From social capital to entrepreneurial orientation: The mediating role of dynamic capabilities

This paper analyzes how social capital and its three dimensions—structural, relational, and cognitive—affect entrepreneurial orientation through dynamic capabilities. We specifically analyzed the effect of each dimension of social capital on firms' entrepreneurial orientation and the mediating...

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Published in:European management journal 2018-04, Vol.36 (2), p.195-209
Main Authors: Rodrigo-Alarcón, Job, García-Villaverde, Pedro M., Ruiz-Ortega, María J., Parra-Requena, Gloria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business administration
Companies
Corporate histories
Dynamic capabilities
Entrepreneurial orientation
Entrepreneurship
Food processing industry
Management
Social capital
Social relationships
Studies
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Summary:This paper analyzes how social capital and its three dimensions—structural, relational, and cognitive—affect entrepreneurial orientation through dynamic capabilities. We specifically analyzed the effect of each dimension of social capital on firms' entrepreneurial orientation and the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities to explain these relationships. This study was conducted on a sample of firms in the Spanish agri-food industry. The results of the empirical analysis show that dynamic capabilities are generated by firms' social capital. Dynamic capabilities lead relational and cognitive social capital to develop a higher entrepreneurial orientation. The negative effect of structural social capital can only be countered if firms build and develop dynamic capabilities.
ISSN:0263-2373
1873-5681
DOI:10.1016/j.emj.2017.02.006