Journal articles: 'Fs/QCA'

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Lee, Sang-Kil. "fs/QCA Calibration for the typology of technology leading countries in technology sectors." Journal of the Korean Institute of Information and Communication Engineering 16, no. 6 (June 30, 2012): 1119–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2012.16.6.1119.

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Ivens, Bjoern, Florian Riedmueller, and Peter van Dyck. "Success factors in managing the sponsor–sponsee relationship—a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis for state-owned enterprises in Germany." International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 21, no. 4 (April 18, 2020): 577–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijsms-09-2019-0102.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide meaningful information about sponsorship management in state-owned enterprises.Design/methodology/approachQualitative and quantitative data from Germany are analyzed in a case study approach using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (Fs/QCA)—an analytic method relevant for describing configurational patterns of causal factors.FindingsThe case study of sponsorships from state-owned enterprises in Germany reveals four alternative configurations of top-management support, sponsee prominence, standardized processes, and sponsorship leverage explaining sponsor satisfaction.Originality/valueThe paper combines two underrepresented but important aspects of sponsorship research, i.e. sponsorship management in state-owned enterprises, in an empirical study. Further, present study adds to sponsorship literature by pointing to fuzzy-set Fs/QCA as a relatively novel method that can capture the phenomenon of complex causality.

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Cooper, Barry. "Applying Ragin's Crisp and Fuzzy Set QCA to Large Datasets: Social Class and Educational Achievement in the National Child Development Study." Sociological Research Online 10, no. 2 (July 2005): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.1068.

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The paper explores the use of Charles Ragin's Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) in both its crisp and fuzzy set versions in the study of the relations between social class origin, sex, ‘ability’ and subsequent educational achievement. The work reported is part of a larger ongoing project which is employing QCA to compare these relations within two birth cohorts. Here data are used from the British National Child Development Study, i.e. from children born in 1958. The paper has a methodological focus, bringing out the strengths but also the difficulties that arise when employing QCA with a large dataset of this type. In particular, the problem of calibrating membership in fuzzy sets in a context where detailed case knowledge is not available is illustrated. It is also shown how the use of gradually increasing thresholds with Ragin's fs/QCA software can bring out the relative importance of various factors in accounting for achievement. The QCA-based analysis suggests that the processes of educational attainment can, at best, only be seen as partly falling under a ‘meritocratic’ description. It is also hoped that this paper will serve as a useful introduction to the potential of QCA for readers not yet familiar with it.

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Gębczyńska, Magdalena, and Anna Kwiotkowska. "CONDITIONS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN POLISH SMES QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS." Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 7, no. 4 (October 9, 2019): 1214–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2019.74165.

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Purpose: This study investigated the simultaneous impact of conditions on employee's job satisfaction in Polish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Methodology: This study used the survey technique to better understand the determinants of job satisfaction the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) was preferred. Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a widely used method in the field of political science and sociology. In recent years, the use of the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) in business and management research has also increased. Result: The results of our empirical study contribute to research on job satisfaction by presenting several conditions that create constellations affecting employee job satisfaction in Polish SMEs. The results certify previous research on employee satisfaction, exploring the important factors such as: organizational identification, co-workers support, rewards, supervisor relationship and quality of work life. It is worth noting that our research contributes to different constellations lead to job satisfaction by investigating the effect of all of selected conditions simultaneously. Applications: This finding can be useful for small and medium enterprises to enhance employee job satisfaction, which in turn translates into the results of the entire organization. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of conditions affecting employee job satisfaction in polish SMEs, a qualitative comparative analysis is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.

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Choi, Young-Chool, and Ji-Hye Lee. "What most Matters in Strengthening Educational Competitiveness?: An Application of FS/QCA Method." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 197 (July 2015): 2182–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.354.

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Bonanomi, Andrea, and Francesca Luppi. "A European Mixed Methods Comparative Study on NEETs and Their Perceived Environmental Responsibility." Sustainability 12, no. 2 (January 9, 2020): 515. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12020515.

