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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

Karim Mignonac, Christian Vandenberghe, Rozenn Perrigot, Assâad El Akremi

01 Jan 2015-Research Papers in Economics (HAL)-

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the relationship between franchisee's affective commitment and franchisee outcomes and find that affective com- mitment to the franchise organization was positively related to franchisee objective perfor- mance and intent to acquire additional units.

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Abstract: Franchisees’ affective organizational commitment refers to the degree to which franchisees experience an emotional attachment to their franchise organization. Using a social exchange theory perspective, this research reports four studies that explore the relationship between franchisee’s affective commitment and franchisee outcomes. We found that affective com- mitment to the franchise organization was positively related to franchisee objective perfor- mance (Study 1) and intent to acquire additional units (Study 2), and negatively related to franchisee opportunism (Study 3) and intent to leave the franchise organization, particularly when continuance commitment (i.e., commitment based on the cost associated with mem- bership to the franchise) was low (Study 4). The implications of these ﬁndings are discussed.

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Entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation, network ties, and performance: Study of entrepreneurial firms in a developing economy

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Nathaniel Boso¹, Vicky M. Story², John W. Cadogan³•Institutions (3)

University of Leeds¹, University of Nottingham², Lappeenranta University of Technology³

01 Nov 2013-Journal of Business Venturing

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the performance benefits of EO and MO are complementary, and vary across different levels of social and business network ties, and that aligning high levels of EEO and market orientation improves business performance.

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...The multiplicative approach to analyzing moderating effect relationships is subsequently followed (Marsh et al., 2007; Ping, 1995)....
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Contextualization and the advancement of entrepreneurship research

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Shaker A. Zahra¹, Mike Wright², Sondos G. Abdelgawad³•Institutions (3)

University of Minnesota¹, Imperial College London², IE University³

01 Aug 2014-International Small Business Journal

TL;DR: In this article, the role of context in the advancement of entrepreneurship research is discussed and the challenges in undertaking contextualized entrepreneurship research are considered, focusing on temporal, industry, spatial, social and organizational, ownership and governance.

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Abstract: This article analyzes the role of context in the advancement of entrepreneurship research. It defines contextualization and discusses why and how it is important in entrepreneurship research analysing the evidence relating to different dimensions of entrepreneurial context, focusing on temporal, industry, spatial, social and organizational, ownership and governance. The nature of entrepreneurship research, with and without contextualization, is explored and finally, the article considers the challenges in undertaking contextualized entrepreneurship research.

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...Opportunities often reside in physically distant locations (Zahra et al., in press), making it essential to consider the costs, challenges and advantages that arise from locating operations in those markets and becoming a transnational entrepreneur (Drori et al., 2009)....
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..., in press), making it essential to consider the costs, challenges and advantages that arise from locating operations in those markets and becoming a transnational entrepreneur (Drori et al., 2009)....
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Entrepreneurial orientation, firm strategy and small firm performance

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Christian Lechner¹, Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson¹•Institutions (1)

Toulouse Business School¹

01 Feb 2014-International Small Business Journal

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how individual entrepreneurial orientation dimensions influence the relationship between competitive strategy and firm performance and show the different impacts of different dimensions on the performance of different firms.

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Abstract: This article explores how individual entrepreneurial orientation dimensions influence the relationship between competitive strategy and firm performance. The findings show the different impacts of ...

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...Wetzels et al. (2009) proposed baseline values for global effect size (where small = .1, medium = .25, and large = .36)....
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The influence of firm age and intangible resources on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm growth among Japanese SMEs

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Brian S. Anderson¹, Yoshihiro Eshima²•Institutions (2)

University of Western Ontario¹, Osaka University of Economics²

01 May 2013-Journal of Business Venturing

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a three-way interactive model between EO, firm age, and intangible resources to better identify entrepreneurial configurations that promote superior SME growth, and investigated the moderating influence of firm age and resources on the EO-firm growth relationship among small to medium sized enterprises in Japan.

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...…established business processes, experiential market knowledge, and well-developed organizational norms often engage in excessive trial and error behavior without a clear strategic purpose, resulting in diminished capacity to link strategic moves to performance outcomes (Slevin and Covin, 1997)....
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...Managers of younger firms, lacking established business processes, experiential market knowledge, and well-developed organizational norms often engage in excessive trial and error behavior without a clear strategic purpose, resulting in diminished capacity to link strategic moves to performance outcomes (Slevin and Covin, 1997)....
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Understanding dynamics of strategic decision-making in venture creation : a process study of effectuation and causation

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Isabelle Reymen¹, Petra Andries², Petra Andries³, Hans Berends⁴, René Mauer⁵, Ute Stephan⁶, Elco van Burg⁴ - Show less +3 more•Institutions (6)

Eindhoven University of Technology¹, Ghent University², Katholieke Universiteit Leuven³, VU University Amsterdam⁴, ESCP Europe⁵, Aston University⁶

01 Dec 2015-Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

TL;DR: This paper applied a longitudinal process research approach to investigate strategic decision-making in new venture creation over time, drawing upon effectuation and causation as examples of planning-based and flexible decision making logics, and investigates dynamics in the use of both logics.

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Abstract: This study draws upon effectuation and causation as examples of planning-based and flexible decision-making logics, and investigates dynamics in the use of both logics. The study applies a longitudinal process research approach to investigate strategic decision-making in new venture creation over time. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods, we analyze 385 decision events across nine technology-based ventures. Our observations suggest a hybrid perspective on strategic decision-making, demonstrating how effectuation and causation logics are combined, and how entrepreneurs’ emphasis on these logics shifts and re-shifts over time. We induce a dynamic model which extends the literature on strategic decision-making in venture creation.

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...…studies (e.g., Sarasvathy, 2008; Dew et al., 2009; Read et al., 2009a), single shot surveys (e.g., Chandler et al., 2011; Brettel et al., 2012; Politis, Winborg, and Dahlstrand, 2012) and field studies (e.g., Corner and Ho, 2010; Fisher, 2012), but always at a single moment in time or by…...
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..., 2012) and level of entrepreneurial experience (e.g., Dew et al., 2009; Politis et al., 2012)....
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...…and causation logics, thus we compared the cases with regard to important initial conditions that have been identified in prior research: level of uncertainty (e.g., Sarasvathy, 2008; Brettel et al., 2012) and level of entrepreneurial experience (e.g., Dew et al., 2009; Politis et al. 2012)....
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...…use of effectuation and causation have been explained by initial founding conditions, primarily entrepreneurial experience (e.g., Dew et al., 2009; Politis et al. 2012), and uncertainty due to the 13 novelty of the market or the radicalness of an innovation (Sarasvathy, 2008; Brettel et al.,…...
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...In these cross-sectional studies, differences in the use of effectuation and causation have been explained by initial founding conditions, primarily entrepreneurial experience (e.g., Dew et al., 2009; Politis et al. 2012), and uncertainty due to the novelty of the market or the radicalness of an innovation (Sarasvathy, 2008; Brettel et al....
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