Ed Saiedi

Von Nitzsch, Jannis; Bird, Miriam & Saiedi, Ed (2024)

The strategic role of owners in firm growth: Contextualizing ownership competence in private firms

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 18(3), s. 553- 581. Doi: 10.1002/sej.1497 - Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

We integrate the emerging literature on the strategic role of firm owners in firms’ value creation with Penrosean growth theory to investigate how and under what conditions two experience-based competences among owners—matching competence and governance competence—influence firm growth. Employing a longitudinal sample of 2,509 owner-managed German firms, we find a positive relationship between owners’ experience-based competences and firm growth. Further, we find that in family firms, the positive relationship between owners’ experience-based governance competence and firm growth is weaker and that both experience-based competences matter more in younger firms compared to older firms. Our findings make important contributions to research on strategic ownership and Penrosean growth theory.

Saiedi, Ed (2023)

Are Constraints the Mother of Innovation? Innovation Effects of the Global Financial Crisis

Proceedings and Membership Directory - Academy of Management

Von Nitzsch, Jannis; Bird, Miriam & Saiedi, Ed (2022)

Does Owners’ Experience Matter? The Influence of Matching and Governance Experience on Firm Growth

Proceedings and Membership Directory - Academy of Management Doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2022.11984abstract

Saiedi, Ed; Mohammadi, Ali, Broström, Anders & Shafi, Kourosh (2022)

Distrust in Banks and Fintech Participation: The Case of Peer-to-Peer Lending

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice Doi: 10.1177/1042258720958020 - Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

What has boosted crowdfunding’s growth? In the case of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, we highlight the role of consumers’ distrust in banks. We offer evidence that distrust in banks likely triggers individuals to supply funding toward crowdfunding and away from bank deposits. We highlight that a distrust mindset promotes questioning default choices and considering alternatives, and fosters comparisons focusing on dissimilarities. Our findings suggest US states whose residents express greater distrust in banks are more likely to fund P2P loans and, conditional on funding, lend higher amounts. This relationship is more pronounced when funding small loans or borrowers with less banking access.

Saiedi, Ed; Broström, Anders & Ruiz, Felipe (2021)

Global drivers of cryptocurrency infrastructure adoption

Small Business Economics, 57, s. 353- 406. Doi: 10.1007/s11187-019-00309-8 - Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

A vast digital ecosystem of entrepreneurship and exchange has sprung up with Bitcoin’s digital infrastructure at its core. We explore the worldwide spread of infrastructure necessary to maintain and grow Bitcoin as a system (Bitcoin nodes) and infrastructure enabling the use of bitcoins for everyday economic transactions (Bitcoin merchants). Specifically, we investigate the role of legal, criminal, financial, and social determinants of the adoption of Bitcoin infrastructure. We offer some support for the view that the adoption of cryptocurrency infrastructure is driven by perceived failings of traditional financial systems, in that the spread of Bitcoin infrastructure is associated with low trust in banks and the financial system among inhabitants of a region, and with the occurrence of country-level inflation crises. On the other hand, our findings also suggest that active support for Bitcoin is higher in locations with well-developed banking services. Finally, we find support for the view that bitcoin adoption is also partly driven by cryptocurrencies’ usefulness in engaging in illicit trade.

Saiedi, Ed; Sinha, Vikash Kumar & Okwir, Simon (2023)

Innovation Modes and Resourcing Choices: A Configurational Approach

[Academic lecture]. Druid Conference 2023.

Saiedi, Ed; Sinha, Vikash Kumar & Okwir, Simon (2023)

Innovation Modes and Resourcing Choices: A Configurational Approach

[Academic lecture]. Strategy Science Annual Conference.

Saiedi, Ed (2023)

Are Constraints the Mother of Innovation? Innovation Effects of the Global Financial Crisis

[Academic lecture]. AOM Annual Meeting 2023.

Saiedi, Ed; Bird, Miriam & Von Nitzsch, Jannis (2022)

Does Owners' Experience Matter? The Influence of Matching and Governance Experience on Firm Growth

[Academic lecture]. Strategic Management Society Conference 2022.

Saiedi, Ed (2022)

Are Constraints the Mother of Innovation? Innovation Effects of the Global Financial Crisis

[Academic lecture]. Strategic Management Society Conference 2022.