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      <dc:title>Sports entrepreneurship during COVID-19: Technology as an ally to maintain the competitiveness of small businesses</dc:title>
      <dc:creator>González-Serrano, María Huertas</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Alonso Dos Santos, Manuel</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Sendra-García, Javier</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Calabuig Moreno, Ferran</dc:creator>
      <dc:subject>Sports entrepreneurship</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>SME</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Technology</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Strategic orientation</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Business model adaptation</dc:subject>
      <dc:description>The sports sector, specifically the field of personal trainer entrepreneurship, has been severely affected by the&#xd;
COVID-19 crisis. However, there are still few empirical studies that analyze how the actions taken before and&#xd;
during this crisis can affect sports entrepreneurs' performance. This research aims to analyze which combinations&#xd;
of sports entrepreneurs' personal characteristics and actions performed have been most and least effective in&#xd;
minimizing the negative impact of COVID-19 on their businesses. A validated online questionnaire was&#xd;
administered to personal trainer entrepreneurs from May to June 2020 before they reopened their facilities.&#xd;
Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was performed to assess the impacts. The results show that&#xd;
both post-COVID measures (adaptation of the business model) and previous strategic orientation seemed&#xd;
essential. Specifically, high levels of sports entrepreneurs' resilience and innovation/R&amp;D when competing&#xd;
against their closest competitors before the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased use of technologies (sports&#xd;
services digitization) during the pandemic have been essential to maintaining the performance of the sports&#xd;
business. Thus, improvements in the digital competencies of personal trainers' sports entrepreneurs, the devel-&#xd;
opment of strategic plans and activities related to innovation/R&amp;D and process improvements are important&#xd;
measures to maintain the competitiveness of small sports businesses during crises.</dc:description>
      <dc:date>2023-05-31T11:20:31Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2023-05-31T11:20:31Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2023-02</dc:date>
      <dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
      <dc:identifier>M.H. González-Serrano et al. Sports entrepreneurship during COVID-19: Technology as an ally to maintain the competitiveness of small businesses. Technological Forecasting &amp; Social Change 187 (2023) 122256. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122256]</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>https://hdl.handle.net/10481/82058</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122256</dc:identifier>
      <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
      <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>Atribución 4.0 Internacional</dc:rights>
      <dc:publisher>Elsevier</dc:publisher>
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