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Publication date: 3 February 2020

Kais Ben-Ahmed

Little is known about the relationship between an entrepreneur and his business coach, as very few studies have examined this question, in Tunisia or internationally. The purpose…

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Purpose

Little is known about the relationship between an entrepreneur and his business coach, as very few studies have examined this question, in Tunisia or internationally. The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of the relationship that Tunisian entrepreneur has with his business coach, through the study of factors, which are decisive in the success of this relationship, especially trust, communication and commitment.

Design/methodology/approach

This study used a questionnaire to gather information about entrepreneurs who created their small businesses between 2015 and 2018. First, factor analysis was conducted on several variables to extract the underlying dimensions. Then, a bivariate analysis was performed to identify and analyse which factors are responsible for the success of the relationship between the entrepreneur and his business coach.

Findings

The findings of the study showed that the factors identified as being critical to the success of the relationship between Tunisian entrepreneur and his business coach, include know-how, the give-and-take strategy, meeting needs of the entrepreneur, sharing knowledge and the involvement of the coach in the project during the business creation process. However, limited trust, comprehensive listening and mutuality of relationships were not statistically significant.

Research limitations/implications

Whilst study results are partially consistent with the literature, it is surprising that some factors as comprehensive listening, knowledge sharing and relationship mutuality do not really consolidate the entrepreneur's relationship with his coach. By harnessing this result, it is desirable that a more in-depth examination of success factors be carried out to allow more accurate inference to be drawn from the survey.

Practical implications

Whilst study results are partially consistent with findings from the literature, it is surprising that some factors, as comprehensive listening, knowledge sharing and relationship mutuality does not significantly contribute to the success of the relationship between Tunisian entrepreneur and his business coach. Taking this into account, it would be desirable that a more in-depth examination of success factors be carried out to allow more accurate inference to be drawn from the survey.

Originality/value

The paper contributes by analysing critical success factors of the relationship between an entrepreneur and his business coach in a less well-researched area since very few studies have examined this question, in Tunisia or internationally. Conceptually, it offers a better understanding of how the entrepreneur and his coach behave during the business creation process.

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Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, vol. 69 no. 6/7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2514-9342

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Publication date: 29 January 2024

Naziha Kasraoui, Kais Ben-Ahmed and Amira Feidi

This study focuses on the impact of green innovation on oil and gas firms’ performance in the MENA region from 2010 to 2020. Return on assets (ROA) was used to measure the…

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This study focuses on the impact of green innovation on oil and gas firms’ performance in the MENA region from 2010 to 2020. Return on assets (ROA) was used to measure the financial performance of firms. However, green innovation was measured using two different scores, namely the environmental pillar and the innovation scores. Additionally, we introduced an oil price-moderated variable to examine its effect on the firm’s performance and the green innovation nexus. We collected data from the DataStream database. Regarding our empirical part, we use the generalized least squares method to carry out the analysis. Results showed a positive impact between green innovation scores and the firm’s performance in the MENA region. Also, we found that green innovation has a linear effect on firm performance. Finally, a negative, moderated effect of crude oil prices on green innovation and the firm’s financial performance nexus has been found.

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Digital Technology and Changing Roles in Managerial and Financial Accounting: Theoretical Knowledge and Practical Application
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80455-973-4

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Publication date: 29 January 2024

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Digital Technology and Changing Roles in Managerial and Financial Accounting: Theoretical Knowledge and Practical Application
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ISBN: 978-1-80455-973-4

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Publication date: 12 July 2013

Cun‐Cen Li, Ming Yang, Ya‐Fei Pang and Shi‐Yang Li

The purpose of this paper is to propose an optimization method by combining artificial immune algorithm and finite element analysis to find the optimal exciting electrode of a…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to propose an optimization method by combining artificial immune algorithm and finite element analysis to find the optimal exciting electrode of a piezoceramic plate type ultrasonic motor vibrator.

Design/methodology/approach

The artificial immune algorithm is selected as optimizer for its merit of fast convergence to global optimal solution. The finite element analysis is used to calculate the motion trajectory of contact point. The objective function is the work that the vibrator does to rotor. The design variables are the boundaries of exciting electrode on piezoceramic plate vibrator surface.

Findings

The calculated results and the experimental results show that using this method, both the position and the size of optimal exciting electrode of this ultrasonic motor can be quickly and accurately determined.

Originality/value

In order to successfully design an ultrasonic motor, both the position and the size of the exciting electrode must be investigated, so as to change more electric energy into mechanical energy. In this paper, an optimization method by combining artificial immune algorithm and finite element analysis is proposed for the exciting location optimization of a piezoceramic plate type ultrasonic motor to obtain large power output.

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