scholarly journals Orientación emprendedora en la innovación de las pequeñas y medianas empresas en México/ Entrepreneurial orientation in the innovation of small and medium-sized companies in Mexico

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-114
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Market Risks ◽  
Emerging Country ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
Innovation Capacity ◽  
Orientación Emprendedora

Resumen En la actualidad, los mercados se han visto cada vez más competidos, en donde las pequeñas y medianas empresas se han encontrado con nuevos desafíos para el correcto desempeño ante estos retos, uno de ellos es el de incrementar su innovación, para lo cual la búsqueda de capacidades que les lleven a lograrlo se vuelve de vital importancia en la toma de decisiones gerenciales. Es por ello, que el objetivo del estudio fue analizar la orientación emprendedora en la innovación de pequeñas y medianas empresas en México. Se determina la influencia de las dimensiones de proactividad, capacidad de innovación y toma de riesgos en la orientación emprendedora en la innovación de 400 pequeñas y medianas empresas de un país emergente como México. La investigación fue de carácter cuantitativo, transversal, para lo cual se aplicó un cuestionario a la alta gerencia, analizando los datos a través del modelaje de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados indican que las dimensiones de toma de riesgos y proactividad influyen positiva y significativamente, en cambio, la de capacidad de innovación tiene influencia positiva más no significativa, concluyendo que implica comportamientos organizacionales con propensión hacia mayor aceptación a riesgos de mercado y mejor reacción a tendencias y cambios. Abstract At present, markets have been increasingly competitive, where small and medium-sized companies have encountered new challenges for the correct performance before these challenges, one of them is to increase their innovation, for which the search skills that lead them to achieve it becomes of vital importance in managerial decision making. That is why the objective of the study was to analyze the entrepreneurial orientation in the innovation of small and medium-sized companies in Mexico. The influence of the dimensions of proactivity, innovation capacity and risk taking in the entrepreneurial orientation in the innovation of 400 small and medium-sized companies in an emerging country like Mexico is determined. The research was quantitative, transversal, for which a questionnaire was applied to senior management, analyzing the data through the modeling of structural equations. The results indicate that the dimensions of risk taking and proactivity have a positive and significant influence, whereas the innovation capacity has a positive but not significant influence, concluding that it implies organizational behaviors with a propensity towards greater acceptance of market risks and a better reaction to trends and changes

scholarly journals Gerentes y Emprendedoras: El efecto de la orientación emprendedora en el rendimiento de la PyME Guanajuatense del sector cuero-calzado por medio de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM-PLS).

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Francisco Javier Álvarez Torres
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Women Managers ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The City ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Orientación Emprendedora

<p>El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el efecto de la Orientación Emprendedora (OE) como estrategia gerencial en el rendimiento de la empresa, diferenciando entre gerentes varones y gerentes mujeres. Para llevar a cabo el estudio fue recopilada información de 170 empresas del sector cuero-calzado del estado de Guanajuato, principalmente en el municipio de León. El modelo diseñado fue contrastado a través de un sistema de ecuaciones estructurales por mínimos cuadrados parciales (PLS-SEM) mediante el software SmartPLS®. Los resultados generales señalan que si bien existe un efecto positivo con rendimiento, existe una diferencia en la conformación de la OE, dependiendo del género del gerente. En el caso de las gerentes mujeres existe una baja orientación hacia la competitividad agresiva y una mayor orientación hacia la autonomía y proactividad que sus contrapartes. Este estudio servirá a los gerentes, a investigadores y a funcionarios gubernamentales para orientar los esfuerzos para fortalecer una gerencia femenina en la región y de igual forma a los académicos a generar nuevos acercamientos teóricos al constructo de OE desde una perspectiva de género.</p><p><em><strong>Palabras clave</strong>:</em> Orientación Emprendedora, Mujeres, Gerencia, Empresa PYME, Guanajuato.</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>The main goal of this article is to analyze the effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) as a management strategy on the enterprise performance, differentiating between male and female managers. To carry out the study, information was gathered from 170 companies in the leather-footwear sector of the state of Guanajuato, mainly in the city of León. The designed model was contrasted through a system of structural equations by partial least squares (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS® software. The general results indicate that although there is a positive effect with performance, there is a difference in the conformation of the EO, depending on the gender of the manager. In the case of women managers, there is a low orientation towards aggressive competitiveness and a greater orientation towards autonomy and proactivity than their counterparts. This study will serve managers, researchers and government officials to guide efforts to strengthen a female management in the region and in the same way academics to generate new theoretical approaches to the construction of EO from a gender perspective.</p><p><em><strong>Keywords:</strong></em> Entrepreneurial Orientation, Women, Management, SME Company, Guanajuato.</p>

