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Strategic Posture, Technology Strategy And Performance Among Small Firms

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  • PATRICK T. GIBBONS

    (Department of Business Administration, University College Dublin, Ireland)

  • TONY O'CONNOR

    (Argon Consultancy Services, Dublin, Ireland)

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This paper investigates the performance effects of both aggressive technological posture and automation in a sample of 336 small and medium-sized enterprises. The paper seeks to test whether firm strategic posture mediates the relationship between technology policy and firm performance. Findings suggest that strategic posture does not mediate the relationship between technology policy and ROI, but does mediate the relationship between technology policy and sales growth.

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  • Patrick T. Gibbons & Tony O'Connor, 2003. "Strategic Posture, Technology Strategy And Performance Among Small Firms," Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 11(02), pages 131-146.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jecxxx:v:11:y:2003:i:02:n:s0218495803000081
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218495803000081
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    1. Mary Beth Rousseau & Blake D. Mathias & Laura T. Madden & T. Russell Crook, 2016. "Innovation, Firm Performance, And Appropriation: A Meta-Analysis," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(03), pages 1-29, April.
    2. Majumdar, Satyajit, 2010. "'How do they plan for growth in auto component business?' - A study on small foundries of western India," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 25(3), pages 274-289, May.
    3. Wilson, Grant Alexander & Case, Tyler & Dobni, C. Brooke, 2023. "A global study of innovation-oriented firms: Dimensions, practices, and performance," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).
    4. Edy Dwi Kurniati & Indah Susilowati & Suharno, 2019. "Sustainable Competitive Advantage of SMEs through Resource and Institutional-Based Management: An Empirical Study of Batik SMEs in Central Java, Indonesia," Tržište/Market, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, vol. 31(1), pages 61-82.
    5. Rosenbusch, Nina & Brinckmann, Jan & Bausch, Andreas, 2011. "Is innovation always beneficial? A meta-analysis of the relationship between innovation and performance in SMEs," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 26(4), pages 441-457, July.

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