 Configurations of entrepreneurial orientation and competitive strategy for high performanceGabriel Linton and Johan Kask Journal of Business Research, 2017, vol. 70, issue C, 168-176 Abstract: Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) – that is risk-taking, proactiveness and innovativeness – and Porter's generic competitive strategies have become core constructs within entrepreneurship and management research; still, little is known about how they act in combination to influence performance. A configurational view of contingency fit is used to craft a typology of three ideal types. A qualitative comparative analysis of 67 small firms in Sweden empirically supports the hypothesis that two ideal types are associated with high firm performance: one focuses on differentiation strategy combined with innovativeness and proactiveness; and one focuses on a mixed strategy with risk aversion, reactiveness, and low innovativeness. The paper contributes to the current literature by showing how EO sub-dimensions in a non-linear way facilitate firm performance when in fit with competitive strategies, and supports the research stream that sees EO as a formative construct. Keywords: Entrepreneurial orientation; Competitive strategy; Configurations; Cross-case comparison (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:70:y:2017:i:c:p:168-176 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.08.022 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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