The contribution of the entrepreneurial orientation to SMEs profitability: a contingent analysis that considers the environment role
This paper aims first to show the effect of the Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) on SMEs financial performance, and second, to propose a contingency model which explores the moderating effects of environmental hostility of the relationship EO –financial performance -- To examine the research hypothe...
- Autores:
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Martins, Izaias
Uribe, Felipe
Mesa, Diana
- Tipo de recurso:
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2012
- Institución:
- Universidad EAFIT
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio EAFIT
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/9154
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10784/9154
- Palabra clave:
- Emprendimiento
Entorno competitivo
PEQUEÑA Y MEDIANA EMPRESA
DESEMPEÑO ECONÓMICO
Economic performance
- Rights
- License
- Acceso abierto
| Summary: | This paper aims first to show the effect of the Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) on SMEs financial performance, and second, to propose a contingency model which explores the moderating effects of environmental hostility of the relationship EO –financial performance -- To examine the research hypotheses, a sample of 121 manufacturing SMEs located in Catalonia, Spain has been used -- The results confirm a positive EO-financial performance relation, and suggest that a more positive relation exists when there is an adjustment between the EO and the environment -- Finally, the academic and entrepreneurial implications related to the EO and the SMEs environment are presented and discussed |
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