Abstract
The primary purpose of this article is to clarify the nature of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) construct and to propose a contingency framework for investigating the relationship between EO and firm performance. We first explore and refine the dimensions of EO and discuss the usefulness of viewing a firm's EO as a multidimensional construct. Then, drawing on examples from the EO-related contingencies literature, we suggest alternative models (moderating effects, mediating effects, independent effects, interaction effects) for testing the EO-performance relationship.
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Construct (python library)Entrepreneurial orientationContingencyPsychologyContingency theoryProactivityOrientation (vector space)Knowledge managementSocial psychologyEntrepreneurshipBusinessMarketingComputer scienceEpistemologyMathematics
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- 21
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- 1
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- 135-172
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G. T. Lumpkin,
Gregory G. Dess
(1996).
Clarifying the Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct and Linking It To Performance.
Academy of Management Review
, 21
(1)
, 135-172.
https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1996.9602161568
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- 10.5465/amr.1996.9602161568