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This study explores whether young people’s propensity to take responsibility for the environment—and, consequently, to make pro-environment consumption choices—is negatively affected by living in a condition of social exclusion, such that of NEETs (i.e., Not in Education, Employment or Training). By adopting a mix of comparative methods, we used the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fs-QCA) to compare European countries to find which configurations of types of NEET can be associated with different levels of perceived individual environmental responsibility. In addition, we implemented a mediation model by using Generalized Structural Equation Modeling (GSEM) estimation, to find whether the association between the NEET condition and the level of perceived environmental responsibility is mediated by individual happiness—as a proxy of social exclusion’s consequences on the individual’s well-being. Fs-QCA results are integrated at the micro level to test context-related variation. Data come from the 2016 European Social Survey, the 2016 Eurofound report, and the 2018 Italian Youth Report. We found that the presence of more vulnerable NEETs is associated with lower levels of perceived environmental responsibility. At the micro level, only in some countries does the condition of NEET lead to attribute environmental responsibility to the institutions, rather than to the single individual, and it seems related to a general lower well-being.

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Campagnolo, Diego, and Nicola Cenedese. "On the applicability of the configurational approach to business model theory with fs/QCA." Academy of Management Proceedings 2013, no. 1 (January 2013): 15366. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2013.15366abstract.

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Schmiedl, Martin, and Jan Prouza. "Conditions of External Military Interventions in African Internal Conflicts: Complexity of Conflict Intensity, Social Dislocation and Raw Materials." Central European Journal of International and Security Studies 15, no. 2 (June 30, 2021): 24–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.51870/cejiss.a150202.

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External interventions are one of the most important aspects of intrastate conflicts since a majority of them are significantly internationalised, especially in Africa where the interventions most often occur. Factors that lead to the military intervention remain, however, puzzling. The authors therefore apply the method of fs/QCA to understand not only conditionsbehind intervention into African intrastate conflicts, but also to catch interactions among them. The results show high complexity of various possible combinations, mainly of high intensity, massive social dislocation or presence of raw materials in case of interventions in African internal conflicts

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GĘBCZYŃSKA, Magdalena. "Job satisfaction in project-based organization." Scientific Papers of Silesian University of Technology. Organization and Management Series 2020, no. 146 (2020): 113–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.29119/1641-3466.2020.146.9.

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Purpose: the purpose of this article is to examine how different factors, such as: person organization fit, supervisor support, rewards, organizational commitment and work engagement simultaneously affect the employee job satisfaction in project-based organization. Design/methodology/approach: This research applies fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA). The sample of the study includes 17 cases of Polish consulting firms, and the fieldwork contains information from series of surveys. The survey includes five scales (person organization fit, supervisor support, rewards, organizational commitment and work engagement) in the form of statements to which respondents indicate their level of agreement/disagreement on a five-point Likert scale. Findings: empirical research indicated the configurations of factors which lead to job satisfaction in PBO, pecially, (C1): person organization fit, supervisor support and 16 organizational commitment and (C2): rewards, organizational commitment and work engagement with absence of supervisor support and (C3): person organization fit, rewards and work engagement influence job satisfaction in project-based organization. Research limitations/implications: the first limitation relates to the data source – the data in this study come from a limited research sample-consulting firms. Second, this study considered and examined few factors of job satisfaction selected based on critical analysis of the literature and future studies could include other variables. Practical implications: the results of research have practical implications for managers of project-based organization, because they provide them with configuration of factors which lead to job satisfaction. Originality/value: using of fs/QCA, which enabled simultaneous studying the effect of selected factors and it is an original contribution to the research on job satisfaction in PBO.

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Marcus Thygeson, Nels, Leif I. Solberg, Stephen E. Asche, Patricia Fontaine, Leonard Gregory Pawlson, and Sarah Hudson Scholle. "Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) to Explore the Relationship between Medical “Homeness” and Quality." Health Services Research 47, no. 1pt1 (August 22, 2011): 22–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01303.x.

