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dc.contributor.authorGalbreath, Jeremy
dc.contributor.authorLucianetti, L.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Ben
dc.contributor.authorTisch, D.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-03T00:45:09Z
dc.date.available2020-07-03T00:45:09Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationGalbreath, J. and Lucianetti, L. and Thomas, B. and Tisch, D. 2020. Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in Italian firms: The moderating role of competitive strategy. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 26 (4): pp. 629-646.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79840
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/IJEBR-07-2019-0457
dc.description.abstract

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Purpose: Considering that context is important and relying on a contingency perspective, the purpose of the study is to analyze the relationship between an entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance in one of the world's oldest economies: Italy. The contingency perspective relies on competitive strategy as a moderating variable. Design/methodology/approach: Using a mix of primary and secondary data sources, relationships are explored in a sample of 229 Italian for-profit firms. Moderated regression analysis is used for the sample and additional tests are conducted by firm size groupings. Findings: The analysis suggests that an EO is positively associated with firm performance in the sample firms. Further, competitive strategy acts as a moderating influence: a low-cost strategy negatively influences the relationship, while a differentiation strategy positively influences the relationship. The firm size groupings do not appear to affect the results. Research limitations/implications: The study examines only for-profit firms in a single country, Italy; therefore, generalizability is limited. The results must be interpreted in light of these limitations. Originality/value: This study contributes to the entrepreneurship literature by considering a relatively new international context in the EO–firm performance relationship. Further, a new contingency perspective is advanced by considering competitive strategy. In doing so, this study extends an understanding of the conditions under which an EO might be associated with firm performance.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherEMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
dc.subjectSocial Sciences
dc.subjectBusiness
dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectBusiness & Economics
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial orientation
dc.subjectCompetitive strategy
dc.subjectFirm performance
dc.subjectModeration
dc.subjectStrategy
dc.subjectBUSINESS PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectCORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLINKING
dc.subjectIMPACT
dc.subjectFIT
dc.subjectSUGGESTIONS
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectMODELS
dc.titleEntrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in Italian firms: The moderating role of competitive strategy
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume26
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage629
dcterms.source.endPage646
dcterms.source.issn1355-2554
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
dc.date.updated2020-07-03T00:45:08Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Management
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyFaculty of Business and Law
curtin.contributor.orcidGalbreath, Jeremy [0000-0002-1727-7618]
curtin.contributor.orcidThomas, Ben [0000-0003-3356-8957]
dcterms.source.eissn1758-6534
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridGalbreath, Jeremy [6602228947]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridThomas, Ben [56358513100]


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