 Is It Okay to Study Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) at the Individual Level? Yes!Daniel R. Clark, Robert J. Pidduck, G. T. Lumpkin and Jeffrey G. Covin Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2024, vol. 48, issue 1, 349-391 Abstract: Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is an important construct in the fields of management and entrepreneurship research. Interest in EO knowledge continues to thrive with a burgeoning research agenda in multiple contexts and with diverse implications. However, a subset of this research, which endeavors to apply the EO construct to explain or predict individuals’ entrepreneurial beliefs and behaviors, has met with resistance. This paper examines the case for EO at the individual level (Ind.EO). We consider the EO legacy concerns, and the various theoretical implications and benefits of doing so. Drawing upon an “EO as a family of constructs†framework, we propose paths forward for studying Ind.EO credibly, consistent with, but distinct from, traditional firm-level EO. Finally, we outline a research agenda and discuss the contributions and potential implications for Ind.EO research across the wider entrepreneurship discipline. Keywords: entrepreneurial orientation; individual-level; dispositional theory; entrepreneurial cognition; entrepreneurial behavior; entrepreneurial beliefs (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:entthe:v:48:y:2024:i:1:p:349-391 DOI: 10.1177/10422587231178885 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice |
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