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Research paper thumbnail of Managing task and relationship conflicts in international online team learning

Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Task Conflicts in Online Team Learning

Research paper thumbnail of Transforming Online Ties in Tools for Entrepreneurial Learning Readiness in Small Transition Economies

Online social networks create the opportunity to increase and expand network ties, they provide a... more Online social networks create the opportunity to increase and expand network ties, they provide a new channel that widens weak ties and intensifies stronger ties. Broad and diverse social network is linked to entrepreneurial success. Learning is an essential dimension of entrepreneurial network.Entrepreneurs may benefit from expertise and they can exploit future entrepreneurial learning opportunities. This paper explores the entrepreneurial learning leverage that young students enrolled in higher education system can get from online ties in small transition economies focusing in Western Balkan region and more precisely in Albania comparing with a small-developed county such as Estonia. The paper explains how young student are ready to use online ties for entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. Further online learning strategies areexplored through focus group analysis and blog analysis. Young students use online ties for entrepreneurial knowledge sharing. The study concludes with the suggestion of a typology of entrepreneurial learning orientation strategies.

Research paper thumbnail of Task Conflicts in Online Team Learning

INTED proceedings, Mar 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Managing task and relationship conflicts in international online team learning

Innovations in Education and Teaching International, Feb 13, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Case 7

Palgrave Macmillan eBooks, Jan 5, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Computer Supported Learning as a Tool for Developing Entrepreneurial Learning Communities

This paper reflects e-learning and blended learning experiences and challenges from the point of ... more This paper reflects e-learning and blended learning experiences and challenges from the point of view of the co-creative entrepreneurial orientation and cross-cultural knowledge sharing. The use of WebCT tools and weblogs are compared in the blended learning context. Computer supported learning that develops cocreative entrepreneurship should support information monitoring and business opportunity searches on the internet, and introduce students to social and business networking sites. The applications and limitations of some WebCT tools for developing learning communities and sharing knowledge are discussed. The blended learning concept should take into consideration the cultural context of using explicit and tacit knowledge and the readiness of entrepreneurs to share knowledge through online and face-to-face interactions in order to apply students as virtual gatekeepers for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Research paper thumbnail of Applying social media for studying challenges of COVID-19 for students

European Conference on Social Media, Apr 28, 2022

This conference paper contributes to understanding opportunities to use social media for identify... more This conference paper contributes to understanding opportunities to use social media for identifying priorities and challenges of students from different countries in online and face-to-face learning and networking activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in more intensive online learning and hybrid learning applications in higher education. When there is a shift from a teacher-controlled class environment to a more learner-controlled social media, the role of the educator becomes more of a facilitator. The main research question in this paper is: How social media activities facilitated by instructors can support international learner-driven online networking and knowledge sharing during the COVID-19 pandemic? Our action research aim was to reveal learning preferences and networking challenges that students do not usually share in a class environment. Despite critics of Facebook and the increasing popularity of alternative social media among young people, Facebook groups offer tools for discourse between different age cohorts and conduct polls to assess alternative educational tools and COVID-19 administrative restrictions that influence student mobility and socialisation. To study the challenges of COVID-19 for students in online learning and in physical interaction, we applied netnography methods in combination with interventions by educators to study students' preferences in the Facebook group Challenges in online learning-COVID-19. Among the most popular Facebook polls for students were questions about group work and exam arrangements during the pandemic and work from anywhere practice implications, cross-border mobility regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic and reasons why some students do not participate in web conferences using their computer cameras. Students shared the view that flexible online work from anywhere solutions will be for many organisations among trends that will remain after the COVID-19 crisis is over. Some students, both from Europe and developing countries, believed that this trend would improve job opportunities for the workforce living in low-cost countries. Facebook group enabled international knowledge sharing, where both students and educators could share their views on many issues that influence the rapidly changing online learning and networking environment.

