Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance - A Replication Study

    Publication: Scientific journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    We examine the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and hypothesize that EO has a positive impact on business performance. We create a contingency model and a configuration model and compare their results to those derived from a main-effects model. The study replicates the work of Wiklund and Shepherd (2005) and tests the validity of their results in a different national context. Our analysis indicates a positive connection between EO and business performance only in cases in which a dynamic environment is combined with high access to financial capital and when a stable environment is combined with low access to financial capital. Our analysis also indicates that EO may have a negative effect on performance in certain configurations.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)175 - 198
    Journalzfbf Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung - Schmalenbach Business Review (SBR)
    Volume62
    Issue number2
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2010

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