The role of top managers in determining investment in innovation: The case of small and medium-sized enterprises in India

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 618-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie D Collins ◽  
Christopher R Reutzel
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Firm Investment ◽  
Environmental Munificence ◽  
Organizational Controls ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Manager Perceptions ◽  
Top Manager ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Management Capabilities

This article examines the role of top managers in shaping the innovation investment actions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in India. Survey responses from 477 top managers of Indian SMEs suggest that investment in innovation is influenced by top manager perceptions of innovation opportunity attractiveness, as well as ability to appropriate innovation investment value. Specifically, the results indicate an inverted U-shaped relationship between top manager entrepreneurial orientation and firm investment in innovation. They also suggest that top manager perceptions of environmental munificence, firm resource management capabilities, and organizational controls are positively related to firm investment in innovation.

The moderating role of environmental munificence on innovativeness in B2B markets

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 795-802
Author(s):  
Misra Cagla Gul
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Munificence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between two business orientations, namely, entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation, and innovativeness taking into account the moderating influence of environmental munificence. Design/methodology/approach This is a multiple respondent quantitative study. A total of 312 marketing managers middle level and above from 79 firms participated in the survey. Multiple regression and hierarchical multiple regression was the method of choice for data analysis. Findings Findings indicate that environmental munificence moderates the entrepreneurial orientation – innovativeness relationship. Findings reveal that even though a significant impact of entrepreneurial orientation is not present on innovativeness, this insignificance may be due to environmental munificence. Market orientation has a direct positive impact on innovativeness, and environmental munificence negatively moderates this relationship suggesting that when the environment is less munificent, the market orientation – innovation link becomes stronger. Practical implications Managers should be aware that the more munificent an environment becomes, having an entrepreneurial orientation will be more important for innovativeness. In addition, results of this study suggest that being market oriented more strongly impacts a firm’s ability to innovate in non-munificent environments where growth opportunities are undesirable. Originality/value This study is unique in that it is a multi-respondent study with respondents from different layers of each participating organization, incorporating the moderating impact of the business environment’s munificence on business orientations–innovativeness relationship.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM BERBASIS MASYARAKAT DI TEMANGGUNG

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Abdul Malik ◽  
Sabar Narimo
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Education ◽  
Community Factors ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Community Impacts ◽  
Top Manager

Community  Based  Education  is  an  educational  model  of  society,  by society, and for society that is education intended, implemented, developed and developed by the community. This research is intended to apply community-based Islamic  religious  education,  supported  factors  and  supporting  factors  and inhibiting the implementation of Islamic religious education that is community based in SMP Negeri 2 Candiroto and SMP Muhammadiyah 5 Kandangan presented in descriptive qualitative. The results of the analysis of the implementation of community-based religious  education  in  SMP  Negeri  2  Candiroto  and  SMP  Muhammadiyah  5 Kandangan in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education is still dominated by the role of teachers and principals as Top Managers. Community involvement in educational planning is by providing input and suggestions of education implementation that emphasizes on the mastery of reading and writing al-Quran and prayer. In the implementation of society involved in certain events in learning and religious activities. And in the evaluation of education, conducted by teachers and principals who reported the implementation to the community. Impacts that arise in the implementation of community-based Islamic education in SMP Negeri 2 Candiroto and SMP Muhammadiyah 5 Kandangan Temanggung district intertwined symbiosis mutualism between schools with the community, and on the other the budget of education costs increased. Supporting factors: the culture of gotong-royong that is still strongly rooted in the community. Factors inhibiting Human Resources (HR) and the availability of funds for education. Pendidikan Berbasis Masyarakat merupakan model pendidikan dari masyarakat, oleh masyarakat, dan untuk masyarakat yaitu pendidikan yang direncanakan,   dilaksanakan,   dinilai   dan   dikembangkan   oleh   masyarakat.Penelitian ini bermaksud menganalisis bagaimanakah implementasi pendidikanagama Islam berbasis masyarakat, dampak-dampak yang ditimbulkan serta faktor- faktor pendukung dan penghambat implementasi pendidikan pendidikan agama Islam berbasis masyarakat di SMP Negeri 2 Candiroto dan SMP Muhammadiyah5 Kandangan yang disajikan secara deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil analisis implementasi pendidikan agama Islam berbasis masyarakat di SMP Negeri 2 Candiroto dan SMP Muhammadiyah 5 Kandangan dalam perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi pendidikan masih di dominasi oleh peran guru dan kepala kepala sekolah sebagai Top Manager. Keterlibatan masyarakat dalam perencanaan pendidikan yaitu dengan memberikan masukan dan saran pelaksanaan pendidikan yang menekankan pada penguasaan baca-tulis al Quran dan  shalat.  Dalam  pelaksanaan  masyarakat  terlibat  pada  event-event  tertentu dalam pembelajaran maupun kegiatan bersifat keagamaan. Dan dalam evaluasi pendidikan, dilakukan oleh guru maupun kepala sekolah yang melaporkan pelaksanaan kepada masyarakat. Dampak yang muncul dalam implementasi pendidikan agama Islam berbasis masyarakat di SMP Negeri 2 Candiroto dan SMP  Muhammadiyah  5  Kandangan  kabupaten  Temanggung terjalin  simbiosis mutualisme antara sekolah dengan masyarakat,  dan disisi lain anggaran  biaya pendidikan semakin besar.  Faktor pendukung: kultur gotong-royong yang masih kuat mengakar dimasyarakat. Faktor penghambat Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM) dan ketersediaan dana untuk pendidikan.