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Soda, Giuseppe, and Santi Furnari. "Exploring the topology of the plausible: Fs/QCA counterfactual analysis and the plausible fit of unobserved organizational configurations." Strategic Organization 10, no. 3 (August 2012): 285–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476127012452826.

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Jang, Eunha, Seokho Hong, and Hunjin Kim. "Study on the Determinants of Elderly Welfare Budget among 17 metropolises and provinces in Korea Using Fs/QCA." Korea Gerontological Society 41, no. 1 (February 28, 2021): 127–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2021.41.1.127.

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Seung-yoon Sophia Lee, KANGMINAH, and 정무권. "’Quality of Government’ as the Necessary Condition for Welfare State: A Comparative Analysis of OECD Countries Using fs/QCA." Journal of Governmental Studies(JGS) 21, no. 1 (April 2015): 1–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.19067/jgs.2015.21.1.1.

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KWIOTKOWSKA, Anna. "The success of science-industry R&D cooperation. A fuzzy-set approach." Scientific Papers of Silesian University of Technology. Organization and Management Series 2020, no. 146 (2020): 219–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.29119/1641-3466.2020.146.17.

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Purpose: This study focuses on the causal mechanisms by which a series of organizational factors like commitment, communication, experience, dependence and trust collectively affect on the success of science-industry R&D cooperation. The purpose of this paper is to identify multiple paths of complex causal recipes that can lead to success of science-industry R&D cooperation. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), a technique that provides a holistic view of the examined interrelationships, compared to traditional net effect approaches that assume symmetric and linear relationships among variables. Findings: Results indicate that different causal paths, exactly five configurations, explain success R&D contracts. Particularly, the findings reveal that the availability of commitment and communication are important, sufficient conditions because they appear in at least three of the five configurations that result from the analysis. In this way, a series of conclusions and implications have been obtained that can be very useful, both in the academic world and when trying to lead and manage cooperation agreements. Research implications: A comprehensive theoretical model was developed and tested that identifies the organizational factors of the success of science-industry R&D cooperation. The presented model and comprehensive research using fs/QCA allows to overcome the fragmentation of this specialized literature. Practical implications: The results contain a number of practical recommendations that can be useful in the conduct and management of cooperation agreements. During the establishing and developing contract stages, it is recommended to design managerial and organizational mechanisms that ensure a high degree of commitment and communication in combination with experience (configuration number 1) and/or with dependences (configuration number 4). Originality/value: Vital value of this paper is the use of fs/QCA, a technique that is an important novelty, at least in the field of R&D cooperation relationships between companies and research organizations. This method allows testing the configuration of conditions in relation to a specific outcome (e.g. success of science-industry R&D cooperation) in a way that is not possible using a linear additive approach.

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Kwiotkowska, Anna, Bożena Gajdzik, Radosław Wolniak, Jolita Vveinhardt, and Magdalena Gębczyńska. "Leadership Competencies in Making Industry 4.0 Effective: The Case of Polish Heat and Power Industry." Energies 14, no. 14 (July 19, 2021): 4338. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14144338.

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Leadership competencies are of crucial importance in every organisation as to a large extent they determine its success. This is especially evident in the time of Industry 4.0. Given this fact, the aim of our paper is to examine the relationship between leadership competencies and 4.0 leadership effectiveness. The heat and power plants industry was chosen as the subject of our research. The fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA) was used as the research method. It enabled us not only to analyse particular variables, competences, and typical statistical relations between them, but we also revealed the patterns of causal relationships between particular variables. The key finding of our research was the juxtaposition of leadership competencies that are indispensable for 4.0 leaders in the CHP plants. We also found out that managerial competencies were not sufficient, and they should be supported by intellectual or socio-emotional ones.

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Fu, Liping, and Xiaodi Jiang. "Does the Multiple-Participant Innovation Improve Regional Innovation Efficiency? A Study of China’s Regional Innovation Systems." Sustainability 11, no. 17 (August 27, 2019): 4658. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11174658.

