The effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance

Purpose - Focusing on the corporate entrepreneurship in China's emerging economy, the purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of network capabilities on entrepreneurial orientation and business performance.Design methodology approach - Questionnaires and statistical analysis are applied...

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Published in:Journal of Chinese entrepreneurship 2012-06, Vol.4 (2), p.132-142
Main Authors: Zhang, Yanlong, Zhang, Xiu'e
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Communication
Competitive advantage
Developing countries
Emerging markets
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Financial performance
Intrapreneurs
LDCs
Organizational structure
Polls & surveys
Regression analysis
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Studies
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Summary:Purpose - Focusing on the corporate entrepreneurship in China's emerging economy, the purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of network capabilities on entrepreneurial orientation and business performance.Design methodology approach - Questionnaires and statistical analysis are applied in this research.Findings - Based on the survey of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the north-east of China, it is found that entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has a positive effect on business performance, and network capabilities (NC) can significantly moderate relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and business performance.Originality value - This paper, theoretically, fills a gap by finding out how network capabilities impact the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and business performance in China's emerging economy; it enriches China's entrepreneurial theory, and, in the practical sense, pays attention to the development of network capabilities in the day-to-day running of SMEs, to further their competitive advantages in the continuous process of corporate entrepreneurship.
ISSN:1756-1396
2053-4604
2053-4612
DOI:10.1108/17561391211242744