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development

This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence ... more This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. Any third-party material in this book is published under the book's Creative Commons licence unless indicated otherwise in the credit line to the material. If you would like to reuse any third-party material not covered by the book's Creative Commons licence, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Research paper thumbnail of Integrating Action Learning and Knowledge Sharing for Developing Co-operation Networks Between SMEs in EU15 and New EU Member States

European Conference on Knowledge Management, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Management and Leadership Development Needs: The Case of Estonia

Management and leadership development priorities in Estonia are driven by the need to increase pr... more Management and leadership development priorities in Estonia are driven by the need to increase productivity and international competitiveness.

Research paper thumbnail of Structure of Motivation and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Students as the Basis for Differentiated Approach in Developing Human Resources for Future Business Initiatives

Research paper thumbnail of Open space as a knowledge metaphor and a knowledge sharing intervention

Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Mar 1, 2012

This paper addresses the role of knowledge metaphors in knowledge sharing interventions. Open spa... more This paper addresses the role of knowledge metaphors in knowledge sharing interventions. Open space can be treated as a specific technology for blending knowledge sources and as a broader knowledge metaphor that focuses on self-regulating knowledge processes. The paper outlines the experience of applying the open space technology in a large-scale civic society initiative, 'My Estonia', in 2009 and 2010. The study reveals contradictions between different meanings of open space in the knowledge sharing context. The validity of the mapping of the open space metaphor depends on the adjustment of the open space technology to the composition of the team. It can be increased by the freedom to initiate new think tanks in different locations, and thus link mental and physical open space activities. Encouraging mobility of participants and continuing think tank activities by applying virtual communication tools reflects a broader interpretation of the open space metaphor.

Research paper thumbnail of Human resources for entrepreneurship: comparing orientations of Estonian and Finnish business students

European Journal of International Management, 2008

This paper highlights innovative and imitative orientations that lead to different entrepreneuria... more This paper highlights innovative and imitative orientations that lead to different entrepreneurial principles and influence human resource management practices. The research questions are: (i) what are the main entrepreneurial orientations among business students in Estonia and Finland and (ii) in what respect are these orientations different? The self-assessment tool for analysing entrepreneurial orientations was used by 313 Estonian students studying at the Estonian Business School and the University of Tallinn and 105 Finnish students at the Haaga-Helia University of Business and Applied Sciences in Helsinki in 2005-2006. Despite having different track records with a market economy, only a minority of all business students both from Estonia and Finland are orientated towards imitative entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship educators and coaches can use the self-assessment tool to tailor their development efforts to business and management implications of different orientations in the European integration context.

Research paper thumbnail of Entrepreneurial orientations of business students and entrepreneurs

Baltic Journal of Management, Apr 13, 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the implications of different entrepreneurial orie... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the implications of different entrepreneurial orientations on business start‐up and development challenges.Design/methodology/approachThis research reflects surveys of 1,075 experienced entrepreneurs and business and entrepreneurship students in Estonia during the years 2005‐2010. An additional method is action learning and reflections of training focused on recognising new business opportunities during the economic crises.FindingsCombinations of co‐creative and innovative entrepreneurial orientations are more popular than the imitative entrepreneurial orientation. There is, however, an essential contradiction between stressing the principles of co‐creative orientation at the first stages of business opportunity identification and taking a more individualistic approach to innovation at later stages of the business development process and implementing the related changes. Potential entrepreneurs developing radically new innovative ideas in emerging economies should assess more realistically their existing core competences and search for opportunities to improve their competence base through cross‐border networking.Research limitations/implicationsSurveys that apply the self‐assessment tool do not comprise a representative sample of all Estonian entrepreneurs. These surveys have been conducted in training settings and support self‐development of trainees. Research results can be used for differentiating entrepreneurship training and education. An important opportunity for entrepreneurship education in the context of organisational change is to support the cross‐border exchange of entrepreneurial ideas between “blue ocean dreamers”, who sometimes lack entrepreneurship experience, and more experienced entrepreneurs, who may be trapped in some regionally‐limited business in a highly competitive domestic market.Originality/valueThe results of the research explain why entrepreneurship training has to take into consideration differences between imitative, individually innovative and co‐creative entrepreneurs.