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The triple helix (university-industry-government) is a dynamic cooperation model in the area of regional innovation. With the application of this model, the authors aim to address the mechanism of how multiple participants affect innovation efficiency against the research background of China Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs-QCA) is applied to conduct a multiple-case analysis. With the evaluation of 31 provinces in China, which have various innovation performances and degrees of regional cooperation, the authors find strong evidence to support the positive effects of multiple participants on regional radical innovation. Moreover, this article also finds two typical configurations of factors that contribute to high innovation efficiency. Based on the results, the authors propose policy implications to improve China’s regional innovation in different areas. Finally, this paper concludes with the discussion of future research orientations, which could focus on the differences in the triple helix among different industries in China.

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Lee, Sang Jung, Eun Mi An, and Ick-Joong Chung. "An Exploratory Study on the Conditions of School Violence among Children with Abuse Experiences in Out-of-Home Care: The Use of Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis." Journal of Adolescent welfare 19, no. 4 (December 31, 2017): 57–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.19034/kayw.2017.19.4.03.

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Kwiotkowska, Anna, and Magdalena Gębczyńska. "CONFIGURATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND MARKET ORIENTATIONS AND NEW VENTURES PERFORMANCE." Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 7, no. 4 (October 10, 2019): 1218–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2019.74166.

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Purpose: Based on the configuration approach, the paper examined the common impact of selected strategic orientations, namely entrepreneurial, technological, and market orientations on the performance of new business ventures. Methodology: This study employs a configurational approach, using fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA), to analyze the constellations of different strategic orientations that yield superior performance. Result: The results suggest that the performance of a new venture depends on configurations, where firms with high levels of entrepreneurial, technological, and market orientations perform better than firms with other configurations. However, there are other configurations of strategic orientations that also, though to a lesser extent, improve the performance of the entities under study. Conducted research provides a detailed understanding of which different configurations improve the performance of new ventures and which configurations are more effective. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Dai, O., & Liu, X. (2009). Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of configurations of entrepreneurial, technological, and market orientations and new ventures performance is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.

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Yang, Hongxiong, and Wanru Ren. "Research on the Influence Mechanism and Configuration Path of Network Relationship Characteristics on SMEs’ Innovation—The Mediating Effect of Supply Chain Dynamic Capability and the Moderating Effect of Geographical Proximity." Sustainability 13, no. 17 (September 3, 2021): 9919. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13179919.

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Innovation is the continuous source of power for the survival and development of SMEs, but the complexity of innovation and the limitation of resources make SMEs trapped in the dilemma of “innovation difficulty”. A moderated mediating model was constructed based on social network theory and resource view, and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was used to empirically study the influence mechanism between network relationship characteristics and SMEs’ innovation and the configuration path to achieve SMEs’ high innovation performance. The results show that the characteristics of network relationships positively affect the innovation performance of SMEs. Supply chain dynamic capability plays an intermediary role between network relationships and SMEs’ innovation relationships. Different geographical proximity levels of the supply chain lead to different coordination interaction and knowledge sharing efficiency between upstream and downstream, which not only positively moderates the relationship between supply chain dynamic capability and SMEs’ innovation performance, but also moderates its mediating effect. Furthermore, the fs QCA analysis results show three configurations for SMEs’ high innovation performance based on the characteristics of network relations: geographic proximity regulating type, network relationship dominant type, and dynamic coordination and integration type.

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Yang, Su-Chiu, and Li-Hsun Peng. "Preliminary Research into the Sustainable Responsibility of Teaware Design—A Fs/QCA Analysis of the Influence of the Smell and Taste of Tea through Visual and Tactile Perception." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 9, 2021): 8884. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13168884.

