Hughes, Paul and Hodgkinson, Ian R. and Hughes, Mathew and Arshad, Darwina (2017) Explaining the entrepreneurial orientation performance relationship in emerging economies: The intermediate roles of absorptive capacity and improvisation. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 32 (1). pp. 1-29. ISSN 0217-4561

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Abstract

Research has established the relevance of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) to firm performance but skepticism remains because of the ambiguity surrounding how EO might improve firm performance. We examine the key concepts of absorptive capacity and improvisation as two alternative learning modes serving as intermediate steps between EO and firm performance. Locating our study within manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia, we find that absorptive capacity enhances the EO–performance relationship, both as a moderator and a mediator. In contrast to expectations, however,improvisation showed no such effects but conferred its own separate benefits instead. We further discuss the different effects of these learning modes on high performance and low performance groups.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Entrepreneurial orientation . Performance . Absorptive capacity. Improvisation . Emerging economies
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	School of Business Management
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2018 02:03
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2018 02:03
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24313

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