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Exploring new Startups’ Formation and Stakeholders’ Involvement: The Case of Digital Technologies
| العنوان: | Exploring new Startups’ Formation and Stakeholders’ Involvement: The Case of Digital Technologies |
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| المؤلفون: | Ayamga, Matthew, Kassahun, Ayalew, Dolfsma, Wilfred, Tekinerdogan, Bedir |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Life Science |
| الوصف: | The entrepreneurial potential of digital technologies for new business startups and the engagement of stakeholders in the implementation of these technologies have garnered increasing interest from scholars and practitioners alike. However, there remains a notable gap in understanding the effects of digital technologies on the inception of new business startups and the dynamic conditions that unfold during their interactions with stakeholders in the business domain. To address this gap, we draw from the realms of digital technologies, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem literature to conceptualize a digital entrepreneurial ecosystem. This framework aims to (1) unravel the 'what' and 'how' factors contributing to the establishment of new business startups, specifically in the context of Agritech firms leveraging digital technologies within the agri-food sector in Ghana, and (2) identify the stakeholders involved in the implementation process of digital technologies. Employing an explorative research approach, our study analyzes 22 interviews from 15 Agritech firms in Ghana, complemented by observational and secondary data. Our findings reveal two key aspects: firstly, four distinct business formation processes guide the establishment of Agritech firms, encompassing (a) spin-off activities, (b) engagement in research projects, (c) capitalizing on agricultural business opportunities through digital technologies, and (d) responding to agritech challenges originating from innovation hubs. Secondly, three sets of stakeholders intricately contribute to the implementation process of digital technologies by Agritech firms, operating at the micro, meso, and macro levels. At the micro-level, stakeholders, comprising farmers and their offtakers, indirectly support Agritech firms through feedback and active involvement in the digital solution development process. Meso-level stakeholders, represented by a network of agritech firms, foster mutual support by sharing experiences and knowledge, thus fostering inter-firm synergies. At ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | https://edepot.wur.nl/669708 |
| DOI: | 10.5465/AMPROC.2024.19867abstract |
| الاتاحة: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/exploring-new-startups-formation-and-stakeholders-involvement-the https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.19867abstract |
| Rights: | (c) publisher ; Wageningen University & Research |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.A916CB6C |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.5465/AMPROC.2024.19867abstract |
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