Table 6

The HEO entrepreneurial strategic posture and personal values

CodeQuotationInformantSME*Emerging themeRef
Q48We have always pursued a very strong sociocultural business idea; the company is never an object that must bring wealth, benefit to an individual (shareholder, entrepreneur, etc.), but it has a specific role in the social development of the territory. A company must guarantee stability and a serenity of life to all the people who are part of it: employees and stakeholdersC2Personal values impactParente et al. (2018) 
Q49This attitude toward workforce enablement, empowerment and empathy are derived from the entrepreneur leader's personal values that are well-rooted in the companyH3Personal values impactParente et al. (2018) 
Q50The attention to people that are in the firms is something that is strictly related to the family valuesK, N, P4Personal values impactParente et al. (2018) 

Note(s): C = entrepreneur; H = quality and environment manager; K = quality assurance manager; N = after-sales manager; P = production engineering manager

*Although a specific quotation has not been reported here, in SME 1 was generally clarified the relevance of the entrepreneur's value in strategies' definition by all interviewed personnel, who spoke of the entrepreneur's family values, their working-class background, and their link with the region and land

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