TY - JOUR T1 - Improvising Entrepreneurship JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Tom Duxbury KW - adaptation KW - agile development KW - bricolage KW - effectuation KW - entrepreneurship KW - improvisation KW - improvised behaviour KW - lean startup AB - Improvisation is reviewed in the context of mainstream routines that modern startups use to adapt to changing environments. The increasing interest in flexible methodologies such as lean startup is one indication that organizations need to consider alternatives when the rate of change exceeds the ability to plan for it. Empirical studies indicate that improvisation is an important, yet understudied part of organizational life in new ventures. It is argued that entrepreneurs improvise not just out of necessity, but because they have chosen an occupation that is congruent with the practice and likely have a disposition towards the behaviour. Lessons from contexts in jazz and theatre are provided for entrepreneurs, and it is recommended that evidence of past success with improvisation be used to select candidates for improvisational work. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/809 IS - 7 U1 - Carleton University Tom Duxbury teaches innovation and entrepreneurship at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, where he is a PhD candidate. A serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, and executive, Tom has co-founded several technology ventures and been awarded a variety of patents. Tom earned an engineering degree from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from Queen's University. He is currently developing a behaviour-based measure of improvisation as part of his doctoral research. For further information, or to participate in his study of improvisation, please contact the author. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Creativity: Linking Theory and Practice for Entrepreneurs JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Tom Duxbury KW - commercialization KW - creativity KW - entrepreneurship KW - innovation AB - In this article, creativity research is brought into focus for those involved in the practice of entrepreneurship. The author provides a background on creativity research, how it is defined, and systems models that attempt to explain it. The author distinguishes between creative and innovative activities, and provides advice to entrepreneurs to help realize the creative potential of their organizations. The author reinforces the view that entrepreneurs create new value by investing in ideas, and specific recommendations are made for creating supportive structures, building teams of creative individuals, and successfully championing ideas to acquire the resources they need to produce innovations. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/594 IS - 8 U1 - Sprott School of Business Tom Duxbury is Entrepreneur in Residence at Wesley Clover Technologies, a private equity incubator. He is an advisor to many startups, having co-founded several technology ventures and been awarded a variety of patents. Tom received his engineering degree from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from Queen's University. He is currently completing his PhD in Management at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University in Ottawa, where he teaches courses in entrepreneurship and innovation. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An Overview of Four Issues on Technology Entrepreneurship in the TIM Review JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Tony Bailetti A1 - Sonia D. Bot A1 - Tom Duxbury A1 - David Hudson A1 - Chris McPhee A1 - Steven Muegge A1 - Michael Weiss A1 - Jonathan Wells A1 - Mika Westerlund KW - creative destruction KW - global entrepreneurship KW - journal articles KW - social entrepreneurship KW - technology entrepreneurship KW - theory AB - The field of technology entrepreneurship is in its infancy when compared to other fields such as economics and management. Articles on technology entrepreneurship have been published in at least 62 journals, of which only 18 contribute to technology innovation management or entrepreneurship. Less than a handful of these 62 journals are considered to be "good" journals and none can claim a leadership position in technology entrepreneurship. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the 20 journal articles published in the February, March, April, and May 2012 issues of the Technology Innovation Management Review (TIM Review). PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/557 IS - 5 U1 - Carleton University Tony Bailetti is an Associate Professor in the Sprott School of Business and the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Professor Bailetti is the Director of Carleton University's Technology Innovation Management program. His research, teaching, and community contributions support technology entrepreneurship, regional economic development, and international co-innovation. (See end of article for further author biographies.) ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Towards More Case Study Research in Entrepreneurship JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Tom Duxbury KW - case study research KW - CSR KW - entrepreneurship KW - qualitative methods KW - research methods AB - Entrepreneurship as an emerging discipline has made good strides, but according to some, has fallen short of bringing its theory and literature up to the standards of others in the management sciences. Rich with the descriptive detail needed for insightful theory building in entrepreneurship, scholars have called for more case study research, particularly those incorporating non-retrospective and longitudinal observations. At the same time however, it has become rare to find such research published in A-level journals dedicated to entrepreneurship. A survey presented here of major entrepreneurship journals over the past six years revealed a publication rate of only 3% using the case study method. This presents a major impediment for developing fresh research in this field based upon the study of real cases. The author explores how the case study method has been applied to entrepreneurship research and provides recommendations for improved publication rates. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/533 IS - 3 U1 - Sprott School of Business Tom Duxbury is Entrepreneur in Residence at Wesley Clover Technologies, a private equity incubator. He is currently completing his PhD in Management at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University in Ottawa, where he teaches courses in entrepreneurship and innovation. ER -