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Mojtaba Hosseini

Bio: Mojtaba Hosseini is an academic researcher from Linköping University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Entrepreneurial orientation & Entrepreneurship. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 35 citations.

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TL;DR: The current literature has failed to deliver a coherent explanation of the internationalization-performance (I-P) relationship as discussed by the authors, and the empirical findings are quite confusing and even contradictory.

14 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the relationship between firm-level entrepreneurship and international performance among Iranian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the environment is considered as a moderating factor which enables them to discuss the results more precisely.
Abstract: Relying on the resource-based view and contingency analysis, this study aims to investigate the relationship between firm-level entrepreneurship (FLE) and international performance among Iranian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The environment is considered as a moderating factor which enables us to discuss the results more precisely. To draw a more holistic picture of entrepreneurship in existing companies, both orientation and action are included in the research model. A survey study of 140 SMEs using a partial least squares structural equation modelling analysis demonstrated a negative effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on international performance, but a positive impact for corporate entrepreneurship (CE). Environmental dynamism (ED) appeared as an insignificant moderator, while environmental hostility (EH) significantly moderated the effect of EO on international performance. The unexpected results of this study, especially in the case of EO, add new insights on the FLE research of smaller companies. When SMEs are performing in a business network, cooperation becomes the priority, and any type of opportunistic behaviour which harms the trust weakens their collective performance.

13 citations

01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed an integrative model of EO and CE to classify the companies in four different categories, including non-entrepreneurial, forced-entertainment-based, latent-entire and actual entrepreneurial firms.
Abstract: During the last decade, firm-level entrepreneurship as an important phenomenon that may influence the corporate performance, attracted the attention of many researchers and a number of measurements were developed to gauge the entrepreneurial intensity at the firm level such as entrepreneurial orientation, corporate entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial management. EO and CE found more popularity and researchers employed them to investigate the phenomenon of firm-level entrepreneurship.Incrementally, a contradiction was emerged in the literature regarding the proper measurement of FLE. A number of studies recommended integrating EO and CE in a more comprehensive measurement to develop a deeper understanding of firms’ entrepreneurial intensity. In fact, EO and CE complement each other. While the former focuses on the proclivity of firms to have entrepreneurial behaviors and activities, the latter is the output- based construct and points out to the actual entrepreneurial actions such as innovation, venturing and strategic renewal.This study develops an integrative model of EO and CE to classify the companies in four different categories includes non-entrepreneurial, forced-entrepreneurial, latent-entrepreneurial, and actual entrepreneurial firms. The primary objective of the study is to investigate if the actual entrepreneurial firms show the higher degrees of internationalization or not.The research has performed in two different steps to confirm the integrative model and testify the research hypotheses. In the first step, the multi-case study approach is primarily applied to investigate if the model categorizes companies that are actually different or not. To conduct this step, four companies were selected that each one was the representative of a unique category of the model. Then deep interviews were performed to assess their behaviors on some especial characteristics, which were previously mentioned as the different characteristics of entrepreneurial versus non-entrepreneurial firms. To testify the research hypotheses, a questionnaire was designed that was included of questions, which were applied and validated by former studies.

12 citations

01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a more comprehensive construct to gauge the Firm Level Entrepreneurship (FLE) with attention to insufficiencies of existing measurements and recommendations.
Abstract: With attention to insufficiencies of existing measurements and recommendations to design a more comprehensive construct to gauge the Firm Level Entrepreneurship (FLE), this paper presents a fourfol ...

4 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how entrepreneurial orientation and strategic renewal might transmit government institutional support and thereby enhance firm performance in a transition economy, and the hypotheses were tested with structural equation modeling, in combination with a biascorrected bootstrap method, to assess the significance of the theorized direct and indirect relationships.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and strategic renewal (as a critical dimension of corporate entrepreneurship) might transmit government institutional support and thereby enhance firm performance in a transition economy.,Multi-respondent data were collected from 230 Chinese-based firms. The hypotheses were tested with structural equation modeling, in combination with a bias-corrected bootstrap method, to assess the significance of the theorized direct and indirect relationships.,Government institutional support enhances EO and strategic renewal individually, yet EO also fully mediates the relationship between government institutional support and strategic renewal. Moreover, strategic renewal fully mediates the relationship between EO and firm financial performance, and it partially mediates the relationship between EO and firm reputation.,This study contributes to entrepreneurship literature by testing an organization-level model of entrepreneurial phenomena in established firms that identifies EO and strategic renewal as two distinct mechanisms through which government institutional support in a transition economy can enhance organizational effectiveness, which entails the firm’s financial performance and reputation. In doing so, this study provides an extended understanding of how EO and strategic renewal might influence a firm’s financial and nonfinancial outcomes in different ways.

76 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the importance of boards of directors and absorptive capacity for gaining access to varied and current knowledge that enriches CE activities and suggest that boards and absorbptive capacity complement each other in fueling CE activities.
Abstract: As companies move from one stage of their cycle to the next, they often have to revamp their skills and build innovative capabilities to survive, achieve profitability, and stimulate growth. Corporate entrepreneurship (CE) activities give these firms a foundation for building and exploiting these capabilities. In turn, stimulating and sustaining CE requires the infusion of resources and new knowledge into the firm''s operations, using multiple external sources. In this paper, we highlight the importance of boards of directors and absorptive capacity for gaining access to varied and current knowledge that enriches CE. We suggest that boards and absorptive capacity complement each other in fueling CE activities. Further, boards can sometimes substitute for poor absorptive capacity and vice versa, influencing the intensity of CE activities. Managing these complementarities (or substitutions) is crucial for sustaining CE initiatives and creating value from them

47 citations

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TL;DR: An institutional model is developed and validated to investigate the relationships among institutional drivers, the degree of e-business entrepreneurship, actual usage, and long-term sustainability of business organizations to contribute to a better understanding of the existing theories and practices of online entrepreneurship and e-innovations in today's business organizations.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to develop and validate an institutional model to investigate the relationships among institutional drivers, the degree of e-business entrepreneurship, actual usage, and long-term sustainability of business organizations. A questionnaire was developed to collect data from 41 manufacturing firms with a sample of 328 respondents. Structural equation modeling using EQS was conducted to analyze the data. The results reveal a significant impact of institutional pressures on the degree of e-business entrepreneurship. The findings also reveal a direct relationship between the degree of e-business entrepreneurship and the actual usage of e-business innovations. Moreover, the degree of e-business entrepreneurship and the actual usage of e-business innovations have a direct impact on long-term sustainability. The present empirical study contributes to a better understanding of the existing theories and practices of e-business entrepreneurship and e-innovations in today’s business organizations. This study also provides insights into the drivers and the role of entrepreneurship in manufacturing firms with strategies of e-business adoption and use to gain long-term sustainability.

36 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify critical success factors for Indonesian small-medium enterprises accessing international markets using the resource-based view, the study used the resource based view, and the...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify critical success factors (CSFs) for Indonesian small–medium enterprises (SMEs) accessing international markets. The study used the resource-based view, the...

16 citations