Research paper thumbnail of Entrepreneurship Success Factors in High and Low Early Stage Entrepreneurship Intensity Countries

Studies on entrepreneurship, structural change and industrial dynamics, 2018

The paper links data from the research project “Entrepreneurship Work in Organizations Requiring ... more The paper links data from the research project “Entrepreneurship Work in Organizations Requiring Leadership Development” (E-World) and information from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research about intensity of early stage entrepreneurship activities. Perceptions about features of entrepreneurs that enhance their success are influenced by evolution of economies from the resource-driven to the efficiency driven and to the innovation driven development stage. E-World results from 21 countries indicate stronger focus on opportunity seeking in these efficiency driven countries, where share of early-stage entrepreneurs in population is high. Opportunity seeking attributions of entrepreneurs in innovation-driven economies appeared to be stronger in countries, where early-stage entrepreneurship intensity is relatively low. Positive behavioural patterns of entrepreneurs are linked to the high early-stage entrepreneurship intensity both in efficiency-driven and innovation-driven economies and in all regions that were studied. That reflects expectations about entrepreneurship ethics in countries, where the early-stage entrepreneurship rate is high.

Research paper thumbnail of Education and other competency sources for financially successful entrepreneurship

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2015

Many studies are focused on success of new ventures but little research has been focused on educa... more Many studies are focused on success of new ventures but little research has been focused on educational background and competency sources of entrepreneurs that have successfully accumulated financial assets in their long-term entrepreneurship during the transition to the market economy. This paper is based on the survey and interviews of such entrepreneurs about their academic learning experience and attitudes concerning relevance and sources of different competencies by using for the representatives sample the Estonian Business Registry data concerning ownership stakes of entrepreneurs. Among entrepreneurs with an academic degree, the share of very successful entrepreneurs is 2.1 times higher than among entrepreneurs with vocational education. Among successful entrepreneurs that have accumulated assets more than 1 million Euro, 43% are graduates of management-, entrepreneurship or economic specialties. Key competencies perceived as crucial by financially successful entrepreneurs are: ability to see and use opportunities, people management skills, persistence and risk taking.

Research paper thumbnail of Estonian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Jun 28, 2004

ABSTRACT Since gaining independence from the Soviet Unionin the early 1990s, the Eastern European... more ABSTRACT Since gaining independence from the Soviet Unionin the early 1990s, the Eastern European country of Estonia has established afunctioning stable, reform-based market economy. Considering the successof Estonia, this research seeks to better understand the trends and challengesrelated to the internationalization process in entrepreneurship. The evolution of entrepreneurship trends among Estonia businesses isexamined, including the impact of abolishing the corporate income tax.Then, the challenges faced by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) seekingforeign expansion are investigated. Obstacles and experiences related to understanding international businessare explored, including the significance of perestroika as an initialtraining ground for Estonian entrepreneurs. Also discussed is thesignificance of export development programs in Estonia and other Europeancountries. Specific export training programs both at universities and atindependent training centers are reviewed and discussed.The flaws intraining programs are identified, including inadequate market surveyinformation and counseling input, and the means to correct these flaws arediscussed. Estonia’s ability to claim market experience is limited atthis time due to the transitional nature of its economy. (AKP)

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring failure management strategies in the international context

Accounting and business in a sustainable post-Covid world: New perspectives and challenges

Research paper thumbnail of Training business students to use online networking for self‐development

International Journal of Training and Development

This paper contributes to understanding opportunities to use social media for developing online n... more This paper contributes to understanding opportunities to use social media for developing online networking skills that can be applied in entrepreneurial self‐development. Analysis of business students' changing priorities in finding and using online social networks during the years 2008–2019 demonstrated the dominance of Facebook and, more recently, Instagram, compared to LinkedIn and more specialized networks for entrepreneurs. Students involved in knowledge sharing for travelling, sports, music and online gaming have a more detailed understanding of online social media as entrepreneurial self‐development tools. Recent years demonstrated some desire to integrate online communication and joint actions in physical locations. Students need a deeper understanding of how their online communication and networking priorities can be aligned with their entrepreneurial network development and knowledge sharing priorities through social media. Our longitudinal research of student prioriti...

