We examine the ways in which a hidden crisis can be exposed from a communication point of view. In which way can organisations create general awareness of a crisis and try to understand the dynamic nature of interactions? With the help of discourse analysis, we have examined the interactional achievements of two crisis entrepreneurs in the domain of education in the Netherlands: a rector of a secondary school and the founders of BON, a social movement aimed at improving the quality of education. In this way, we will illustrate the discursive practices that play an active role when certain players signal a crisis.
We examine the ways in which a hidden crisis can be exposed from a communication point of view. In which way can organisations create general awareness of a crisis and try to understand the dynamic nature of interactions? With the help of discourse analysis, we have examined the interactional achievements of two crisis entrepreneurs in the domain of education in the Netherlands: a rector of a secondary school and the founders of BON, a social movement aimed at improving the quality of education. In this way, we will illustrate the discursive practices that play an active role when certain players signal a crisis.
Using a series of case studies, we show that global mindset is at the heart of global growth and opportunity for entrepreneurial ventures. We review how having an entrepreneurial mindset and international experience influence the rapidity of internationalization by discussing the entrepreneurial process and how the global mindset of founders of born global firms influences their choices in the competitive landscape. This chapter closes with a discussion of a continuum — globalization frustrated (focusing on firms with entrepreneurs that have global mindsets but cannot internationalize) to globalization mandated (focusing on firms that are forced to be global).
Ongelijke behandeling bij financieringsaanvragen en daarmee beperkte toegang tot financiering is voor vrouwelijke founders de belangrijkste barrière om te internationaliseren. Investeerders stellen vaak hun belang boven dat van de ondernemer en hebben een conservatieve insteek waar het gaat om investeren in bedrijven van vrouwelijke founders die internationaal willen groeien. In een vraagarticulatieproces gaven vrouwelijke founders aan dit als remmend ervaren: investeerders zouden vaak ‘een korte termijn visie hebben, en op vernuftige wijze, founders uit hun eigen bedrijf te ‘ontslaan’ en zelf verder gaan met het concept’. Dit vroegtijdig ‘ontzielen’ van bedrijven heeft op de lange termijn een averechts effect omdat deze bedrijven vaak niet succesvol blijken. Er is behoefte aan: 1. Inzicht in.de belangen van investeerders versus die van vrouwelijke founders 2. Meer bewustwording hoe er wordt aangekeken en omgegaan met vrouwelijke founders Daarom onderzoeken we: • De motieven van vrouwelijke ondernemers om internationaal te groeien • De knelpunten die zij ervaren bij het zoeken naar financiering/investeringen voor internationale groei • De motieven en belangen van investeerders om in vrouwelijke founders te investeren om de volgende onderzoeksvraag te beantwoorden: In hoeverre bestaat er een kloof tussen de belangen van vrouwelijke founders en die van investeerders? En daarmee : 1. Inzicht te ontwikkelen in de door vrouwelijke founders ervaren mismatch tussen hun belangen en die van investeerders 2. Een consortium voor een vervolgtraject te ontwikkelen dat voortbouwt op inzichten uit dit onderzoek om bovengenoemde mismatch op te lossen, 3. bijvoorbeeld door ontwikkeling van een "Gender due dilligence" met daarin nieuwe criteria die recht doen aan internationaliseringsambities van vrouwelijke founders. We sluiten aan bij de Kennis en Innovatieagenda van de missie Maatschappelijke Verdienvermogen en bouwen voor op eerder onderzoek van het HvA-brede lectoraat Entrepreneurship-. Het consortium bestaat uit Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Van Weerden BV en vertegenwoordigers van vrouwelijke ondernemersnetwerken, investeerders en investmentcoaches
Treatment of crops with insecticides remains essential because globally more than 75 billion dollars is lost through crop destruction by invasive insects. However it is accompanied by severe disadvantages including i. increasing resistance of the target insects against insecticides and ii. the undesired lethality of beneficial insects such as bees and other pollinator species. The significant reduction of insect species during the last years, at least partly caused by the presently available insecticides has also effects on insect-eating species. Last but not least the presence of residual amount of insecticides in the environment (soil and plants), because of poor (bio)degradation, is another distinct disadvantage. Therefore, the overall aim of this proposal is to design and synthesize peptide based biopesticides. This should lead to Nature inspired green alternatives for insect control because "Peptides" are the small equivalents of "proteins", that are biomolecules, which are universally present in all organisms and subject to their natural biodegradation mechanisms, as well as also chemically degraded in the soil (water, heat, UV, oxygen). Design and synthesis of these environmentally benign compounds will eventually take place in a founded company called "INNOVAPEPLINE". Evaluation of candidate peptide based biopesticides can be carried out in collaboration with a recently founded company (spin-out of the University of Glasgow) called "SOLASTA BIO" (founders professors Shireen Davies, Julian Dow and Rob Liskamp) and/or with other (third) parties such as the University of Wageningen. Upon recent identification of promising candidate compounds ("leads"), chemical optimization studies of leads will take place, followed by evaluation in field trials. In this proposal design, synthesis and chemical optimization of the biological activity of new peptides and development of methods to monitor their biodegradation rate will take place. Thereby expanding the repertoire of peptide based biopesticides. (292 words)
Various studies suggest that the fashion and textile industry need to move away from traditional, extractive leadership models. Dreier et al. (2019) show how traditional top-down, hierarchical leadership approaches are not effective in fostering sustainability, and argued that a more collaborative, participative approach is needed to implement true and long-standing change. Moreover, research also shows how fashion and textile designers don’t see themselves as leaders but instead as ‘creators’ who employ others to manage their business and lead the team. This change in leadership is also necessary to achieve the European vision for Industry 5.0 (2022), which places the wellbeing of the worker at the centre of the production process. If we want to find solutions to the problems we face today, we need to change the way we think, lead, and do business. This calls for regenerative leadership which involves not only minimising negative impacts, but also actively working to restore and enhance the social ecological systems in which an industry operates. And since technology has become ubiquitous in every aspect of our lives (including business), it is important to explore its role in helping us become better regenerative leaders. With ReLead, The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) aims to amplify consortium partner i-did’s social and environmental impact. Since its inception in 2009, i-did has helped more than 400 people become gainfully employed while helping recycle almost 60.000 kgs of textile waste. This has been possible due to the transformation of i-did’s founder (Mireille Geijsen) from a creative designer, into a collaborative and mindful leader. The intended outcome of this project is to create a tech-enabled leadership transformation toolkit and leadership academy that helps creative designers transform into regenerative leaders.