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Most studies concerned with sustainable design issues focus on product design to change user behavior, increase the product lifespan, reduce energy waste, or employ the user experience to influence the behavior of other users. Rarely do they discuss how to design products that meet the real needs of consumers and reduce design waste and excessive consumption. Teaware designers and producers have invisibly created a considerable carbon footprint with regard to nonrenewable clay and energy waste due to excessive production. Therefore, this research uses visual and tactile research into the Chinese drinking cup to integrate user experience and the designer’s thinking and methods to ensure the sustainable value of the design and industry. This research uses experimental methods to collect and analyze the data with a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA). The research found that the visual, tactile, and sensory perceptions of general consumers and tea professionals have different influencing factors on the taste system. This research provides evidence that the size of the tea-drinking container and the thickness of the cup’s rim will affect the perception of the tea’s taste and smell. This research provides new thinking for the design of Chinese tea-drinking utensils. It could solve social problems and dilemmas through design and contribute to the sustainable development of the design.

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Ruiz-Palomino, Pablo, Felipe Hernández-Perlines, Pedro Jiménez-Estévez, and Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano. "CEO servant leadership and firm innovativeness in hotels." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 31, no. 4 (April 8, 2019): 1647–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-01-2018-0023.

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Purpose Drawing on the theories of servant leadership and upper echelons, this paper aims to highlight the mechanisms through which CEO servant leadership enhances firm innovativeness in hotels. This study aims to test a multiple mediation model by considering the mediating role of encouragement of participation (EoPART) – a high-performance human resources (HR) practice – and employees’ voice (EVOICE) in sequence. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from HR managers of 34 hotels in the hospitality industry in Spain, which represents an important international tourist destination. Two methods of rigorous data analysis were used (partial least squares [PLS], structural equation modeling and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis [fs/QCA]), which enabled robust findings to be produced with minimal sample size requirements. Findings CEO servant leadership had a positive indirect effect on firm innovativeness in hotels, via the sequential application of EoPART and EVOICE. Research limitations/implications The findings provide new HR-related insights regarding the encouragement of firm innovativeness in hotels: CEOs can boost innovativeness in their hotels through the development of EoPART systems, which in turn favor EVOICE. Originality/value This is one of the first studies to analyze whether CEO servant leadership has an impact on innovativeness in hotels. Moreover, this study is the first to show the internal mechanisms (EoPART, EVOICE) through which CEO servant leadership encourages hotel innovativeness.

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Yang, Su-Chiu, Li-Hsun Peng, and Li-Chieh Hsu. "The Influence of Teacup Shape on the Cognitive Perception of Tea, and the Sustainability Value of the Aesthetic and Practical Design of a Teacup." Sustainability 11, no. 24 (December 4, 2019): 6895. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11246895.

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The ceramic industry is among the most profitable industries in the world, but, because of the use of nonrenewable materials and high fuel consumption, it also has a carbon footprint. Ceramic materials account for the majority of drinking vessels. Several scholars found that consumers’ awareness of drinks and purchasing desires are highly correlated with a vessel’s shape and color—in other words, the visual stimulation. However, since prior studies have focused on alcohol, bubble drinks, juice, coffee, cocoa, etc., there has rarely been any research on the appropriate drinking vessels for Chinese tea. This study intends to investigate the visual design of vessels for Chinese tea, in terms of its impact on the taste of the drink, by integrating the thinking and methods of expert users and designers for the sustainability of design and industry. In this study, tea experts and designers were asked for their opinions as a means of data collection. Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (Fs/QCA) was used for data analysis. This study proved that the design of a tea-drinking vessel could have an influence on the perception of the taste and scent of the tea. This research not only brings new meaning to the traditional concept of teacup design, but also reflects famous Japanese craftsman Liu Zongyue’s idea of practical beauty, which is beneficial to promoting Chinese tea culture, and contributes to sustainable design and sustainable behavior.

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Prado de Araujo, Carolina Cristina Pinto, Ilan Avrichir, and Bruno Henrique de Araujo. "Technological Capacities and Exports Performance: The Case of Brazilian Football Clubs." Revista Ibero-Americana de Estratégia 18, no. 2 (June 28, 2019): 225–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.5585/riae.v18i2.15160.

