...Rafał Kusa; Brandon Randolph-Seng; Joanna Duda; Małgorzata Okręglicka; Marcin Suder Purpose This study examines how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) influences firm growth (FG) in volatile contexts by considering the sequential mediating roles of digitalization (DIG) and organizational resilience...

...), entrepreneurial climate (EC) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO), on sustainability actions performance (SP). Design/methodology/approach Our study employs symmetric (partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)) and asymmetric (fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fs-QCA)) approaches...

...Jacopo Ballerini; Magali Pino; Michal Kuděj; Alberto Ferraris Purpose This study examines the role of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in the governance of software as a service (SaaS) platforms and its impact on strategic alignment and long-term governance performance in small and medium-sized...

...Ying Fu; Emma Su; Junsheng Dou; Jianlin Chen Purpose A firm’s entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is critical for its survival and long-term success. However, there is an ongoing debate about whether the unique characteristics of family firms promote or inhibit EO. Drawing on the resource-based view...

...Natanya Meyer; Chris Schachtebeck; Cheng-Feng Cheng; Christoph Stöckmann; Tobias Gössling Purpose This study examines the determinants of an effective digitalization strategy in entrepreneurial lifestyle and high-growth firms. It explores the role of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) dimensions...

... and the social commitment of companies. Findings Sustainability orientation has a total mediating effect on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and business performance. In addition, a divergent moderating effect of bridging capital and bonding capital is evidenced in this relationship...

... grounded in resource orchestration, entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and contingency theory. To test this framework, multi-tier data obtained from 708 farmers and 639 fruit and vegetable traders in Zambia were analyzed using structural equation models comprising mediation–moderation analyses. Findings...

...-makers, there is very little knowledge on the combined role of institutions, entrepreneurial orientations and innovation capabilities on the technological development of countries. In this study, we examine the impacts of entrepreneurial orientation and the innovative capacity of countries through...

...’ judgment and investment decision. Investors may wager on these explorative skills of the founders with the expectation that subsequent rounds of investments would attract other investors, contributing to higher valuations within a short period. Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial orientation Start-ups...

...Chris Williams; Jacqueline Jing You; Nathalie Spielmann Purpose The study explores the relationship between the breadth of external pressures facing leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the entrepreneurial stance they adopt for their firm, that is, entrepreneurial orientation...

... 11 12 2023 20 01 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social enterprise Social capital Entrepreneurial orientation Resource-based theory Navigating the critical intersection of commercial imperatives and social...

... a full mediating role in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance, and a partial mediating role in the relationship between market orientation (MO) and learning orientation (LO) and firm performance. Research limitations/implications The study used observed...

... on organisational behaviour, particularly regarding entrepreneurial orientation (EO). This study aims to examine how CEO narcissism affects EO, both as aggregate and specific measures, encompassing internal and external growth. It also considers the organisational context by examining how factors such as capital...

...Torbjörn Ljungkvist; Quang Evansluong; Börje Boers Purpose This study explores how the family influences the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) process in immigrant businesses. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on inductive multiple-case studies using 34 in-depth interviews. This paper...

...Ian R. Hodgkinson; Paul Hughes; Higor Leite; Younggeun Lee Purpose Public service organizations (PSOs) face a critical dilemma: how to generate more value for society but with a much-reduced resource base. The article advances the strategy axis of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) research...

... 03 04 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only This paper explores how entrepreneurial culture (EC) and organizational learning (OL) determine the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of new technology-based firms (NTBFs...

... Knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms succeed when they can better marshal their knowledge resources into productive advantages, necessitating entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and knowledge management (KM) processes of knowledge acquisition, application, conversion and protection. However...

...Robert Newbery; Stephen Roderick; Johannes Sauer; Matthew Gorton; Keith Robbins Purpose Research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) seeks to understand the EO–performance relationship. However, at a strategic level, performance relates to a competitive advantage and comprises both value-added...

...James M. Crick; Dave Crick Purpose Underpinned by a stakeholder-oriented resource-based theoretical lens, this inter-disciplinary study investigates the association between an entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance under different degrees of coopetition (cooperation among rival firms...

...Ahmed Rageh Ismail; Bahtiar Mohamad Purpose Scholars and practitioners alike are paying attention to entrepreneurial orientation (EO) as an antecedent of the financial performance of SMEs. Other factors foster and improve SMEs' financial performance. This paper aims to shed the light on other two...