 Does size matter? Entrepreneurial orientation and performance in Spanish sports firmsJuan Núñez-Pomar, Vicente Prado-Gascó, Vicente Añó Sanz, Josep Crespo Hervás and Ferran Calabuig Moreno Journal of Business Research, 2016, vol. 69, issue 11, 5336-5341 Abstract: The entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of firms is the subject of current research in the fields of management and business. However, analyses on this subject in sport companies are lacking. This study analyzes the relationship among EO, firm size, and business performance of Spanish sports service firms. The study analyzes EO as a multidimensional construct (with proactiveness, innovation, and risk-taking dimensions), and business performance considering self-perception (perceived customer satisfaction, perceived market effectiveness, and perceived financial performance) and financial indicators (ROI). The firm size follows the EU's directive for the classification of micro, small, medium, and large firms. The results from a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis show that EO is a sufficient condition for performance in small Spanish sports service companies but not in large firms. Keywords: Entrepreneurial orientation; Business performance; Sports firms; Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis; Firm size (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:eee:jbrese:v:69:y:2016:i:11:p:5336-5341 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.134 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Business Research is currently edited by A. G. Woodside More articles in Journal of Business Research from Elsevier |
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