Entrepreneurial Orientation in low- and medium-tech industries: The need for Absorptive Capacity to increase performance

Autor:	Laura D'Oria, Massimiliano Bruni, Bárbara Larrañeta, Salvatore Sciascia
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Absorptive capacity Strategy and Management Entrepreneurial orientation Context (language use) Business Marketing Industrial organization
Zdroj:	European Management Journal. 32:761-769
ISSN:	0263-2373
DOI:	10.1016/j.emj.2013.12.007
Popis:	The implications of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) for firm performance in low- and medium-tech (LMT) industries are largely unexplored and seem to be limited. In this paper we seek to address this research gap studying how Absorptive Capacity can act as a key factor determining the effectiveness of EO in such a context. Specifically, we adopt the knowledge-based view of the firm and explore the moderating effects of Absorptive Capacity’s Potential and Realized dimensions on the EO–performance relationship in LMT industries. Our regression results based on a lagged dataset of 103 medium-sized firms based in Italy confirm our hypotheses that, in LMT industries, EO has a positive effect on firm performance when coupled with high levels of both Potential and Realized Absorptive Capacity.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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