Cultural values, entrepreneurial team structure and performance of SMEs

Mohammad Bashokuh-E-Ajirloo, Bahman Khodapanah, Mehdi Alizadeh and Mehdi Ebrahimzadeh

International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2022, vol. 18, issue 10, 3995-4013

Abstract: Purpose - The main objective of this study is to explain the relationship between members' cultural values on structure and performance of the entrepreneurial teams that located in Tehran. Design/methodology/approach - Data used in this study are collected by a questionnaire distributed among managers and other executive members of SMEs located in Tehran. One hundred and thirty-nine participants completed the questionnaires, and their responses were analyzed using partial least squares technique. Measures showed good convergent and discriminant validity. Furthermore, Cronbach's alpha, as reliability indicator for all measures, is at the acceptable level. Findings - Research finding shows that all hypothesis supported in Iran contex. Entrepreneurial team members' cultural values have positive and significant effect on the entrepreneurial team structure. Entrepreneurial team members' cultural values have significant effect on the entrepreneurial team performance and also, the structure of the entrepreneurial team has a positive and significant effect on the entrepreneurial team performance. Originality/value - These studies mostly focused on technical dimensions of entrepreneurial teams and overlooked the cultural values of their members.

Keywords: Cultural values; Entrepreneurial team; Performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/IJOEM-06-2019-0459

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