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Most theories of strategic change focus on established firms. Little research examines how early-stage entrepreneurs decide to change their strategies and pivot in an international context (Kirtley & O'Mahony, 2019). To better understand how Born Globals (BG) pivot during their rapid internationalization, we study digital technology-based mobile game development BGs. We found that pivots are mostly driven by changes in individual Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) components. Using effectuation/causation theory, this study contributes to the understanding of both pivots in born globals and the role of changes in individual EO components over time.
Keywords: Entrepreneurial orientation, pivots, born-globals, internationalization, Orientation entrepreneuriale, pivots, born-globals, internationalization, Orientación empresarial, pivotes, Born Globals, Internacionalización
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This paper explores tensions faced by Indigenous librarians in Canadian academic libraries and gives a voice to the newer generation of Indigenous librarians. Indigenous librarians deal with varying expectations while navigating academia, such as serving on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) committees and pursuing promotion in a colonial structure that may not appreciate how their time is spent in non-quantifiable ways like relationship building. This leads to the implementation of various coping strategies such as community-seeking outside of the workplace.
Keywords: academic libarianship, Autochtone, academic promotion, bibliothéconomie, bibliothéconomie universitaire, Indigenous, librarianship, permanence, promotion académique, tenure
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Amid the global neoliberal assault on public education, teachers and their unions are called upon to resist detrimental educational reforms. Employing photo-elicitation focus groups, this paper explored ten Saskatchewan teacher activists’ perceptions of their political resistance to neoliberalism both within their union and beyond. Utilizing a comparative case study approach, the study employed a poststructural framework of alliances, assemblages, and affect to analyze teachers’ intellectual and emotional views. Intellectually, teachers agreed that the teacher union was less responsive than grassroots activism because of their diverse membership and legislative requirements. Teachers expressed that, despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles, they valued equity, activism, mentoring, and group collectivity. Emotionally, teachers exuded feelings of anger and isolation, but also hope and empowerment rooted in learning. Featuring teachers' metaphorical interpretations, this paper delves into teachers’ affective understandings of their activism as a potential antidote to neoliberalism.
Keywords: neoliberalism, teacher unions, grassroots activism, assemblages, affect theory, photo-elicitation