scholarly journals Assessing the Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Orientation, Reputational Resources and Absorptive Capability: A Resource-Based Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Orlando Lima Rua ◽  
Alexandra França
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Knowledge Exploitation ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

Building on well established theories, our research explores the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on reputational resources and absorptive capacity of knowledge exploitation of Portuguese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of footwear associated to the Portuguese Footwear, Components and Leather Goods Association (APICCAPS).Therefore, a quantitative methodological approach was used, conducting a descriptive, exploratory and transversal empirical study, having applied a questionnaire to a sample of Portuguese SMEs.Based on survey data from 42 firms, our empirical results indicate that globally entrepreneurial orientation have a positive and significant influence on knowledge exploitation and that the entrepreneurial orientation’s dimensions that most contribute to this end are innovation and risk-taking.Moreover, the processes for exploitation of reputational resources and knowledge became an essential element for firms to adapt to changes in the competitive environment. The exploitation of this resources and capacities should be undertaken with innovation, proactivity and risk-taking.

Contributions of Entrepreneurial Orientation to Competitive Advantage

2021 ◽  
pp. 438-451
Author(s):  
Orlando Manuel Martins Marques Lima Rua
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Structural Equations Model ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this chapter is to analyze the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and competitive advantage on Portuguese exporting textiles small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, a quantitative methodological approach was used, conducting a descriptive, exploratory, and transversal empirical study, having applied a questionnaire to a sample of Portuguese SMEs, associated of the Portuguese textile association (ATP). The structural equations model was used for this purpose, using the partial least squares (PLS). Based on survey data from 247 firms, the empirical results indicate that 1) innovation have a positive and significant impact on differentiation, 2) proactivity and risk-taking does not have a positive and significant impact on differentiation, and 3) innovation, proactivity, and risk-taking does not have a positive and significant impact on cost leadership. This study shows that Portuguese textile SMEs seek to support and stimulate new ideas, experimentation, and creativity that surely result in new products, services, and processes.

Contributions of Entrepreneurial Orientation to Competitive Advantage

2019 ◽  
pp. 136-153
Author(s):  
Orlando Manuel Martins Marques Lima Rua
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Structural Equations Model ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this chapter is to analyze the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and competitive advantage on Portuguese exporting textiles small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, a quantitative methodological approach was used, conducting a descriptive, exploratory, and transversal empirical study, having applied a questionnaire to a sample of Portuguese SMEs, associated of the Portuguese textile association (ATP). The structural equations model was used for this purpose, using the partial least squares (PLS). Based on survey data from 247 firms, the empirical results indicate that 1) innovation have a positive and significant impact on differentiation, 2) proactivity and risk-taking does not have a positive and significant impact on differentiation, and 3) innovation, proactivity, and risk-taking does not have a positive and significant impact on cost leadership. This study shows that Portuguese textile SMEs seek to support and stimulate new ideas, experimentation, and creativity that surely result in new products, services, and processes.

scholarly journals The Moderating Effect of Social Capital in Relation to Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance

2017 ◽  
pp. 82-115
Author(s):  
Alireza Jalali ◽  
Ramayah Thurasamy ◽  
Mastura Jaafar
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Industry Network

The importance of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), resource-based view (RBV), network types of social capital (SC) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have become the main focus in the manufacturing environment. The current study investigates 1. The relationship between EO and Manufacturing SMEs performance and 2. The moderating effect of intra- and extra-industry network in EO and manufacturing SMEs performance relationship. Quantitative method was done through survey. The population of this study was industrial SMEs in Tehran and Hamedan. Proportionate stratified random sampling was employed and out of 580 questionnaires sent out, only 150 questionnaires were returned. The result implies that the dimensions of EO positively improved manufacturing SMEs performance. In addition the result shows that the high intra-industry network strongly moderates the relationship between innovativeness and growth-profit ability and also strongly moderates the relationship between risk-taking and growth-profitability. Contributions and limitations of the study are also discussed accordingly.

scholarly journals Karakteristik Personal Sebagai Moderasi Hubungan Pelatihan UMKM dan Orientasi Kewirausahaan

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Salix Fini Maris ◽  
Aji Hermawan ◽  
Siti Jahroh
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Training Success ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Direct Attachment

