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New Challenges in Science-Based Entrepreneurship

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 10677

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Pedro Manuel Saraiva

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Dean of NOVA IMS (Information Management School), 1070312 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: process systems engineering; Quality 4.0; science-based entrepreneurship
Prof. Dr. Isabel Rocha

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Department of Information, Universidade do Minho, 4710057 Braga, Portugal
Interests: systems and synthetic biology; entrepreneurship; technology transfer

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Entrepreneurship has always been a strong driver of economic development and job creation, also leading to important contributions to address societal challenges and people’s wellbeing. As we now move further and further toward knowledge-based, data-intensive, and digital societies, science-based entrepreneurship deserves special attention, due to its specificities and high impacts. Most unicorns generated in the past decade have a strong digital backbone, based on new science and technology, and the new generations of RNA-based vaccines are saving lives in the current COVID-19 pandemic as a result also of partnerships made with leading science-based startups.

In this Special Issue, dedicated to “New Challenges in Science-Based Entrepreneurship”, we will be accepting papers related to this increasingly important area of Entrepreneurship, specifically to any of the following topics under the specific scope of science-based entrepreneurship (SBE), and covering both new theoretical concepts as well as case studies, practical examples or good practices, with possible authors coming from universities, companies, startups, researchers, incubators or accelerators, entrepreneurs, founders, funding entities or experts (e.g., industrial property, design thinking, lean startup, digital transformation):

  • Frameworks and conceptual models for SBE
  • Science and technology assessment and maturity for SBE
  • Roles of universities and researchers in SBE
  • SBE teaching and training
  • SBE bottlenecks and good practices
  • Intellectual property management in SBE
  • SBE funding opportunities and players
  • Life sciences SBE
  • Digital and data-driven SBE
  • SBE empirical and theoretical studies
  • SBE case studies
  • Marketing, strategy, and teams for SBE
  • SBE business models and scaling
  • SBE incubators and accelerators
  • SBE ecosystems

Prof. Dr. Pedro Manuel Saraiva
Prof. Dr. Isabel Rocha
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • science-based entrepreneurship
  • new technology ventures
  • from science to market
  • science-based startups
  • funding of science-based new ventures
  • science-based business models
  • teaching of science-based entrepreneurship
  • science-based incubators

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Home Meal Replacement (Convenience Food) Consumption Behavior of Single-Member Households in Vietnam by Food Consumption Value
by Seunggyun Choi, Timothy J. Lee and Wansoo Hong
Sustainability 2022, 14(2), 1031; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su14021031 - 17 Jan 2022
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The home meal replacement (HMR) market in Vietnam is expected to grow due to economic growth and the associated reduction in household size resulting from this. This study sets the development direction of HMR products and establishes product marketing strategies in the Vietnamese [...] Read more.
The home meal replacement (HMR) market in Vietnam is expected to grow due to economic growth and the associated reduction in household size resulting from this. This study sets the development direction of HMR products and establishes product marketing strategies in the Vietnamese market through market segmentation of single-member households. Our survey targeted single-member households with regular HMR experience. Food-consumption value is used to identify market segmentation and differences in purchase behavior, such as preferences for a specific HMR type, the importance and performance of HMR selection attributes, and the demand for product development. The single-member households in Vietnam are segmented by purchasing simplicity and convenience, considering multiple options, and purchasing family safety. The family-oriented culture of Vietnam influences the evaluation of family safety, while the situational value reflects climate features. Meanwhile, taste, expiration date, sanitation, and nutrients are found to be key attributes. This study targets the impact of these effects on single-member households, given that household size is rapidly decreasing in Vietnam and there is a lack of research on the Vietnamese HMR market. Additionally, it highlights the influence of Vietnam’s culture and climate characteristics by utilizing segmented markets, which can also be utilized to develop market-tailored HMR products and to derive appropriate marketing strategies. Full article
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Social Innovation, Employee Value Cocreation, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in a Sport-Related Social Enterprise: Mediating Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility
by Chen-Yueh Chen, Ya-Lun Chou and Chun-Shih Lee
Sustainability 2021, 13(22), 12582; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su132212582 - 15 Nov 2021
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This stakeholder theory-based study explored the mediating role of employee attitudes regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) among perceptions of social innovation (SI), value cocreation (VCC), and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in a sport social enterprise context. Eighty-three employees in a Taiwanese social enterprise [...] Read more.
This stakeholder theory-based study explored the mediating role of employee attitudes regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) among perceptions of social innovation (SI), value cocreation (VCC), and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in a sport social enterprise context. Eighty-three employees in a Taiwanese social enterprise were recruited using random sampling. A self-administered online survey was conducted for the collection of data, which were examined using linear regression analysis. The results indicated that employee attitudes regarding CSR fully mediated the relationship among perceived SI and OCB. Additionally, the attitude toward CSR was found to partially mediate the relationship between perceptions of SI and VCC. Employees’ attitudes toward CSR play a critical role in increasing their VCC and OCB in addition to their perception of an organization’s SI. Meaningful theoretical and practical implications were revealed. Full article
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Digital Entrepreneurship Services Evolution: Analysis of Quadruple and Quintuple Helix Innovation Models for Open Data Ecosystems
by Fotis Kitsios, Maria Kamariotou and Evangelos Grigoroudis
Sustainability 2021, 13(21), 12183; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su132112183 - 04 Nov 2021
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Open data hackathons are events where the actors from an ecosystem collaborate to build platforms that will benefit the public, creating a win–win scenario for all of them. Sadly, many digital services produced in hackathons are discarded only by providing access to open [...] Read more.
Open data hackathons are events where the actors from an ecosystem collaborate to build platforms that will benefit the public, creating a win–win scenario for all of them. Sadly, many digital services produced in hackathons are discarded only by providing access to open data that cannot boost economic benefits. Therefore, it is necessary to create a model that fosters value and entrepreneurship for the open data ecosystem, aiming to develop an economically self-sustained ecosystem. The purpose of this paper is to identify the challenges participants of open data hackathons can face to present a model that will support the improvement of these contests. This paper uses the quadruple/quintuple helix innovation model to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in Thessaloniki’s open data ecosystem to develop applications using open data. The results indicate that, although actors are aware of open data use, a new type of open data ecosystem that creates a win–win scenario between the entities in the open data ecosystem is required. The proposed model implies a full effect that promotes cooperation and networking among the entities in the city’s ecosystem towards achieving the aim of increasing citizens’ quality of life. Full article
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