The Role of Management Capabilities on Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Growth Relationship

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 3013-3015
Author(s):  
Musli Sahimi ◽  
Adriana Mohd. Rizal ◽  
Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin ◽  
Suzilawati Kamarudin
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Management Capabilities

scholarly journals PERANAN INOVASI SEBAGAI MEDIATOR TERHADAP KINERJA USAHA KECIL MENENGAH ASESORIS GAWAI DI ROXY MAS JAKARTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Christian ◽  
Merisa Merisa
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Management Capability ◽  
Management Ability ◽  
Management Capabilities

Business performance is influenced by several factors, one of which is the innovation of sales ideas. Previous studies also explain the role of innovation in determining the performance of the business being undertaken. Some researches on the role of innovation in determining business performance emphasizes aspects of top management involvement, resources, existing technological capabilities and organizational culture. This research aims to analyse the determinants of business performance factors, especially on the role of innovation as a mediating factor. This research is quantitative using Partial Least Square (PLS)-Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) models. The results of this study explain that Innovation and Management Capability do not have an influence on business performance in the SME accessories gadget at ITC Roxy Mas. However, entrepreneurial orientation has an influence on business performance in the gadget accessories SMEs at ITC Roxy Mas. Furthermore, entrepreneurial orientation and management ability have an influence on innovation in the gadget accessories SMEs at ITC Roxy Mas. The results of the indirect effect explain the entrepreneurial orientation and management capabilities that are mediated by innovation do not have an influence on business performance in the gadget accessories SMEs at ITC Roxy Mas. Keywords: Business performance, SMEs, innovation, entrepreneurship

scholarly journals Peran Manager Puncak Sebagai Pemoderasi Tekanan Eksternal, Komitmen Organisasi dan Pengendalian Internal Pada Kinerja Anggaran

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-85
Author(s):  
Siti Aminah ◽  
Soeratno . ◽  
Suyanto .
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Multiple Regression Equation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Top Manager ◽  
Budgeting Process

This study aims to analyze the extend of the role of top manager can influence the relationshio of external pressure and internal control on the public organization’s budget performance. The samples are used in this study were 91 questionnaires are filled based on employees and strucural officials perceptions who are directly involved in the budgeting process at KPK. This study aims to analyze the extend of the role of top manager can influence the relationshio of external pressure and internal control on the public organization’s budget performance. The samples are used in this study were 91 questionnaires are filled based on employees and strucural officials perceptions who are directly involved in the budgeting process at KPK. The method of analysis used in processing the data using the method of Ordinary Least Square (OLS) model of multiple regression equation with residual test. Dependent variable in this study is budget performance. Independent variables are external pressure, organizational commitment and internal control. The role of top manager is used as a moderating variable. The results show that the role of top managers can influence the relationship of external pressure and internal control on budget performance. External pressure, organizational commitment and internal control variables have an individual effect on budget performance with a significance <0.005.

scholarly journals The Effects of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Environmental Uncertainty on Korean Technology Firms’ R&D Investment

