Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in Italian firms: The moderating role of competitive strategy
dc.contributor.author | Galbreath, Jeremy | |
dc.contributor.author | Lucianetti, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Thomas, Ben | |
dc.contributor.author | Tisch, D. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-03T00:45:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-07-03T00:45:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Galbreath, 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.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79840 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/IJEBR-07-2019-0457 | |
dc.description.abstract |
© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. 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.language | English | |
dc.publisher | EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD | |
dc.subject | Social Sciences | |
dc.subject | Business | |
dc.subject | Management | |
dc.subject | Business & Economics | |
dc.subject | Entrepreneurship | |
dc.subject | Entrepreneurial orientation | |
dc.subject | Competitive strategy | |
dc.subject | Firm performance | |
dc.subject | Moderation | |
dc.subject | Strategy | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS PERFORMANCE | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTS | |
dc.subject | MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | LINKING | |
dc.subject | IMPACT | |
dc.subject | FIT | |
dc.subject | SUGGESTIONS | |
dc.subject | INNOVATION | |
dc.subject | MODELS | |
dc.title | Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in Italian firms: The moderating role of competitive strategy | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 26 | |
dcterms.source.number | 4 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 629 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 646 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 1355-2554 | |
dcterms.source.title | International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-07-03T00:45:08Z | |
curtin.department | School of Management | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available | |
curtin.faculty | Faculty of Business and Law | |
curtin.contributor.orcid | Galbreath, Jeremy [0000-0002-1727-7618] | |
curtin.contributor.orcid | Thomas, Ben [0000-0003-3356-8957] | |
dcterms.source.eissn | 1758-6534 | |
curtin.contributor.scopusauthorid | Galbreath, Jeremy [6602228947] | |
curtin.contributor.scopusauthorid | Thomas, Ben [56358513100] |
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