Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

33-66

Authors: Duygu Deniz & Metin Reyhanoğlu

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the reasons why refugees who immigrated to Turkey due to the domestic turbulence in Syria become entrepreneurs in the framework of the push-pull model. Methodology: Face-to-face interviews are conducted with a total of 30 Syrian ‘urban entrepreneurs’ in Hatay, Gaziantep, Mersin, and Istanbul in 2016. The snowball method is used in order to contact with the refugee entrepreneurs who are registered to trade associations. The responses given through an interpreter to the semi-structured questions were coded and categorized. Findings: Syrian refugees’ socio-economic problems such as language problems, discrimination, legal problems, obstacles to access resources, and low wages push them to entrepreneurship. The willingness to turn these problems into an opportunity is the most important factor that attracts experienced entrepreneurs to entrepreneurship. Results and Implications: The push and pull factors in refugee entrepreneurship coexist in the same person. Although in this study it is low, the impact of social network and capital on refugee entrepreneurship should be examined in following new studies. Originality: Although the reasons why Syrian refugees turn towards entrepreneurship are important in terms of socio-economy, these reasons have not been examined in the literature. This study is important in terms of the evaluation of the factors that determine the causes of refugee entrepreneurship and preparing the individual and integrating them into the country.

79-95

Authors: Ibrahim Arpacı

Purpose: Positive contributions of the innovation capability on the academic success of the students and development of the personal innovation competence by applying up-to-date pedagogies and activities have recently become a significant research topic. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between students’ individual innovativeness profiles and their academic success in the project development course in a sample of 120 undergraduate students. Methodology: The study adapted into Turkish and applied the “Individual Innovativeness Scale” (IIS) developed by Hurt, Joseph and Cook (1977) to identify the innovativeness profiles of the participants. Findings: The results suggested a statistically significant and positive relationship between the students’ individual innovativeness profiles and their academic success in the project development course. Further, the results indicated a statistically significant difference between female and male students in their academic success of the project development course. Practical Implications: The quantity and quality of research and development lectures that support innovative thinking should be improved. Further, innovative instructional methods could be employed to provide students with reasoning, analytical thinking, critical thinking, reflective thinking, and problem solving skills. Originality: This study was conducted in an authentic learning environment during the 14-week lecture period and the significant relationship between the participants’ innovation profiles and their academic achievement in the project development course was revealed.

25-52

Authors: Caglar UCLER

Companies need to innovate to remain competitive. It enables the cope of change by new products, services or processes. However, continuous innovation is not an easy task. Hence, innovation management systems are being implemented, supporting ideation and successive idea selection at early stages on the front end of new product development and process re-/design. This is a complex task, requiring portfolio management subject to systematic multiple criteria assessment. Thus, first the antecedents of the innovation output are outlined with literature research verified by selected participants of TIM’s InoSuit project. Then, the weights of these items are determined by this integrated team of experts and academicians using AHP delivering the basis for the analytical assessment for the initial idea selection.

75-101

Authors: Fatma Nur Karaman KABADURMUS & Ozgur KABADURMUS

In today’s increased competitive business environment, the supply chain performances of companies are directly related to their innovations. The existing studies on innovation and supply chain in literature fail to explicitly analyze innovation in the entire supply chain, and empirical studies that focus on the factors affecting supply chain innovation are rare. The aim of this study is to determine the factors affecting firm-level supply chain innovation. To this end, we use data from 2013 Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey, jointly conducted by The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank. According to results based on a logit model, R&D activities, export intensity and labor structure are the most critical factors