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaewook Yoo ◽  
Junic Kim
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Environmental Uncertainty ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Environmental Dynamism ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Environmental Munificence ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
D Investment

This study aims to examine the relationship between top managers’ entrepreneurial orientation and firms’ research and development (R&D) investment and the moderating effects of environmental uncertainty on this relationship. Using a sample of 337 Korean technology firms, we implemented a multiple regression analysis with R&D intensity as a dependent variable, top managers’ entrepreneurial orientation as an independent variable, and environmental uncertainty as a moderating variable. The findings reveal that the entrepreneurial orientation of top managers has significant and positive relationships with firms’ strategic decisions regarding R&D investment. This implies that the tendencies and characteristics of top managers significantly influence firms’ innovation efforts, especially during an economic recession. Furthermore, environmental munificence intensifies the entrepreneurial orientation and R&D investment relationship, while environmental dynamism has a negative moderating effect. On the other hand, environmental hostility does not have any impact on this relationship. The moderating effects of environmental uncertainty imply that firms should carefully consider environmental dynamism and munificence to intensify the positive effect of top managers’ entrepreneurial orientation on firms’ innovation efforts.

scholarly journals Women as Key Agents in Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Gender Multigroup Analysis of the SEO-Performance Relationship

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Criado-Gomis ◽  
Maria-Angeles Iniesta-Bonillo ◽  
Amparo Cervera-Taulet ◽  
Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Sustainable Entrepreneurship ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Top Manager ◽  
Positive Effect

Literature points out that the effect of sustainable entrepreneurship on firm performance may be contingent on internal factors, such as top manager characteristics. This paper proposes that the gender of a firm’s chief executive officer (CEO) greatly influences the sustainable entrepreneurial orientation (SEO)-firm performance relationship. An empirical study was conducted on a stratified random sampling, collecting 210 questionnaires from top managers of firms in Valencia (Spain). A multigroup moderation analysis method was used. The results confirm that women tend to increase the positive effect of SEO in firm performance.

Leader gender and firm investment in innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 430-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Reutzel ◽  
Jamie D. Collins ◽  
Carrie A. Belsito
Keyword(s):  
Distributive Justice ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Business Leader ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Firm Investment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Munificence ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Survey Responses

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of business leader gender on the pursuit of innovation opportunities. Extant research suggests that leader gender represents an important characteristic that shapes firm behavior in various ways. The authors build upon this research by relating business leader gender, perceptions of environmental munificence and distributive justice to firm investment in innovation. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the survey responses of 469 business leaders in India. These individuals were primarily responsible for their firms. Their responses to survey questions were analyzed using ordinary least squares regression. Findings The results of this study suggest that female-led firms exhibit less investment in innovation than male-led firms. Results also suggest that female business leaders perceive less environmental munificence as well as distributive justice. Finally, study results suggest that the effect of gender on firm investment in innovation is mediated by perceptions of distributive justice. Originality/value This study provides an empirical link between business leader gender and firm investment in innovation. In doing so, it acknowledges and provides insight into the gendered nature of the initiation of innovation processes and leadership. Finally, the finding that business leader perceptions of distributive justice mediate the relationship between business leader gender and investment in innovation extends current understanding of the mechanisms underlying the lower investment in innovation rates exhibited by female-led firms.

Entrepreneurial orientation and international performance: The moderating role of cultural intelligence

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faruk Şahin ◽  
Sai̇t Gürbüz
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
International Performance ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Managerial Resources ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

AbstractAlthough the characteristics of top managers is an important factor associated with competitive advantage, and managerial resources are recognized as a firm’s major resource, there is limited research concerning the role of top manager’s capabilities in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and international performance. Based on the upper echelons perspective and resource-based view, the present study aimed to analyze top manager’s cultural intelligence as an internal contingency of the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and international performance. The study’s theoretically derived research model was tested using survey data obtained from 206 small- and medium-sized enterprises. The findings suggested that the extent to entrepreneurial orientation was related to a firm’s international performance was contingent on the level of three dimensions of cultural intelligence (metacognitive, cognitive, and motivational). Furthermore, as the level of all four cultural intelligence dimensions of top managers increased, the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and international performance increased in strength. The implications of the present findings for future research and practice were discussed.

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