Research paper thumbnail of Managing task and relationship conflicts in international online team learning

Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Task Conflicts in Online Team Learning

Research paper thumbnail of Transforming Online Ties in Tools for Entrepreneurial Learning Readiness in Small Transition Economies

Online social networks create the opportunity to increase and expand network ties, they provide a... more Online social networks create the opportunity to increase and expand network ties, they provide a new channel that widens weak ties and intensifies stronger ties. Broad and diverse social network is linked to entrepreneurial success. Learning is an essential dimension of entrepreneurial network.Entrepreneurs may benefit from expertise and they can exploit future entrepreneurial learning opportunities. This paper explores the entrepreneurial learning leverage that young students enrolled in higher education system can get from online ties in small transition economies focusing in Western Balkan region and more precisely in Albania comparing with a small-developed county such as Estonia. The paper explains how young student are ready to use online ties for entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. Further online learning strategies areexplored through focus group analysis and blog analysis. Young students use online ties for entrepreneurial knowledge sharing. The study concludes with the suggestion of a typology of entrepreneurial learning orientation strategies.

Research paper thumbnail of Task Conflicts in Online Team Learning

INTED proceedings, Mar 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Managing task and relationship conflicts in international online team learning

Innovations in Education and Teaching International, Feb 13, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Case 7

Palgrave Macmillan eBooks, Jan 5, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Computer Supported Learning as a Tool for Developing Entrepreneurial Learning Communities

This paper reflects e-learning and blended learning experiences and challenges from the point of ... more This paper reflects e-learning and blended learning experiences and challenges from the point of view of the co-creative entrepreneurial orientation and cross-cultural knowledge sharing. The use of WebCT tools and weblogs are compared in the blended learning context. Computer supported learning that develops cocreative entrepreneurship should support information monitoring and business opportunity searches on the internet, and introduce students to social and business networking sites. The applications and limitations of some WebCT tools for developing learning communities and sharing knowledge are discussed. The blended learning concept should take into consideration the cultural context of using explicit and tacit knowledge and the readiness of entrepreneurs to share knowledge through online and face-to-face interactions in order to apply students as virtual gatekeepers for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Research paper thumbnail of Applying social media for studying challenges of COVID-19 for students

European Conference on Social Media, Apr 28, 2022

This conference paper contributes to understanding opportunities to use social media for identify... more This conference paper contributes to understanding opportunities to use social media for identifying priorities and challenges of students from different countries in online and face-to-face learning and networking activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in more intensive online learning and hybrid learning applications in higher education. When there is a shift from a teacher-controlled class environment to a more learner-controlled social media, the role of the educator becomes more of a facilitator. The main research question in this paper is: How social media activities facilitated by instructors can support international learner-driven online networking and knowledge sharing during the COVID-19 pandemic? Our action research aim was to reveal learning preferences and networking challenges that students do not usually share in a class environment. Despite critics of Facebook and the increasing popularity of alternative social media among young people, Facebook groups offer tools for discourse between different age cohorts and conduct polls to assess alternative educational tools and COVID-19 administrative restrictions that influence student mobility and socialisation. To study the challenges of COVID-19 for students in online learning and in physical interaction, we applied netnography methods in combination with interventions by educators to study students' preferences in the Facebook group Challenges in online learning-COVID-19. Among the most popular Facebook polls for students were questions about group work and exam arrangements during the pandemic and work from anywhere practice implications, cross-border mobility regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic and reasons why some students do not participate in web conferences using their computer cameras. Students shared the view that flexible online work from anywhere solutions will be for many organisations among trends that will remain after the COVID-19 crisis is over. Some students, both from Europe and developing countries, believed that this trend would improve job opportunities for the workforce living in low-cost countries. Facebook group enabled international knowledge sharing, where both students and educators could share their views on many issues that influence the rapidly changing online learning and networking environment.

