Publication Authors: Elīna Gaile- Sarkane

Kristaps Banga, Elina Gaile – Sarkane

The transition to Industry 5.0 marks a paradigm shift towards innovation ecosystems that prioritize human-centricity, sustainability, and resilience. This paper advances the understanding of innovation ecosystem governance by introducing the concept of the “Bridge Maker” – a strategic intermediary that plays a pivotal role in aligning diverse stakeholders, fostering collaborative governance, and embedding Industry 5.0 […]

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2025: Knowledge Futures: AI, Technology, and the New Business Paradigm
567-573
Rasma Pīpiķe, Elīna Gaile- Sarkane

This study investigates the relationship between Top Management Teams’ (TMTs) educational diversity and enterprise performance within the Upper Echelons Theory (UET) framework. It integrates data from ten qualitative interviews with senior managers and a quantitative survey of 765 small and medium-sized Latvian enterprises (SMEs) representatives. The study explores how educational background—a form of deep-level diversity—affects […]

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2025: Knowledge Futures: AI, Technology, and the New Business Paradigm
583-591
Anita Straujuma, Elīna Gaile-Sarkane

Alumni are one of the most important assets of the universities and their role and place in the university is more often becoming matter of scientific discussion. Author suggests universities to apply systems thinking and look at the wider environment and interactions of various subsystems, alumni community being one of them. Many authors discuss Higher […]

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2019 – Knowledge Ecosystems and Growth
1581-1588