...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...

.... Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial orientation Start-ups Firm growth This article examines the role of start-up founding teams’ collective ambidextrous orientation in determining the speed at which their start-ups attain the coveted status of a “unicorn start-up”. It investigates three research questions...

...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...

...Yasaman Yazdanpanah; Mohamad Taghi Toghraee; Aidin Salamzadeh; Jonathan M. Scott; Ramo Palalić This paper explores how entrepreneurial culture (EC) and organizational learning (OL) determine the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of new technology-based firms (NTBFs). These NTBFs are located...

... causations differ based on KM processes. This study enriches the emerging knowledge-based theory of the entrepreneurial-oriented firm by advancing the theory and conversation by revealing how EO, KM processes and context link in which the profile of the EO–performance relationship is configurationally...

...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...

... the way to quickly enter the international market, thereby achieving internationalization (as shown in Figure 1). New venture strategy Opportunity Entrepreneurial orientation International entrepreneurship Facing the historic opportunity of comprehensive opening up, Chinese enterprises have...

... refers to all of the above as AEs, for which it is vital to consider their entrepreneurial orientation and how it influences AE goals. Regarding AE that seeks commercial purposes, some studies report that AEs have an entrepreneurial orientation that allows them to engage in entrepreneurial activities...

...Nader Seyed Kalali Purpose This paper aims to shed light on the relationship between long-term orientation (LTO) and the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in family firms while adopting a stewardship perspective. Design/methodology/approach A survey of the top managers of family...