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A hierarchical perspective of the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation

Authors: Zhi Tang, Patrick M. Kreiser, Louis Marino, Pat Dickson, K. Mark Weaver

Published in: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal | Issue 2/2009

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This study examines the hierarchical relationship between the three dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO): proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk-taking. Information Processing Theory and Strategic Choice Theory were utilized to investigate the roles of both industrial munificence and opportunity perceptions in the formation of firm-level EO. Data collected from 227 organizations in four countries suggests that innovative and risk-taking behaviors are fundamentally driven by proactiveness and the perceived availability of opportunities in an industry. As such, proactiveness appears to be the leading and primary factor in encouraging and enabling the other dimensions of EO. The research and managerial implications of these findings are also discussed.

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Title: A hierarchical perspective of the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation
Authors: Zhi Tang
Patrick M. Kreiser
Louis Marino
Pat Dickson
K. Mark Weaver
Publication date: 01-06-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1554-7191
Electronic ISSN: 1555-1938
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-008-0097-9

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