Links between entrepreneurial culture, innovation, and performance: The moderating role of family firms

Antonio L. Leal-Rodríguez (), Gema Albort-Morant () and Silvia Martelo-Landroguez ()
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Antonio L. Leal-Rodríguez: Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Gema Albort-Morant: Universidad de Sevilla
Silvia Martelo-Landroguez: Universidad de Sevilla

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 17 pages

Abstract: Abstract The relationships between corporate entrepreneurship, innovation and performance have been previously addressed by the literature. However, they have yielded mixed and often inconclusive results. The purpose of this paper is hence to empirically test a model that links entrepreneurial culture, innovation outcomes and business performance. In this model, the family nature of firms is subsequently included as a moderator variable. The empirical investigation is based on a sample of 145 family firms from the automotive components manufacturing sector in Spain. This study uses Partial Least Squares (PLS) path-modeling to test our research model and hypotheses. Our results reveal the increasing importance of fostering an entrepreneurial culture within family firms in order to yield innovation processes and performance.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial culture; Innovation outcomes; Business performance; Family business; Partial least squares (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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