Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance: an updated meta-analysis
verifiedrich profile · RAUSP Management Journal · 2019
Soares, Mauren do Couto; Perin, Marcelo Gattermann
How this was studied
A meta-analytic synthesis — it pools many primary studies rather than running a single design, so there is no single-study diagram.
What this article reports
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entrepreneurial orientation → organizational performance
Models this article informs
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entrepreneurial orientation predicts financial performance
entrepreneurial orientation predicts organizational performance
In the authors’ words
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and organizational performance through an updated and extended meta-analytic review that includes EO, mediators, moderators and performance results. Design/methodology/approach Using Pearson correlations as effect size statistics, and based on 80 independent samples from 78 studies, with a total sample size of 19,514 cases, the meta-analysis consolidates the empirical findings of this field of research. Findings The results reveal that there is a direct and positive impact of EO on organizational performance, and this effect is stronger for multi-item measures of performance and for revenue-based performance measures. In addition, the authors found partial mediation effects of learning orientation and innovativeness on the relationship between EO and firm performance. Originality/value The work contributes to the literature by demonstrating the importance of EO to organizational performance with a meta-analysis, reporting the partially mediating variables in this relationship and seeking to explain the observed inconsistencies in preceding results, also examining methodological moderating variables. Hence, the research extends previous meta-analytic studies done in the area.
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supports “…to customer problems (tutar et al., 2015). a proactive mindset is alert to provide quick responses to ensure customer satisfaction (tutar et al., 2015). prior research indicated a significant influence of entrepreneurial orientation on performance (alkhazali et al., 2020; soares & perin, 2020).”
supports “Prior research indicated a significant influence of the entrepreneurial orientation on performance (Alkhazali et al., 2020; Soares and Perin, 2020).”
supports “…most research on the connection between performance and entrepreneurial orientation has demonstrated a positive influence (alkhazali et al., 2020; soares & perin, 2020), contrary to the findings, some researchers have shown that there is an insignificant relationship between performance and…”
supports “While most research on the connection between performance and entrepreneurial orientation has demonstrated a positive influence (Alkhazali et al., 2020; Soares and Perin, 2020).”
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