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Entrepreneurial orientation versus small business orientation : what are their relationships to firm performance?

Runyan, Rodney; Droge, Cornelia; Swinney, Jane - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 46 (2008) 4, pp. 567-588

This study examines the construct of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) versus small business orientation (SBO), their impact on small business performance, and whether these effects are moderated by longevity. A sample of 267 small business owners from 11 small-medium downtowns was used in...

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The complementary effects of market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation on profitability in small businesses

Baker, William E.; Sinkula, James M. - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 47 (2009) 4, pp. 443-464

Market orientation (MO) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) are correlated, but distinct construct. MO reflects the degree to which firms' strategic market planning is driven by customer and competitor intelligence. Entrepreneurial orientation reflects the degree to which firms' growth...

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Barriers to innovation among Spanish manufacturing SMEs

Madrid-Guijarro, Antonia; Garcia Pérez de Lema, Domingo; … - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 47 (2009) 4, pp. 465-488

that examined barriers to firm innovation among a sample of 194 managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in … supporting and ecouraging the innovation among SMEs in Spain. Government policies that envourage and support innovation among all …

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Start-up motivations and growth intentions of minority nascent entrepreneurs

Edelman, Linda F.; Brush, Candida G.; Manolova, Tatiana S. - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 48 (2010) 2, pp. 174-196

Firm growth is widely considered to be a measure of success for entrepreneurial businesses. Date indicate that there are systematic differences between minority and nonminority-owned firms with respect to growth. Black entrepreneurs are 50 percent more likely to engage in start-up activities...

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Special issue: Global research and policy implications for today's SMEs

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Institutional perspectives on entrepreneurial behavior in challenging environments

Welter, Friederike; Smallbone, David - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 49 (2011) 1, pp. 107-125

This paper examines the institutional embeddedness of entrepreneurial behavior. The institutional context influences the nature, pace of development, and extent of entrepreneurship as well as the way entrepreneurs behave. This is particularly apparent in challenging environments such as emerging...

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Entrepreneurship, small business and public policy levers

Dennis Jr., William J. - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 49 (2011) 1, pp. 92-106

The author develops a progressively refined framework composed of four typologies to help understand, explain, and analyze how various public policy levers impact new, small, and entrepreneurial businesses. Dimensions for the typologies include institutions and culture, competition and...

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Technological collaboration : bridging the innovation gap between small and large firms

Nieto, María Jesus; Santamaría Sánchez, Lluís - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 48 (2010) 1, pp. 44-69

This paper analyzes how technological collaboration acts as an input to the innovation process and allows small and … Spanish manufacturing firms, the results show that though technological collaboration is a useful mechanism for firms of all … sizes to improve innovativeness, it is a critical factor for the smallest firms. The impact of this collaboration varies …

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Comparing innovation capability of small and medium-sized enterprises : examining the effects of organizational culture and empowerment

C̜akar, Nigar Demircan; Ertürk, Alper - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 48 (2010) 3, pp. 325-359

positively related to innovation capability for both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on both the individual and firm … managerial practices (e.g. empowerment) to promote innovation capability of SMEs. …

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A three-country comparison of the business success versus failure prediction model

Lussier, Robert N.; Halabi, Claudia E. - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 48 (2010) 3, pp. 360-377

Why do some businesses succeed and others end up bankrupt? There is great discrepancy in the literature as to which variables do in fact lead to success, thus, there currently is no theory. To move the field in that direction, this study tests the Lussier 15-variable business success versus...

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