Entrepreneurial orientation, environmental hostility and SME profitability: a contingency approach
This study investigates the effect of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on SME financial performance. The essay also proposes a contingency model to explore the moderating effects of environmental hostility on the relationship between EO and profitability. The study was conducted using a sample o...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)
2013-05-01
|
| Series: | Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.ehu.es/cuadernosdegestion/revista/index.php/en/numeros?a=da&y=2013&v=13&n=2&o=3 |
| _version_ | 1831518352831414272 |
|---|---|
| author | Izaias Martins Alex Rialp |
| author_facet | Izaias Martins Alex Rialp |
| author_sort | Izaias Martins |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This study investigates the effect of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on SME financial performance. The essay also proposes a contingency model to explore the moderating effects of environmental hostility on the relationship between EO and profitability. The study was conducted using a sample of 121 manufacturing SMEs in Spain. Results confirm the positive influence of EO on a firms profitability. More importantly, the impact of EO on SME profitability is higher when there is a fit between EO and the external environment. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-12T18:58:35Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-89752c3b7895476e8e03804e43ca9a76 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1131-6837 1988-2157 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-12T18:58:35Z |
| publishDate | 2013-05-01 |
| publisher | Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión |
| spelling | doaj.art-89752c3b7895476e8e03804e43ca9a762022-12-22T00:15:10ZengUniversidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión1131-68371988-21572013-05-01132678810.5295/cdg.110297izEntrepreneurial orientation, environmental hostility and SME profitability: a contingency approachIzaias MartinsAlex RialpThis study investigates the effect of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on SME financial performance. The essay also proposes a contingency model to explore the moderating effects of environmental hostility on the relationship between EO and profitability. The study was conducted using a sample of 121 manufacturing SMEs in Spain. Results confirm the positive influence of EO on a firms profitability. More importantly, the impact of EO on SME profitability is higher when there is a fit between EO and the external environment.http://www.ehu.es/cuadernosdegestion/revista/index.php/en/numeros?a=da&y=2013&v=13&n=2&o=3Entrepreneurial orientationenvironmental hostilitySME profitabilitySpain |
| spellingShingle | Izaias Martins Alex Rialp Entrepreneurial orientation, environmental hostility and SME profitability: a contingency approach Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión Entrepreneurial orientation environmental hostility SME profitability Spain |
| title | Entrepreneurial orientation, environmental hostility and SME profitability: a contingency approach |
| title_full | Entrepreneurial orientation, environmental hostility and SME profitability: a contingency approach |
| title_fullStr | Entrepreneurial orientation, environmental hostility and SME profitability: a contingency approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Entrepreneurial orientation, environmental hostility and SME profitability: a contingency approach |
| title_short | Entrepreneurial orientation, environmental hostility and SME profitability: a contingency approach |
| title_sort | entrepreneurial orientation environmental hostility and sme profitability a contingency approach |
| topic | Entrepreneurial orientation environmental hostility SME profitability Spain |
| url | http://www.ehu.es/cuadernosdegestion/revista/index.php/en/numeros?a=da&y=2013&v=13&n=2&o=3 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT izaiasmartins entrepreneurialorientationenvironmentalhostilityandsmeprofitabilityacontingencyapproach AT alexrialp entrepreneurialorientationenvironmentalhostilityandsmeprofitabilityacontingencyapproach |