di erences on these processes. This research helps fill a gap in the literature, showing the role of a set of characteristics in successors’ perceptions of preparation for family business succession. Our conclusions provide insight into the types of policies that can promote successful family business succession.