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A Conceptual Model of Entrepreneurship as Firm Behavior
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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.Abstract:
This article outlines a conceptual model of entrepreneurship as an organizational-level phenomenon. The model is intended to depict the organizational system elements that relate to entrepreneurial...read more
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Clarifying the Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct and Linking It To Performance
G. T. Lumpkin,Gregory G. Dess +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a contingency framework for investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance is proposed. But the authors focus on the business domain and do not consider the economic domain.
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Entrepreneurial orientation and small business performance : A Configurational Approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the EO of small businesses and find that a main-effects-only analysis provides an incomplete picture of performance, and they find that when combined with EO (a three-way interaction model) the configurational approach explains variance in performance over and above a contingency model (two-way interactions) and a main effects-only model.
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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance: An Assessment of Past Research and Suggestions for the Future
TL;DR: In this paper, a cumulative body of knowledge about entrepreneurship orientation has been collected and used in the context of entrepreneurship research, with the focus on entrepreneurship orientation (EO) being one of the few areas in entrepreneurship research where a cumulative knowledge base is available.
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Linking two dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation to firm performance: the moderating role of environment and industry life cycle
G. T. Lumpkin,Gregory G. Dess +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a field study was conducted in which 124 executives from non-affiliated, non-diversified firms who were actively involved in strategic decision making at the top level of the firm.
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Differences between entrepreneurs and managers in large organizations: Biases and heuristics in strategic decision-making
Lowell W. Busenitz,Jay B. Barney +1 more
TL;DR: The authors examined differences between entrepreneurs and managers in large organizations with respect to two biases and heuristics: overconfidence (overestimating the probability of being right) and representativeness (the tendency to overgeneralize from a few characteristics or observations).
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