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The Work-family Field: Gaps and Missing Links as Opportunities for Future Research
(2017)
Katherina Kuschel
This review presents a synthesis and a critique of the development of the existing workfamily (WF) literature during the last decade in order to highlight gaps and limitations in current research. The study revises 83 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and conference presentations (2004-2014) related to WF in economics, management and psychology disciplines, and classifies the current research into three broad themes for future research paths: i) definitions and theories; ii) background and outcomes of wf conflict, balance and enrichment; and iii) methodological gaps. Advances have been made this decade on meta-analysis and the understanding of the positive side of WF interface. Future research opportunities in this field will include a deeper understanding of how to effectively cope with WF conflict, how to achieve WF enrichment, the use of different methods (qualitative, longitudinal and experimental studies) on samples of new occupations, and how researchers could address methodological problems (causality, endogeneity, simultaneity, effect size, and self-selection bias) to better handle the complexity of WF issues.
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Funding challenges of Latin American women start-up founders in the technology industry
(2017)
Katherina Kuschel
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María-Teresa Lepeley
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Fernanda Espinosa
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Sebastián Gutiérrez
<jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title><jats:p>Women in entrepreneurship can have a significant impact on economic and social development globally and particularly in developing countries. But the challenges entrepreneurial women face are unique and multiple, pressing the need for research and policies to maximize impact. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the challenges women start-up founders face to secure funding in the technology industry. The tech industry was selected because it is a non-traditional industry for women with high potential for role models to bridge an existing gap in information on women start-up founders to secure capital financing to attain business sustainability. It covers venture capital investors’ role, Latin American cultural reasons, and gender.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title><jats:p>This study is based on an inductive, qualitative approach and in-depth interviews with 20 women entrepreneurs and start-up founders from Latin American countries who received support from the Chilean Government sponsored accelerator “Start-Up Chile.”</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title><jats:p>The analysis uncovered ten aspects that impact entrepreneurial women founders’ access to capital in three categories: capital needs, networks, and individual characteristics.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title><jats:p>This study identifies factors that affect women entrepreneurs in raising capital and in facing the following challenges: first, working in a non-traditional field for women as it is the technology industry, and second assuming a leadership role as start-up founders. The results offer recommendation with potential to drive public policies in Latin America, which may be scalable to other developing and also to developed countries where market systems prevail. The findings show that women entrepreneurs, but also men, seeking start-up financing and alternatives are a viable source of employment and economic sustainability to mitigate the effects of increasing levels of unemployment worldwide.</jats:p></jats:sec>
1Scopus© Citations 61
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Opening the “Black Box”. Factors Affecting Women’s Journey to Top Management Positions: A Framework Applied to Chile
(2018)
Katherina Kuschel
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SALVAJ CARRERA, ERICA HELENA
<jats:p>The issue of women’s participation in top management and boardroom positions has received increasing attention in the academic literature and the press. However, the pace of advancement for women managers and directors continues to be slow and uneven. The novel framework of this study organizes the factors at the individual, organizational and public policy level that affect both career persistence and the advancement of women in top management positions; namely, factors affecting (1) career persistence (staying at the organization) and (2) career advancement or mobility (getting promoted within the organization). In the study location, Chile, only 32 percent of women “persist”, or have a career without interruptions, mainly due to issues with work–family integration and organizational environments with opaque and challenging working conditions. Women who “advanced” in their professional careers represent 30 percent of high management positions in the public sector and 18 percent in the private sector. Only 3 percent of general managers in Chile are women. Women in Chile have limited access and are still not integrated into business power networks. Our findings will enlighten business leaders and public policy-makers interested in designing organizations that retain and promote talented women in top positions.</jats:p>
5Scopus© Citations 7
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Copreneurial women in start-ups
(2016)
Katherina Kuschel
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María-Teresa Lepeley
<jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title> <jats:p>Latin American investors are commonly suspicious of investing in copreneurial ventures (a male and female couple, integrated as a working team) and show even higher levels of uncertainty when the start-ups are led by a female founder. The purpose of this paper is to address issues related to women as leaders in copreneurial tech ventures and analyses whether these ventures are growth-oriented or conform to limited partnerships aimed primarily to meet their living standards.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title> <jats:p>A qualitative, inductive and constructive approach was required for addressing the research question. Three copreneurial women and two divorced copreneurs were interviewed. A grounded theory approach was used to analyze data and emerging themes.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title> <jats:p>Copreneurial teams that work in the technology industry have similar and complementary levels of education and skills development. After three years working together, each partner becomes well aware of mutual skills and strengths. This allows them to define their respective roles. Both divide work and family, and have developed a level of mutual trust and commitment that is essential to move forward. Commonly they show workaholic tendencies with a high rational underpinning. All of these factors strengthen collaboration and in many instances this business liaison can remain intact despite a breakdown in the partners’ sentimental relationship. Additional findings show that their growth orientation takes multiple structures.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Practical implications</jats:title> <jats:p>This study provides information that can help investors make decisions to support copreneurial teams that optimize from the use of diverse talents of female and male partners.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title> <jats:p>Although representing an increasingly common type of start-up team, copreneurship in technology has not yet capture much attention of scholars as case study in family business research.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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Renew Your Wardrobe: ‘Climbing the Cordillera’
(2016)
Katherina Kuschel
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Francisco Cotapos
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Sebastián Hercovich
<jats:p> Cecilia Membrado is the founder of a marketplace platform for buying and selling second-hand fashionable clothes, that was established in Argentina in 2014. Cecilia needs to take her business to a global scale, starting with opening operations in Chile. The case details all the initiatives taken by the entrepreneur in her start-up and to resolve the issues on her journey to achieve success to the case is largely developed from primary sources. </jats:p>
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HMSolution and the search for product-market fit
(2020)
Fernando Leiva
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Katherina Kuschel
<jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Learning outcomes</jats:title> <jats:p>The learning outcomes are as follows: business model pivot, minimum viable product, strategic alliances, return on equity and burn-rate.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Case overview/synopsis</jats:title> <jats:p>HMSolution’s (HM’s) mission is removing arsenic from drinking water. The case tells how HMS pivoted its business model between 2014 and 2015 and its challenge when faced with several growth opportunities. The first possible partner company proposed adopting HMS’s technology through either an alliance or outsourcing. The second company wanted to acquire HMS. However, Margaret – the founder and CEO – managed to find a third option in the form of an important sanitation sewage treatment company in Chile with international presence, with which she could reach a wider territory in her country of origin, as well as in other countries where that company had a presence. This case study presents Margaret’s dilemma of deciding the best course to follow and finding the best fit for her product and the needs of the market.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Complexity academic level</jats:title> <jats:p>The instructor can adapt the requirements and depth of the topics addressed, ranging from an undergraduate audience to an executive training audience. Undergraduate courses, namely, entrepreneurship, business creation, administration and strategy. For students of business careers, administration, commercial engineering, industrial civil engineering and industrial engineering. Continuous training, namely, entrepreneurship, business creation, administration and strategy.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Supplementary materials</jats:title> <jats:p>Teaching Notes are available for educators only.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Subject code</jats:title> <jats:p>CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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Opening the “Black Box”: Factors Affecting Women’s Journey to Senior Management Positions—A Literature Review
(2019)
SALVAJ CARRERA, ERICA HELENA
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Katherina Kuschel
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HMSolution en búsqueda del “Product-Market fit”
(2020)
Katherina Kuschel
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Fernando Leiva
<jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Learning outcomes</jats:title> <jats:p>Pivotear, Producto Mínimo Viable, Alianzas estratégicas, ROE, Burn-rate</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Case overview/synopsis</jats:title> <jats:p>HMSolution tiene la misión de remover el arsénico del agua potable. El caso cuenta cómo HMS ha pivoteado su modelo de negocio durante 2014 y 2015 y, el desafío que presenta varias alternativas de crecimiento. La primera empresa propone adoptar su tecnología como alianza u outsourcing y la segunda empresa desea adquirir HMSolution. Sin embargo, Margaret, la fundadora, maneja una tercera opción con una importante empresa sanitaria de tratamiento de aguas servidas en Chile con presencia internacional, con la que podría alcanzar un territorio más amplio en su país de origen y otros países donde ese grupo está presente. El caso propone el dilema de Margaret para determinar el mejor curso a seguir y encontrar el mejor ajuste de su producto con las necesidades del mercado.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Complexity Academic Level</jats:title> <jats:p>Nivel de pregrado y formación contínua en Curso de Emprendimiento y Curso de Administración y Estrategia.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Supplementary materials</jats:title> <jats:p>Teaching Notes are available for educators only.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Subject code</jats:title> <jats:p>CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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Prey: Reteniendo talento ad portas de una alianza con Policía de Investigaciones
(2019)
Katherina Kuschel
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Francisco Cotapos
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Miguel-Ángel González
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Nestor U. Salcedo
<jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Learning outcomes</jats:title> <jats:p>Un estudiante de este programa podrá evaluar eficazmente las variables relacionadas con la decisión de una alianza estratégica para el crecimiento mientras, simultáneamente se enfrenta a otras dificultades internas, como lidiar con un equipo “no comprometido”. Además, el estudiante podrá equilibrar y ponderar de manera efectiva los recursos actuales y necesarios, entendiendo que los marcos conceptuales POLC y FODA son útiles y válidos para entender compañías jóvenes basadas en alta tecnología.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Case overview/synopsis</jats:title> <jats:p>El caso cuenta la historia de Tomás Pollak, fundador y CEO de Prey Project, una compañía de software que rastrea equipos robados. El caso cubre el período de 6 años, desde la fundación de la empresa en 2009, hasta su situación en julio de 2015, cuando la compañía enfrentó la decisión de implementar o no una alianza con una institución pública: Policía de Investigaciones de Chile. Tomás debe decidir si toma o no la oportunidad, a la vez que intenta desesperadamente reclutar y retener el talento de la compañía. Este caso destaca varios desafíos de administración y estrategia que comúnmente enfrentan emprendedores, y busca generar discusión en clase sobre cómo estos conceptos de administración siguen siendo relevantes para una startup.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Complexity academic level</jats:title> <jats:p>Estudiantes de pregrado y postgrado o MBA. Cursos de Creación de Negocios, Emprendimiento Tecnológico, Administración/Gestión, Dirección Estratégica/Estrategia.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Supplementary materials</jats:title> <jats:p>Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="email" xlink:href="mailto:support@emeraldinsight.com">support@emeraldinsight.com</jats:ext-link> to request teaching notes.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Subject code</jats:title> <jats:p>CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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Prey: startup and public institution alliance while struggling to retain talent
(2019)
Katherina Kuschel
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Francisco Cotapos
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Miguel-Ángel González
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Nestor U. Salcedo
<jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Learning outcomes</jats:title> <jats:p>The purpose of this paper is to study and identify the four core management principles of the POLC management framework: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. In particular, students are expected to understand that the classical conceptual frameworks used in strategic management are useful and valid for the planning principle in tech startups.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Case overview/synopsis</jats:title> <jats:p>This case study presents the story of Tomás Pollak, founder and CEO of Prey, a software company dedicated to tracking stolen mobile devices. It covers a period of six years beginning at the foundation of the company in 2009 and up to 2015, when the company faced the choice of entering into an alliance with a government agency: The Investigations Police of Chile (PDI or Policía de Investigaciones de Chile). Tomás faced the decision of either going through with the alliance, while dealing with the dire need of recruiting and retaining company talent. This case highlights several management challenges and common strategies faced by entrepreneurs and is intended to spark a class discussion about how the relevance of these management concepts in the context of startups.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Complexity academic level</jats:title> <jats:p>Undergraduate, MBA or Post-Graduate courses: Entrepreneurship, Venture Creation, Tech Ventures / Startups / Scaleups, Management / Corporate Management / Business Administration, Strategy.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Supplementary materials</jats:title> <jats:p>Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="email" xlink:href="mailto:support@emeraldinsight.com">support@emeraldinsight.com</jats:ext-link> to request teaching notes.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Subject code</jats:title> <jats:p>CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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