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A Review and Research Agenda on the Determinants of Entrepreneurial Orientation and its Implications on Firm Performance: Tackling SMEs in Emerging Economies

In: Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region

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  • Yara Harb

    (Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK))

Abstract

Entrepreneurial Orientation is a prominent topic within the field of management research as it has been subject to more than four decades of theoretical and empirical inquiry, and is widely acknowledged as a strong predictor of firm performance. Therefore, with the aim of continual development of the theory and research on this topic of interest, the current chapter portrays and identifies the determinants of Entrepreneurial Orientation and its implications on firm performance through its five dimensions: namely innovativeness, proactiveness, risk-taking, autonomy and competitive aggressiveness. Studies exploring the antecedents of Entrepreneurial Orientation and the factors that nurture it are scarce, especially when tackling the context of SMEs. Hence, its origins remain unclear, constituting a promising research direction and a fertile area that requires further development. Thus, this chapter draws on prior research to suggest and develop a theoretical framework concerned with SMEs’ strategic orientation and entrepreneurial practices, seeing the immense and inevitable contribution of SMEs to their local and regional economies.

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  • Yara Harb, 2022. "A Review and Research Agenda on the Determinants of Entrepreneurial Orientation and its Implications on Firm Performance: Tackling SMEs in Emerging Economies," Springer Books, in: Nehme Azoury & Taïeb Hafsi (ed.), Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region, chapter 4, pages 75-113, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-88447-5_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88447-5_4
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