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development

This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence ... more This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. Any third-party material in this book is published under the book's Creative Commons licence unless indicated otherwise in the credit line to the material. If you would like to reuse any third-party material not covered by the book's Creative Commons licence, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Research paper thumbnail of Integrating Action Learning and Knowledge Sharing for Developing Co-operation Networks Between SMEs in EU15 and New EU Member States

European Conference on Knowledge Management, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Management and Leadership Development Needs: The Case of Estonia

Management and leadership development priorities in Estonia are driven by the need to increase pr... more Management and leadership development priorities in Estonia are driven by the need to increase productivity and international competitiveness.

Research paper thumbnail of Structure of Motivation and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Students as the Basis for Differentiated Approach in Developing Human Resources for Future Business Initiatives

Research paper thumbnail of Open space as a knowledge metaphor and a knowledge sharing intervention

Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Mar 1, 2012

This paper addresses the role of knowledge metaphors in knowledge sharing interventions. Open spa... more This paper addresses the role of knowledge metaphors in knowledge sharing interventions. Open space can be treated as a specific technology for blending knowledge sources and as a broader knowledge metaphor that focuses on self-regulating knowledge processes. The paper outlines the experience of applying the open space technology in a large-scale civic society initiative, 'My Estonia', in 2009 and 2010. The study reveals contradictions between different meanings of open space in the knowledge sharing context. The validity of the mapping of the open space metaphor depends on the adjustment of the open space technology to the composition of the team. It can be increased by the freedom to initiate new think tanks in different locations, and thus link mental and physical open space activities. Encouraging mobility of participants and continuing think tank activities by applying virtual communication tools reflects a broader interpretation of the open space metaphor.

Research paper thumbnail of Human resources for entrepreneurship: comparing orientations of Estonian and Finnish business students

European Journal of International Management, 2008

This paper highlights innovative and imitative orientations that lead to different entrepreneuria... more This paper highlights innovative and imitative orientations that lead to different entrepreneurial principles and influence human resource management practices. The research questions are: (i) what are the main entrepreneurial orientations among business students in Estonia and Finland and (ii) in what respect are these orientations different? The self-assessment tool for analysing entrepreneurial orientations was used by 313 Estonian students studying at the Estonian Business School and the University of Tallinn and 105 Finnish students at the Haaga-Helia University of Business and Applied Sciences in Helsinki in 2005-2006. Despite having different track records with a market economy, only a minority of all business students both from Estonia and Finland are orientated towards imitative entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship educators and coaches can use the self-assessment tool to tailor their development efforts to business and management implications of different orientations in the European integration context.

Research paper thumbnail of Entrepreneurial orientations of business students and entrepreneurs

Baltic Journal of Management, Apr 13, 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the implications of different entrepreneurial orie... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the implications of different entrepreneurial orientations on business start‐up and development challenges.Design/methodology/approachThis research reflects surveys of 1,075 experienced entrepreneurs and business and entrepreneurship students in Estonia during the years 2005‐2010. An additional method is action learning and reflections of training focused on recognising new business opportunities during the economic crises.FindingsCombinations of co‐creative and innovative entrepreneurial orientations are more popular than the imitative entrepreneurial orientation. There is, however, an essential contradiction between stressing the principles of co‐creative orientation at the first stages of business opportunity identification and taking a more individualistic approach to innovation at later stages of the business development process and implementing the related changes. Potential entrepreneurs developing radically new innovative ideas in emerging economies should assess more realistically their existing core competences and search for opportunities to improve their competence base through cross‐border networking.Research limitations/implicationsSurveys that apply the self‐assessment tool do not comprise a representative sample of all Estonian entrepreneurs. These surveys have been conducted in training settings and support self‐development of trainees. Research results can be used for differentiating entrepreneurship training and education. An important opportunity for entrepreneurship education in the context of organisational change is to support the cross‐border exchange of entrepreneurial ideas between “blue ocean dreamers”, who sometimes lack entrepreneurship experience, and more experienced entrepreneurs, who may be trapped in some regionally‐limited business in a highly competitive domestic market.Originality/valueThe results of the research explain why entrepreneurship training has to take into consideration differences between imitative, individually innovative and co‐creative entrepreneurs.

