Entrepreneurial orientation pathways to performance: A fuzzy-set analysis

Lisboa, Ana; Skarmeas, Dionysis; Saridakis, Charalampos

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Lisboa, Ana

Skarmeas, Dionysis

Saridakis, Charalampos

Abstract(s)

Most prior research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) aggregates its features into a gestalt construct to investigate its influence on firm performance. This study deconstructs EO into innovativeness, proactiveness, and risktaking dimensions and focuses on the causalmechanisms bywhich those factors collectively affect performance. By drawing on the resource-based view of the firm and its dynamic capabilities extension, the study identifies multiple paths of complex causal recipes that can lead to certain organizational capabilities, competitive advantages, and performance. To do that, the study uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), a technique that provides a holistic view of the examined interrelationships, compared to traditional net effect approaches that assumesymmetric and linear relationships among variables. The study provides key conclusions and insightful implications for managers and researchers.

Keywords

Entrepreneurial orientation Exploitation Exploration Competitive advantage Performance Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/13086

Citation

Ana Lisboa, Dionysis Skarmeas, Charalampos Saridakis, Entrepreneurial orientation pathways to performance: A fuzzy-set analysis, Journal of Business Research, Volume 69, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1319-1324, ISSN 0148-2963, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.099.