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Objetivo do estudo: analisar a relação entre capacidades tecnológicas e desempenho na integração em Cadeias Globais de Valor, de forma a investigar quais combinações de capacidades tecnológicas conduzem a integrações bem-sucedidas de empresas em Cadeias Globais de Valor. Metodologia: Inicialmente forma coletados de exportação de jogadores, entre 2006 e 2016, de futebol dos 20 clubes presentes no campeonato brasileiro de 2016. Posteriormente foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 5 profissionais especializados em futebol. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio da Análise Qualitativa Comparativa (fs-QCA). Originalidade / Relevância: Estudos apresentam desde as trajetórias que levam ao desenvolvimento de capacidades tecnológicas e a promoção da internacionalização de empresas. Entretanto, não foram encontradas pesquisas desenvolvessem modelos configuracionais dessas capacidades e da integração de empresas em cadeias globais de valor. Em complemento, outros estudos analisam a relação entre acesso a conhecimento e vínculos internacionais, mas não desenvolveram uma relação clara entre o desenvolvimento desses vínculos e capacidades tecnológicas. Principais resultados: Verifica-se que Marketing Internacional é condição necessária para que haja integração bem-sucedida em Cadeias Globais de Valor. Bem como, a conjunção deste fator com Planejamento do Desenvolvimento de Jogadores ou Infraestrutura ou Equipe de Profissionais formam três caminhos que ampliam a possibilidade do sucesso na integração. Contribuições teóricas: A principal contribuição da pesquisa é expansão da teoria de capacidade tecnológicas, por meio da adequação das funções apresentadas na Matriz de Capacidades para um novo setor. Outra contribuição é a evidência da relação entre as capacidades destacadas e o desempenho exportador.

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Cooper, Barry, and Judith Glaesser. "How has Educational Expansion Changed the Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Achieving Professional, Managerial and Technical Class Positions in Britain? A Configurational Analysis." Sociological Research Online 13, no. 3 (May 2008): 29–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.1703.

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This paper, whose purpose is both substantive and methodological, focuses on changes over a nine year period, drawing on data from two British birth cohorts (individuals born in 1958 and 1970), and, substantively, employs set theoretic methods to explore the extent to which an upward shift in qualifications achieved led to any reduction in the roles class and gender played in the achievement of professional, managerial and technical (PMT) social class destinations in early adulthood. Our methodological purpose is to illustrate how a counterfactual modelling approach can be used together with Ragin's set theoretic methods to provide an alternative way of analysing relationships in this area. We draw on earlier work exploring the extent to which educational achievement was ‘meritocratic’ with respect to ability for these cohorts (Cooper 2005, 2006). Our configurational account of the causal pathways to various class destinations is set against the background of a simple model of ‘meritocracy’ (allocation to available class positions by qualifications alone taking account of the empirical marginal distributions). This model allows us to specify, counterfactually, what qualifications would have represented necessary and sufficient conditions in our modelled meritocracy for reaching the PMT class. By comparison of these conditions with the empirically derived necessary and sufficient conditions for achieving these outcomes (using Ragin et al's fs/QCA software) we show that while allocation processes were far from meritocratic in both cohorts, there were some changes in the way both class and gender combined with qualifications as conditions for destinations. We also show that Ragin's configurational methods, focussing on holistically-conceived cases and conjunctural causation rather than on the net effects of independent variables, provide a useful analytic technique for capturing relationships in this field.

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Lee, Byoung-Hoon, and Sophia Seung-Yoon Lee. "Winning Conditions of Precarious Workers’ Struggles: A Reflection Based on Case Studies from South Korea." Articles 72, no. 3 (September 27, 2017): 524–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1041096ar.