Research paper thumbnail of Entrepreneurship Success Factors in High and Low Early Stage Entrepreneurship Intensity Countries

Studies on entrepreneurship, structural change and industrial dynamics, 2018

The paper links data from the research project “Entrepreneurship Work in Organizations Requiring ... more The paper links data from the research project “Entrepreneurship Work in Organizations Requiring Leadership Development” (E-World) and information from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research about intensity of early stage entrepreneurship activities. Perceptions about features of entrepreneurs that enhance their success are influenced by evolution of economies from the resource-driven to the efficiency driven and to the innovation driven development stage. E-World results from 21 countries indicate stronger focus on opportunity seeking in these efficiency driven countries, where share of early-stage entrepreneurs in population is high. Opportunity seeking attributions of entrepreneurs in innovation-driven economies appeared to be stronger in countries, where early-stage entrepreneurship intensity is relatively low. Positive behavioural patterns of entrepreneurs are linked to the high early-stage entrepreneurship intensity both in efficiency-driven and innovation-driven economies and in all regions that were studied. That reflects expectations about entrepreneurship ethics in countries, where the early-stage entrepreneurship rate is high.

Research paper thumbnail of Education and other competency sources for financially successful entrepreneurship

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2015

Many studies are focused on success of new ventures but little research has been focused on educa... more Many studies are focused on success of new ventures but little research has been focused on educational background and competency sources of entrepreneurs that have successfully accumulated financial assets in their long-term entrepreneurship during the transition to the market economy. This paper is based on the survey and interviews of such entrepreneurs about their academic learning experience and attitudes concerning relevance and sources of different competencies by using for the representatives sample the Estonian Business Registry data concerning ownership stakes of entrepreneurs. Among entrepreneurs with an academic degree, the share of very successful entrepreneurs is 2.1 times higher than among entrepreneurs with vocational education. Among successful entrepreneurs that have accumulated assets more than 1 million Euro, 43% are graduates of management-, entrepreneurship or economic specialties. Key competencies perceived as crucial by financially successful entrepreneurs are: ability to see and use opportunities, people management skills, persistence and risk taking.

Research paper thumbnail of Estonian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Jun 28, 2004

ABSTRACT Since gaining independence from the Soviet Unionin the early 1990s, the Eastern European... more ABSTRACT Since gaining independence from the Soviet Unionin the early 1990s, the Eastern European country of Estonia has established afunctioning stable, reform-based market economy. Considering the successof Estonia, this research seeks to better understand the trends and challengesrelated to the internationalization process in entrepreneurship. The evolution of entrepreneurship trends among Estonia businesses isexamined, including the impact of abolishing the corporate income tax.Then, the challenges faced by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) seekingforeign expansion are investigated. Obstacles and experiences related to understanding international businessare explored, including the significance of perestroika as an initialtraining ground for Estonian entrepreneurs. Also discussed is thesignificance of export development programs in Estonia and other Europeancountries. Specific export training programs both at universities and atindependent training centers are reviewed and discussed.The flaws intraining programs are identified, including inadequate market surveyinformation and counseling input, and the means to correct these flaws arediscussed. Estonia’s ability to claim market experience is limited atthis time due to the transitional nature of its economy. (AKP)

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring failure management strategies in the international context

Accounting and business in a sustainable post-Covid world: New perspectives and challenges

Research paper thumbnail of Training business students to use online networking for self‐development

International Journal of Training and Development

This paper contributes to understanding opportunities to use social media for developing online n... more This paper contributes to understanding opportunities to use social media for developing online networking skills that can be applied in entrepreneurial self‐development. Analysis of business students' changing priorities in finding and using online social networks during the years 2008–2019 demonstrated the dominance of Facebook and, more recently, Instagram, compared to LinkedIn and more specialized networks for entrepreneurs. Students involved in knowledge sharing for travelling, sports, music and online gaming have a more detailed understanding of online social media as entrepreneurial self‐development tools. Recent years demonstrated some desire to integrate online communication and joint actions in physical locations. Students need a deeper understanding of how their online communication and networking priorities can be aligned with their entrepreneurial network development and knowledge sharing priorities through social media. Our longitudinal research of student prioriti...