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The interplay of core self-evaluation and entrepreneurial self-efficacy in predicting entrepreneurial orientation
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The authors explored two antecedents, core self-evaluation and entrepreneurial orientation, for small business orientation in small business ventures, and found that the core selfevaluation is related to entrepreneurial orientation.Abstract:
Given limited attention to the individual-level antecedents of entrepreneurial orientation in small business ventures, this study explores two antecedents, core self-evaluation and entrepreneurial ...read more
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Where to from here? : EO-as-experimentation, failure, and distribution of outcomes
Johan Wiklund,Dean A. Shepherd +1 more
TL;DR: Two potential causal mechanisms underlying the observed entrepreneurial orientation (EO)–performance relationship are examined and empirical support is found for the notion that EO might be a performance–variance–enhancing strategic orientation rather than a performance-mean-enhancing orientation.
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Has COVID-19 pushed digitalisation in SMEs? The role of entrepreneurial orientation
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigate if entrepreneurial orientation has a role in interpreting an external crisis, such as COVID-19, as an opportunity for investing in digital transformation, and propose a conceptual framework that sees an external stimulus (e.g., the pandemic) as a driver of the digitalisation, filtered by the entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs.
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Entrepreneurial Institutional Environment and Entrepreneurial Orientation: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Passion
Xue Zhou,Ling Zhang,Xiaochen Su +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors applied stepwise regression analyses to test the hypotheses on a sample of 197 entrepreneurs from the co-creation space in China and found that entrepreneurial passion played a mediating role between the entrepreneurial institutional environment and entrepreneurial orientation.
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From athletes to entrepreneurs: Participation in youth sports as a precursor to future business endeavors
TL;DR: This article examined the relationship between an individual's engagement in competitive sports during adolescence and the later propensity for creating a new venture and found that being a star youth athlete further enhanced the likelihood of entrepreneurial action.
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Strategic management of small firms in hostile and benign environments
TL;DR: Examines the strategic postures, competitive tactics, and organization structures of small manufacturing firms that are associated with high performance in both hostile and benign environments to suggest that entrepreneurial firms perform better in hostile environments, while small conservative firms perform best in more benign environments.