Contributions of Entrepreneurial Orientation to Competitive Advantage

2021 ◽  
pp. 438-451
Author(s):  
Orlando Manuel Martins Marques Lima Rua
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Structural Equations Model ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this chapter is to analyze the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and competitive advantage on Portuguese exporting textiles small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, a quantitative methodological approach was used, conducting a descriptive, exploratory, and transversal empirical study, having applied a questionnaire to a sample of Portuguese SMEs, associated of the Portuguese textile association (ATP). The structural equations model was used for this purpose, using the partial least squares (PLS). Based on survey data from 247 firms, the empirical results indicate that 1) innovation have a positive and significant impact on differentiation, 2) proactivity and risk-taking does not have a positive and significant impact on differentiation, and 3) innovation, proactivity, and risk-taking does not have a positive and significant impact on cost leadership. This study shows that Portuguese textile SMEs seek to support and stimulate new ideas, experimentation, and creativity that surely result in new products, services, and processes.

scholarly journals La orientación emprendedora femenina en la industria textil y de la confección, en Moroleón, Guanajuato, México

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
María de Lourdes Cárcamo-Solís ◽  
Mayra Joceline Díaz-Zamudio ◽  
María del Pilar Arroyo-López
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Women Managers ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Female Leaders ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Validated Questionnaires ◽  
Orientación Emprendedora

The research objective is to analyze how the role of women in management in SMEs in the textile and clothing sector (TCS), in the southern region of the state of Guanajuato, manifests itself in the five dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO). Methodologically this work is quantitative and explanatory, based on a model of structural equations estimated by using the information of a validated questionnaires applied to 103 women managers of the above-mentioned region, contributing to theoretically and empirically increament of the literature on the OE and promote it for a greater boost of business with female leaders who may contribute the socioeconomic development of the region. In conclusion, the women managers of the STC develop the five dimensions of the OE: innovation, by generating new models of garments and being at the forefront. Watering, by investing in raw materials or machinery. Proactivity because they are always looking for new ways to do the activities, they perform for the benefit of the business they lead and retain autonomy by making decisions that improve the performance of their business. Aggressive competitiveness by implementing new ways to conquer customers to excel compared to their competitors.

Contributions of Entrepreneurial Orientation to Competitive Advantage

2019 ◽  
pp. 136-153
Author(s):  
Orlando Manuel Martins Marques Lima Rua
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Structural Equations Model ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this chapter is to analyze the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and competitive advantage on Portuguese exporting textiles small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, a quantitative methodological approach was used, conducting a descriptive, exploratory, and transversal empirical study, having applied a questionnaire to a sample of Portuguese SMEs, associated of the Portuguese textile association (ATP). The structural equations model was used for this purpose, using the partial least squares (PLS). Based on survey data from 247 firms, the empirical results indicate that 1) innovation have a positive and significant impact on differentiation, 2) proactivity and risk-taking does not have a positive and significant impact on differentiation, and 3) innovation, proactivity, and risk-taking does not have a positive and significant impact on cost leadership. This study shows that Portuguese textile SMEs seek to support and stimulate new ideas, experimentation, and creativity that surely result in new products, services, and processes.

PENGARUH INOVASI DAN ORIENTASI KEWIRAUSAHAAN TERHADAP KEUNGGULAN BERSAING UMKM KULINER

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Inda Lestari ◽  
Miguna Astuti ◽  
Hariyanto Ridwan
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Data Analysis Tool

This research was conducted to analyze the effect of innovation orientation and entrepreneurship on the competitive advantage of culinary MSMEs in the Cilandak Barat area, South Jakarta. The population used for this study was 36 actors in the culinary field of SMEC. The sampling technique uses a saturated sampling method. The data analysis tool used is PLS 3.0. The results of this study indicate that the innovation variable has a significant influence on the culinary competitiveness of SMEC. And, entrepreneurial orientation has a significant influence on the culinary competitiveness of SMEC. The researcher suggests SMECs to pay attention to other factors that can influence competitive advantage. Keywords: Innovation, Entrepreneurship Orientation, Competitive Advantage

Should Fast-Food Franchisees Pursue Entrepreneurial Orientation?

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Asgharian ◽  
Misagh Tasavori ◽  
Jim Andersén
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Unidimensional Construct ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Competitive Aggressiveness ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Although it is widely accepted that entrepreneurial orientation (EO) improves firm performance, scholars have advised that particular attention should be paid to the context. In this research, we investigate a less explored context of franchising where business systems and procedures are usually dictated to franchisees by franchisors. Therefore, whether a franchisor should allow franchisees to pursue EO (innovativeness, proactiveness, risk-taking, competitive aggressiveness, and autonomy) is not clear. In the context of franchising, the majority of prior studies have mainly focused on the employment of EO as a unidimensional construct and at the franchisor level. In this research, we take a bottom-up perspective and evaluate the impact of different dimensions of EO on franchisees’ performance. Our analysis of a multi-group of 183 restaurant franchisees located in Sweden and Iran reveals that only the pursuit of proactiveness and competitive aggressiveness improves a franchisee’s performance and other dimensions do not play a significant role in improving performance in this context.

scholarly journals Graduate Students’ Behavioral Intention towards Social Entrepreneurship: Role of Social Vision, Innovativeness, Social Proactiveness, and Risk Taking

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6386
Author(s):  
Bingyan Tu ◽  
Roni Bhowmik ◽  
Md. Kamrul Hasan ◽  
Ahmed Al Asheq ◽  
Md. Atikur Rahaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
The Body ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Social Vision ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Start Up