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In South Korea, many struggles of non-regular workers, who attempted to organize their unions and engage in militant action to protest against employers’ inhumane discrimination and illegal exclusion, have failed to achieve the desired outcomes, due to their vulnerable employment status and their lack of action resources. In this light, our study examines the conditions that lead to victory in precarious workers’ struggles, by focusing on three attributes: internal solidarity with regular workers, external solidarity from labour and civil society groups outside the workplace, and mobilized protest repertoires. Specifically, this study seeks to identify the configurations of these three conditions that produce successful outcomes in precarious workers’ struggles, in terms of bargaining gains and organizational sustainability. We do this by employing fs/QCA modelling to examine 30 major cases of non-regular worker struggles occurring over a 16-year period from 1998 to 2013. Our analysis presents the finding that the conditional configuration of strong external solidarity, strong internal solidarity, and fewer struggle repertoires constitutes a significant causal path to successful outcomes. This reaffirms the idea that strong solidarity bridging, whether with regular workers that have a different employment status in the segmented workplace, or with labour and civil society groups outside the workplace, is the crucial causal condition for precarious workers to achieve their desired outcomes from struggle. An unexpected finding, however, is that when precarious worker struggles mobilize fewer struggle repertoires, they are likely to achieve the successful outcomes of bargaining and organizational gains. Our study contributes to the theoretical elaboration of labour movement revitalization for the precariat class, by shedding light on the activism of precarious workers, considering that the English-language literature that pays attention to the active role of such atypical workers in staging protests against employers’ inhumane treatments and the neoliberal labour regime is limited.

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Torres, Pedro, and Pedro Godinho. "Levels of necessity of entrepreneurial ecosystems elements." Small Business Economics, May 27, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00515-3.

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Abstract The literature emphasizes that interactions between biotic (the individual) and abiotic entities (the institutional environment) are central to entrepreneurial ecosystems. However, despite the importance of digital entrepreneurial ecosystem (DEE) elements, it might be questioned if all elements are equally necessary. Furthermore, different outputs might require different conditions. The same can happen with different levels of a given output. The answer to these questions is of particular concern from a policy perspective. By using necessary condition analysis (NCA) alongside with fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA), this study advances understanding of the entrepreneurial ecosystems. While fs/QCA identifies only one necessary condition to produce digitally-enabled unicorns – market conditions – and none to unicorns and new business creation, NCA shows that all elements of DEE are necessary to produce digitally-enabled unicorns, and most of them are also necessary for producing unicorns. NCA also identifies formal institutions, regulations, and taxation and finance as necessary conditions for new business creation. Moreover, NCA shows that necessary conditions do not have the same degree of importance, and the necessity of a given condition does not automatically imply its highest level is required. For researchers, these results emphasize the importance of using NCA as a complement of fs/QCA. For practitioners, these findings can be used to optimize the allocation of policy resources, particularly targeting the elements that constitute bottlenecks. Plain English Summary Policymakers should target different levels of entrepreneurial ecosystem pillars performance to produce unicorns. Ambitious entrepreneurship is important for country competitiveness in the digital age. Digital entrepreneurial ecosystems can facilitate the rise of digitally-enabled unicorns, an extreme case of ambitious entrepreneurship. This study shows which conditions are necessary to produce this output; these conditions can be required at different levels. The comparison of country’s performance on each condition shows which of them constitute bottlenecks. Although all elements of digital entrepreneurial ecosystems are relevant for digitally-enabled unicorns, policymakers should target the ones that constrain the emergence of this output. This study identifies the levels that should be reached in each condition, not only for digitally-enabled unicorns, but also for unicorns in general. The results show relevant differences between the levels needed for these outputs. For example, knowledge creation and dissemination seem to be more important to boost digitally-enabled unicorns rather than unicorns in general. Thus, policymakers should consider specific levels of the conditions to optimize resource allocation.

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Rezaei, Sajad, and Ree Chan Ho. "E-waste-word of mouth (EW-WOM) generation: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA)." Online Information Review ahead-of-print, ahead-of-print (April 29, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-11-2019-0343.

