Entrepreneurial orientation and SME performance across societal cultures: An international study

Thorsten Semrau, Tina Ambos and Sascha Kraus,

Journal of Business Research, 2016, vol. 69, issue 5, 1928-1932

Abstract: The concept of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is universally applicable, and many empirical studies report a positive relationship between EO and performance in different national contexts. Empirical research, however, scarcely addresses which country-level contingencies affect the EO–performance link. Building on two second-order factors of societal culture—performance-based culture (PBC) and socially supportive culture (SSC)—the present study proposes and tests such a contingency framework. Using a data set of 1248 SMEs from seven national contexts, multilevel analyses show that PBC positively moderates the relationship between EO and performance, whereas SSC has no moderation effect.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial orientation; Performance; National context; Societal culture; Multilevel analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.082

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