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Jeffrey G. Covin
Researcher at Indiana University
Publications - 128
Citations - 34172
Jeffrey G. Covin is an academic researcher from Indiana University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial orientation. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 122 publications receiving 30996 citations. Previous affiliations of Jeffrey G. Covin include Georgia Institute of Technology & University of Pittsburgh.
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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.
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A Conceptual Model of Entrepreneurship as Firm Behavior
TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual model of entrepreneurship as an organizational-level phenomenon is presented, which is intended to depict the organizational system elements that relate to entrepreneurial activities and is based on the concept of organizational systems.
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Contextual influences on the corporate entrepreneurship-performance relationship: A longitudinal analysis
Shaker A. Zahra,Jeffrey G. Covin +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a study of corporate entrepreneurship and its impact on company financial performance is presented, which suggests that corporate entrepreneurship is a particularly effective practice among companies operating in hostile environments (as opposed to benign environments).
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Corporate Entrepreneurship and the Pursuit of Competitive Advantage
Jeffrey G. Covin,Morgan P. Miles +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a theoretical exploration of the construct of corporate entrepreneurship and identify the various dimensions of firm-level entrepreneurial orientation identified in the literature, and propose a theoretical analysis of these dimensions.
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Meta-analyses of Post-acquisition Performance: Indications of Unidentified Moderators
TL;DR: The authors employ meta-analytic techniques to empirically assess the impact of the most commonly researched antecedent variables on post-acquisition performance, and find robust results indicating that acquiring firms' performance does not positively change as a function of their acquisition activity, and is negatively affected to a modest extent.