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the asymmetrical relationships among information-sharing desire, moral attitudes, lack of concern, relative advantage, market maven tendency and complexity as the antecedents of E-waste-word of mouth (EW-WOM) generation.Design/methodology/approachTo obtain a holistic view and the interrelationships between conditions, the configural analysis was conducted to assess the asymmetrical relationships using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA). In addition, construct validity, reliability and symmetrical relationships between antecedent conditions (i.e. exogenous constructs) and outcome conditions (i.e. endogenous constructs) are examined using variance-based structural equation modeling (VB-SEM) technique.FindingsResults imply that market maven tendency accounts for 86.8% of the sum of the memberships in EW-WOM generation. In total, 11 configurations show sufficiency in constructing EW-WOM generation. The configuration of relativeadvanta*moralattitudes*marketmaventend shows the highest consistency value (0.939684) in producing EW-WOM generation (outcome condition). The ∼relativeadvanta *moralattitudes*complexity*∼lackfconcern with raw coverage of 0.626757 and consistency value of 0.864088 show the most sufficient configuration path in producing the outcome.Originality/valueProduct review and recommendation are easily shared in various communication formats and consumers are prone to disseminate information and their experiences with other market segments. However, the role and phenomena of such viral communication in preventing environmental issues caused by electronic and electrical devices (i.e. E-waste) are not well understood. This study is among a few attempts at understanding consumer's decision-making process to engage in E-waste activities such as the reduction of garbage, recycling, compositing and the reuse of electronic or electrical devices.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-11-2019-0343

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Hsiao, Chih-Yi, and Zi-Ruo Jiang. "The effect of CPA Firms, Audit Fee and CPA Rotation on Earnings Quality (Case Study: IT Industry in China)." Journal of Economics, Management and Trade, July 12, 2021, 54–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/jemt/2021/v27i430340.

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In recent years, there are many researches on the relationship between CPA firms and earnings quality. However, the manipulation of profit and loss by listed companies still exists. Different from previous studies, this paper selects all the information technology industry of Chinas listed companies in 2019 as the research object, and uses the fuzzy-set/ qualitative comparative analysis method (fs/QCA) to explore the impact of accounting firm size, audit fees and accounting rotation on earnings quality. The results show that regular rotation of accountants and separation of two rights are the key factors to improve earnings quality. On this basis, small-scale companies in the development stage need to pay more public audit fees to obtain professional advice, but they do not need to hire large-scale CPA firms; For large-scale companies with system, the public audit fee should not be too high, and whether to employ large-scale firms does not affect the earnings quality; For a company with poor financial structure, it is not necessary to employ large-scale CPA firms and the public audit fee should not be too high.

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Hsiao, Chih-Yi, Qing-Yuan Zhang, Hao-Nan Huang, and Wei-Xun Xi. "The Relationship between Corporate Governance Characteristics and Earnings Quality---Takes the IT Industry of China Listed Companies as a Sample." Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, July 12, 2021, 77–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ajeba/2021/v21i930424.

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Since the meeting of China Securities Regulatory Commission in 2020 once again emphasized the issue of earnings quality of corporate governance, this paper intends to study this issue from different perspectives. This study takes the IT industry of China's A-share listed companies from 2015 to 2019 as the sample, and makes an empirical analysis with the fuzzy set/ Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA). The results show that the companies with large scale and good corporate governance concept, poor financial structure but with the assistance of external experts, high salary and high proportion of independent directors have relatively high earnings quality. According to the above research results. According to the findings, we put forward the following suggestions. For enterprises, good corporate governance concept and the concept of integrity are very important, but there must be efficient operation of the board of directors in order to play the role of corporate governance. Therefore, the size of the board of directors should not be too large, but it can be adjusted flexibly depends on whether the required professionals are enough. In addition, enterprises with poor financial structure should rely on the assistance of professional managers, rather than using earnings manipulation to obtain short-term benefits. For the regulators of listed companies, the procedures of independent directors’ selection should be more strictly supervised, so as not to make the setting of independent directors become mere formality. For investors, we should always pay attention to the corporate governance, and announce the disclosure of real-time information about directors, supervisors and senior executives, to prevent losses caused by investment misjudgment.

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