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Imitation or innovation to enhance the performance: an empirical investigation of 258 Chinese firms
Liu, Dawei - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 12 (2011) 4, pp. 377-395
This paper is focused on the factors which determined the adoption of innovation or imitation strategies on firm performance in seven different industries in China. Firstly, we delineate and distinguish the concepts of innovation and imitation. Secondly, using the structural equation modelling...
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The effect of financial resource availability on entrepreneurial orientation, customer orientation and firm performance in an international context: an empirical analysis from Aust...
Filser, Matthias; Eggers, Fabian; Kraus, Sascha; … - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 19 (2014) 1, pp. 7-30
This study investigates the impact of financial resource availability on entrepreneurial orientation (EO), customer orientation (CO) and on growth in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Austria and Hungary. Structural equation modeling revealed that financial resource availability is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744716
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The effect of financial resource availability on entrepreneurial orientation, customer orientation and firm performance in an international context: an empirical analysis from Aust...
Filser, Matthias; Eggers, Fabian; Kraus, Sascha; … - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 19 (2014) 1, pp. 7-30
This study investigates the impact of financial resource availability on entrepreneurial orientation (EO), customer orientation (CO) and on growth in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Austria and Hungary. Structural equation modeling revealed that financial resource availability is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010775509
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The effect of financial resource availability on entrepreneurial orientation, customer orientation and firm performance in an international context: an empirical analysis from Aust...
Filser, Matthias; Eggers, Fabian; Kraus, Sascha; … - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 19 (2014) 1, pp. 7-30
This study investigates the impact of financial resource availability on entrepreneurial orientation (EO), customer orientation (CO) and on growth in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Austria and Hungary. Structural equation modeling revealed that financial resource availability is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010778619
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Sustaining competitive advantage by adopting logistics and supply chain management software: a research agenda grounded in resource advantage theory
Swanson, R. David - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 5 (2013) 2, pp. 81-93
The objective of this study is to advance theoretical understanding as it pertains to sustaining a competitive advantage through the adoption of LSCM software. Firms must go beyond traditional production and manufacturing improvements to compete successfully. The key to success in today's market...
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Entrepreneurial orientation in long-lived family firms
Zellweger, Thomas; Sieger, Philipp - In: Small Business Economics 38 (2012) 1, pp. 67-84
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Chinese immigrants socio-economic enclave in an Italian industrial district: the case of Prato
Santini, Cristina; Rabino, Samuel; Zanni, Lorenzo - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 1, pp. 30-51
This exploratory study seeks to examine the nature of a migrant Chinese network of personal relationships and business interactions, and their level of integration with the traditional Italian firms that are housed in Prato's industrial district. The specific goal is to understand how do the...
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ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION IN SMES: RISK-TAKING TO ENTERING INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Basile, Alessandro - In: Far East Journal of Psychology and Business 7 No 2 Paper 1 May (2012) 1, pp. 1-21
The paper examines the factors affecting entrepreneurial orientation as risk-taking for the internationalization of SMEs (micro, small and medium-sized enterprises). Specifically, this research extends the literature streams by empirically testing the relationships among entrepreneurial...
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Clustering entrepreneurship aspirations: innovation, growth and international orientation of activities
Nunes, Alcina; Balsa, Carlos - In: International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development 5 (2013) 2, pp. 165-178
researchers started being interested in the analysis of entrepreneurship across regions. Associated with entrepreneurship comes … by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) this paper groups countries into four clusters regarding their … entrepreneurship rate depends on the social and economic business environment but also because it is not known if there are particular …
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Global demand, regional business dynamics and local firm growth
Jung, Andrés; Plottier, Cecilia; Francia, Heber - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 6 (2013) 1, pp. 66-82
Latin America, particularly MERCOSUR region, faces an extraordinary expansion of global demand, partially originated in Asia, for natural resources based products. Production and exports of these products have increased significantly, generating a strong regional business dynamics that favours...
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