Entrepreneurship training helps to support culture and entrepreneurship by changing mindsets and increasing expertise. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMES) training program has a challenge to pay more attention to the personal characteristics of entrepreneur to make it effective. Personal characteristics affect the training process, which is generate training success by obtaining satisfaction of the participants. The study examines personal characteristics; learning motivation, personal targets, and extraversion personality, as aspects that influence relationship between training and entrepreneurship orientation. The study was conducted on entrepreneur that took part in entrepreneurship training program using questionnaires. The results of the questionnaire were analyzed with the SEM PLS model and generate results of the study, thus personal characteristics as moderation have no significant influence or relationship to the strength of the relationship between training and entrepreneurial orientation. Even though same as training, personal characteristics have a direct attachment to entrepreneurial orientation. The results of this study can be a reference for the implementation of the training to stimulates the trainees' personal characteristics to support entrepreneurial orientation.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Orientasi Kewirausahaan dan Kapasitas Inovasi terhadap Kesuksesan Proyek pada Bidang Fashion

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 690
Author(s):  
Fernando Gho Danny ◽  
Louis Utama
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Entrepreneurial Marketing ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – This paper examines the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capacity, and firm performance in the creative industries context. Design/methodology/approach – The developed conceptual model is tested using partial least square ( PLS ) using a sample of 30 creative industries small medium enterprises owners. Findings – The result of the PLS model shows that both EO and IC act as a basis for improved business performance among small and medium enterprises. Based on the research findings, it can be argued that both EO and EO fully unlock their value-creating potential among small and medium enterprises. Originality/value – In addition to providing initial insight on the relationship between entrepreneurial action, innovative capacity, and performance with the creative industries, the paper also is one of the first on the creative industries to focus on firm-level strategy.Tujuan dari makalah ini adalah membahas hubungan antara orientasi kewirausahaan, kapasitas inovasi, dan kinerja perusahaan dalam konteks industri kreatif. Desain / metodologi / pendekatan - Model konseptual yang dikembangkan diuji menggunakan partial least square (PLS) menggunakan sampel 30 pemilik UKM industri kreatif. Temuan - Hasil model PLS menunjukkan bahwa baik EO dan IC bertindak sebagai dasar untuk meningkatkan kesuksesan proyek di antara usaha kecil dan menengah. Berdasarkan temuan penelitian, dapat dikatakan bahwa EO dan IC sepenuhnya membuka kunci potensi penciptaan nilai mereka di antara perusahaan kecil dan menengah. Orisinalitas / nilai – Dalam studi ini selain memberikan wawasan awal antar tindakan kewirausahaan, kapasitas inovaif dan kinerja dalam indsutri kreatif. Makalah ini juga merupakan salah satu yang pertama di industri kreatif untuk fokus pada tingkat perusahaan. Kata kunci: Entrepreneurial marketing, Innovation, Competitive Advantage, Creativity in Marketing, Entrepreneurial orientation.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Selected SMEs in Southeast, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
Ifeanyi E. Nuel Okoli ◽  
Kanayo Chike Nwosu ◽  
Miracle Ejike Okechukwu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
Customer Base ◽  
Simple Regression Analysis ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Poor Infrastructure

This study examines the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on performance of selected small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Nigeria. The problems that led to this study include, inadequate access to finance, poor infrastructure, inconsistency with government policy, poor support (business development work), inadequate sales, too many taxes and obsolete technologies leading to massive failures. It has not been found that the epileptic growth of SMEs in Southeast Nigeria is not only due to the problems but also from the entrepreneurial orientation. The survey research method was employed in this study and the study relied on secondary and primary data. The population of this study was drawn from SMEs in the five states in the Southeast Nigeria. The study was done using three hundred and sixty six small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Complete enumeration was adopted. Simple regression analysis was used to analysis the hypotheses. The study revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between pro-activeness, innovativeness and risk taking on performance of SMEs in Southeast Nigeria. The study concluded that entrepreneurial-oriented firms tend to lead the industry with innovations, performing things in a better approach to satisfy customers and give the firm a better leverage. The study recommends that SMEs owners and managers should be committed to process and radical innovation in their dealings so as to increase and expand their customer base.

