Table 4.

Constructs measurement

Item description and referencesDefinitionAbbreviation
Entrepreneurial orientation
Risk-taking
(Miller, 1983; Dess and Lumpkin, 2005)
Making decisions and taking action without certain knowledge of probable outcomesEO_1
Innovativeness
(Covin and Slevin, 1989; Dess and Lumpkin, 2005)
A willingness to introduce newness and novelty through experimentation and creative processes aimed at developing new products and services, as well as new processesEO_2
Proactivity
(Covin and Slevin, 1989; Dess and Lumpkin, 2005)
A forward-looking perspective characteristic of a marketplace leader that has the foresight to seize opportunities in anticipation of future demandEO_3
Human resources orientation
Empathy
(Choi, 2006; Kochan and Osterman, 1994; Kim et al., 2018; Parente et al., 2020)
The extent to which a company shares emotions and information with its employeesHRO_1
Equity
(Agócs and Burr, 1996; Kim et al., 2018)
The extent to which a company treats individuals in a fair and equal mannerHRO_2
Empowerment
(Choi, 2006; Cucino et al. (2021, 2022); Kim et al., 2018; Parente et al., 2020)
The delegation of power and responsibility from higher levels of the organizational hierarchy to lower levels, especially in regard to an employee’s ability to make decisionsHRO_3
Enablement
(Kim et al., 2018; Parente et al., 2020)
The extent to which a company provides the environment where each individual employee is able to develop skills and knowledge, consisting of both skill and infrastructureHRO_4

Source:

Adapted from Kim et al. (2018), Parente et al. (2020) 

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