In prior studies, several researchers have adopted entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in determining students’ intention toward entrepreneurship, although the application of EO is scant in determining intention toward social entrepreneurship in existing literature. Hence, in consideration of this research gap, the current study empirically examines the influence of the dimensions of social entrepreneurial orientation (SEO): social vision, social proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk-taking motive on graduate students’ entrepreneurial intention toward social entrepreneurship-based business start-up. An online-based survey method was used to collect data from a sample of 465 students purposively who were studying at different universities in Bangladesh. A PLS-based SEM was applied to analyze the data and examined the proposed relationships in the conceptual model. The findings reveal that Graduate students’ social proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk-taking motive significantly affect their social entrepreneurial intention. However, students’ social vision does not have direct influence but has indirect influence on social entrepreneurial intention through their social entrepreneurial attitudes. The research contributes to the body of knowledge in the existing social entrepreneurship literature as well as provides practical implications for the policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders working toward flourishing of social-based entrepreneurship, venture, and start-up.

The Influence of CEO Characteristics on Firm Risk-taking: Evidence from UK SMEs

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz Muhammad Zia-ul-haq ◽  
Saba Ameer
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
El Paso ◽  
Firm Risk ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Ceo Characteristics

La exposición al riesgo de la empresa sigue siendo motivo de preocupación para los investigadores y los inversores. Se cree que la propensión a asumir riesgos de la empresa es un reflejo de los rasgos y características personales de la alta dirección. Por lo tanto, es fundamental explorar la relación entre varias características de la alta dirección y la propensión de la empresa a asumir riesgos. Esta investigación proporciona evidencia empírica del Reino Unido sobre las relaciones entre la edad, el mandato, la educación y la conexión política del CEO con la toma de riesgos de la empresa. Se emplean varias técnicas de estimación para determinar la idoneidad de los resultados. El estudio informa una asociación significativa de las características del CEO con el comportamiento de toma de riesgos de la empresa. Específicamente, se informa que la antigüedad y el mandato a largo plazo del CEO tienen una influencia negativa en la toma de riesgos de la empresa, mientras que los CEO la participación política y la educación influyen positivamente en el riesgo de la empresa. Con base en los hallazgos dados, se da a entender que, con el paso del tiempo, los ejecutivos comienzan a limitar sus perspectivas al pasar por alto la información y las oportunidades dadas. Por lo tanto, esta mentalidad estrecha los restringe a tomar más riesgos. Por lo tanto, tomar decisiones menos riesgosas en la vejez y con una antigüedad más larga.Por el contrario, la formación superior de los directores ejecutivos mejora su base de conocimientos y sus habilidades analíticas, lo que una vez mejora positivamente su toma de decisiones estratégicas y se sienten más motivados para tomar decisiones arriesgadas. Esta investigación también destaca la importancia de la conexión política, que es una fuente de poder y seguridad que fortalece el control de los directores ejecutivos sobre la empresa. Por lo tanto, los CEO con conexiones políticas toman decisiones más arriesgadas en comparación con sus contrapartes no políticas.

Entrepreneurial orientation, knowledge management, dynamic capabilities towards e-commerce adoption of SMEs in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Dharma Tuah Putra Nasution ◽  
Ahmad Rafiki ◽  
Adelina Lubis ◽  
Yossie Rossanty
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), knowledge management process (KMP) and dynamic capability (DC) toward the adoption of electronic commerce (e-commerce) of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in North Sumatera. Design/methodology/approach This study used a quantitative methodology using Smart PLS of structural equation model. A survey is done by distributing the questionnaires to the respondents (owner-managers) of SMEs across sectors. Using a convenient sampling technique, 131 respondents were selected. Using a cross-sectional survey design, 11 hypotheses were tested. Findings It is found that both innovativeness and proactiveness of EO have a significant relationship with e-commerce adoption (EA), while the risk-taking of EO is found as insignificant. Both risk-taking and proactiveness of EO are significantly related to KMP, but innovation of EO is found to be insignificant. Moreover, KMP significantly mediates the relationship between risk-taking and proactiveness of EO and EA, while KMP insignificantly mediates the relationship between innovativeness of EO and EA. Finally, it is found that DC has a significant relationship in EA. Originality/value By using the resource based-theory, the study on the decision of EA by SMEs is conducted which focuses on a number of internal and external factors influencing the adoption decision. This differs from other studies using theories of the technological, organizational and environmental, theory of acceptance and use of technology, theory of planned behavior, theory of reasoned action and others which emphasized on the implementation and usage of EA.

Entrepreneurial Orientation, Uncertainty Avoidance and Firm Performance

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredric William Swierczek ◽  
Thai Thanh Ha
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance in a sample of 306 Vietnamese SMEs and 172 Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation including risk-taking, proactivity and innovativeness are explored. The results indicate that Thai SMEs are more innovative and proactive than their Vietnamese counterparts, while Vietnamese SMEs are inclined to be more risk-taking. Thai SMEs have higher perceived business growth, job creation and net profit than Vietnamese SMEs.

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