The nexus between entrepreneurial orientation and performance: enabling roles of absorptive capacity

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Raisal ◽  
Arun Kumar Tarofder ◽  
Aboobucker Ilmudeen
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Medium Enterprises

PurposeDeveloping countries’ economic growth very much depend on the successful performance of entrepreneurial-oriented firms. Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is a valuable conjecturer of firm success. This study mainly focuses on analyzing the effect of EO on the firm performance (FP) with the mediating role of absorptive capacity (ACAP).Design/methodology/approachTo test the hypothetical model, we collected 226 valid responses from senior managers of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The structural equation modeling technique is performed and research hypotheses are validated.FindingsThe findings show that the strong causal relations exit between EO, ACAP and FP. In brief, EO was found to be a predictor of ACAP, and ACAP has a strong positive impact on FP. Moreover, ACAP substantiated to be a mediator between EO and FP.Research limitations/implicationsA notable ramification of this finding is that for SMEs to enhance their performance via EO, the presence of ACAP as a mediator is essential.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study can be used as a basis to consider EO to increase firms' level of ACAP and to enhance FP. As a whole, the findings offer pragmatic insights for SMEs and pertinent stakeholders.Originality/valueSo far, little is known about the interrelationship between EO, ACAP and FP. Importantly, the mediating role of ACAP between EO and FP has remained unexplored. This study fills this gap in the existing literature.

A sequential relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, human resource management practices, collective organisational engagement and innovation performance of small and medium enterprises

2021 ◽  
pp. 026624262110564
Author(s):  
Khuram Shahzad ◽  
Marco De Sisto ◽  
Muhammad Athar Rasheed ◽  
Sami U Bajwa ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

Despite the increasing relevance of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) for innovation performance in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), few studies examine the complexity of the underlying mechanism that explains the relationship between EO and innovation performance. Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) and signalling theory, we examine an organisation-level model to explain how SME EO predicts innovation performance through human resource management (HRM) practices and collective organisational engagement (COE). We used data collected from 186 human resource managers and 526 employees in SMEs. The results indicate that HRM practices and COE sequentially mediate the relationship between EO and innovation performance. To complement studies that identify an organisation’s micro processes (i.e. employee behaviours as mediators between EO and innovation), this study highlights the need to examine macro processes occurring at the organisation level to account for the EO–innovation performance relationship.

The effect of market orientation as a mediating variable in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and SMEs performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muslim Amin ◽  
Ramayah Thurasamy ◽  
Abdullah M. Aldakhil ◽  
Aznur Hafeez Bin Kaswuri
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – This study aims to examine the effect of market orientation (MO) as a mediating variable in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs)’ performance. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 500 SMEs in the manufacturing industry of food and beverages were involved in this study with a response rate of 117. Data collection was conducted in all states of Peninsular Malaysia including the northern, central, southern and eastern regions. Findings – The findings show that EO has a significant relationship with MO, and MO has a significant relationship with SME performance. MO will mediate the relationship between EO and SMEs’ performance. Practical implications – The higher the EO implemented in a business, the more willing a company will be to implement MO. This analysis shows that highly entrepreneurial firms tend to be highly market orientated and this affects SMEs’ performance. Originality/value – The results of this study show that the characteristic of entrepreneurial and MO practiced by SMEs in Malaysia has been significantly affected the SMEs’ performance. It indicates that EO offers a holistic and systematic model for supporting SMEs to build a well-maintained environment of MO and SMEs’ performance.

IS Integration and Business Performance: The Mediation Effect of Organizational Absorptive Capacity in SMEs

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Francalanci ◽  
Vincenzo Morabito
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Fundamental Result ◽  
Complex Technology ◽  
Is Integration ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

A fundamental result of the information technology (IT) and business performance literature is that IT is not a driver of performance per se. However, it can be associated with higher performance if accompanied by organizational change. The identification of the variables describing organizational change is still on-going work. This paper focuses on organizational absorptive capacity and analyses its effects on the relationship between IT and business performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Organizational absorptive capacity measures the ability of an organization to complete a learning process. A significant learning effort is typically associated with IT, as it represents a complex technology. To cope with IT's complexity, implementation is typically incremental and is accompanied by a continuous integration effort of data and applications. The degree of integration of a company's information system (IS), called IS integration, is a proxy of IT maturity and quality. In this study, we explore the effect of IS integration on business performance through absorptive capacity, that is, we hypothesize that absorptive capacity has a mediation role between IS integration and business performance. The proposed research model is tested with data surveyed from 466 SMEs sited in Italy, for which exports constitute more than half of their revenues. Results indicate that organizational absorptive capacity has a mediation effect. Alternative models attributing to absorptive capacity a role different from mediation are found to be non-significant.

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