The mediating role of competitive strategy in international entrepreneurial orientation

Felipe Hernández-Perlines, Juan Moreno-García and Benito Yañez-Araque

Journal of Business Research, 2016, vol. 69, issue 11, 5383-5389

Abstract: This study analyzes the mediating effect of competitive strategy on international entrepreneurial orientation and international performance in family businesses by using two research methods: the Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) technique (174 firms), and the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) (25 firms). This dual methodological approach constitutes in itself a great contribution, allowing validating the robustness of the model, and, thanks to the fsQCA method, to overcome the shortcomings of the PLS-SEM. This study reveals that the influence of the international entrepreneurial orientation on international performance improves with the adoption of a competitive strategy, and that innovation is a necessary condition for competitive strategy to exert a mediating effect.

Keywords: International entrepreneurial orientation; Internationals performance; Family businesses; PLS-SEM; fsQCA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.142

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