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SUMMARY:PhD Research Spotlight - Xiumei Li and Di Tong
DESCRIPTION: \n\nI. Xiumei Li – “Research on Firm Boundaries from the\n
 Knowledge-Based View: A Literature Review”\n\nAbstract\n\nIn this paper\
 , I organized the fragmented literature on firm\nboundaries from the knowl
 edge-based view into a three-layer\nframework—theoretical development -e
 mpirical findings as the first\nlayer\, knowledge formation- knowledge tra
 nsfer- knowledge utilization\nas the second layer\, and vertical boundarie
 s of the firm-horizontal\nboundaries of the firm as the third layer. I rev
 iewed 36 relevant\npapers in influential management journals. I find that 
 there is not a\nclear boundary of the knowledge-based view\, rather knowle
 dge-based\nview\, resource-based view\, and organizational capability view
  are\noften viewed interchangeable. I also observe the uneven development 
 of\nthe three knowledge integration mechanisms\, where knowledge formation
 \nmechanism is the most highly developed while the knowledge utilization\n
 mechanism is the least developed\, and there has also been a paucity of\ns
 tudies that combine the three mechanisms. The absence of a connection\nof 
 diverse theoretical works calls for an integrative knowledge-based\ntheory
  of the firm.\n\nII. Di Tong – “Entry to hybrid entrepreneurship: the 
 effect of\nindividual aspiration and context”\n\nAbstract\n\nRecently sc
 holars have proposed a separation of hybrid\nentrepreneurship from entrepr
 eneurship in general\, arguing that the\nformer may have unique antecedent
 s\, process\, and consequences that\nwould be masked if lumped together wi
 th full-immersed self-employment\ninto entrepreneurship (Folta\, Delmar\, 
 & Wennberg\, 2010). By now\, few\nstudies have attempted to address questi
 ons relating to hybrid\nentrepreneurship: Folta et al. (2010) provided som
 e preliminary\nanalyses based on real options theory\, while Raffiee and F
 eng (2014)\nfocused on risk-aversion as a predictive factor. In this study
 \, I use\nbehavioral theories to examine factors that induce entry decisio
 n to\nhybrid entrepreneurship\, as well as boundary conditions of their\ne
 ffect. The findings suggest an overall U-shaped relationship between\nindi
 vidual aspiration and likelihood of hybrid entry. In addition\, I\nalso fi
 nd the relationship is reversed (inverted-U shaped) for large\nfirm employ
 ees\, while for small firm employees it is consistent with\nthe overall pa
 ttern. The results reveal the context-dependent nature\nof individual aspi
 ration and its independent and interactive effects\non hybrid entry decisi
 on.\n 
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