A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 1 Summary of design, scope, and results of the selected studies
From: Digital innovation and entrepreneurship: a review of challenges in competitive markets
Author, year | Country/region | Field | Technology | Objective/s | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abu-Rumman et al., (2021) | Jordan | Entrepreneurial orientation | Entrepreneurial networks | Evaluate the impact of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in Jordanian SMEs and to empirically examine the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and its dimensions | Jordanian SMEs should prioritize the entrepreneurial orientation aspects explored in this study in order to strengthen their entrepreneurial culture and innovative performance |
Cunningham et al. (2015) | East Africa: Nairobi (Kenya), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Kampala (Uganda) | Innovation Ecosystem | ICT (Information Communication Technology) | 1. To assess whether ICT-based entrepreneurship has a role in sustaining socioeconomic growth in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Kampala. 2. To detect the capacity of the three economic regions to absorb innovation | The three economies revealed an improving innovation output score according to GII 2014, and a better capacity of absorbing innovation models. The result was a better economy and higher growth in GDP as opposed to 2013 |
Calvino and Criscuolo (2019) | France | Economy and business | Digitalization through ICT | To analyze the impact of digitalization/ digital transformation on business dynamics (job entry and reallocation rates) in 15 countries | 35–40% of the dynamics is due to technological changes, whereas 40% is region-specific. That is the reason for the significant difference among countries |
Suominen (2017) | Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) | Marketing and Business | Internet and digital networks | To evaluate the significance of the internet in businesses led by LAC | Internet boosted business advances, it decreased operational costs and increased average sales. Internet and digital networks enabled 88% of companies to better interact with customers. It also enabled 83% of companies to expand their markets. Finally, it boosted invading new markets and interacting with suppliers in 78% of companies |
Galindo-Martín et al., (2019) | 29 European countries | Marketing and Economics | Cloud computing services, social networks, E-mails, Office software | To assess the influence of digital dividends on entrepreneurship | Digitalization facilitates the invasion of entrepreneurship to new markets and the expansion of current markets. Positive feedback exists between the two variables. When dividends (driven by digitalization) increase, they urge more competitiveness and reflect positively on the performance and sustainability of entrepreneurship. That promotes more digitalization |
Yaghoubi (2012) | Iran | Agriculture | Internet and ICT | To study the drivers of digital innovation in business | Governmental rules (cognitive role, supporting role, and policymaking role) had more influence on entrepreneurship sustainability compared to electronic readiness (ICT applications and infrastructure) |
Gal et al., (2019) | 20 OECD countries (Turkey plus 19 countries from the European Union) | Industry and Manufacture | Internet, simple and complex cloud computing, front and back-office apps, and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) | To evaluate how digital technologies impact industrial productivity | Digital technologies boost productivity of firms, especially in manufacturing and intensive industries |