Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on radical innovation performance among manufacturing SMEs: the mediating role of absorptive capacity

S Ato Sarsah, H Tian, CSK Dogbe, BA Bamfo… - Journal of Strategy …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The study explored the mediating role of potential and realized absorptive
capacities in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and radical innovation …

Aligning strategy and digitalisation activity as an incremental or radical innovation in family farms

SW Appleton, D Holt - International Journal of Entrepreneurial …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Digitalisation is perceived as a new process that may add value to firms. Current
theoretical understanding assumes it should be part of a firm's strategy to respond to …

Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy of top managers: Can Entrepreneurial Orientation secure performance?

R Bouncken, B Cesinger… - International Journal of …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
Numerous studies show that high levels of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) in firms
positively influence firm performance. Yet, high levels of Dark Triad (DT) traits-narcissism …

Entrepreneurial orientation, knowledge acquisition and collaborative performance in agri-food value-chains in emerging markets

TQ Dung, LB Bonney, RP Adhikari… - … Chain Management: An …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to take a whole-of-chain perspective to explore how
entrepreneurial orientation (EO) influences collaborative performance in agri-food value …

Family firms, alliance governance and mutual knowledge creation

RB Bouncken, M Hughes, M Ratzmann… - British Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
For family firms, alliances represent a form of heightened entrepreneurial risk‐taking.
However, a dearth of research exists on the implications of forms of alliance governance for …

Entrepreneurial orientation and vertical knowledge acquisition by smallholder agricultural firms in transitional economies: The role of interfirm collaboration in value …

TQ Dung, LB Bonney, R Adhikari, MP Miles - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This study extends the understanding of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), vertical knowledge
acquisition, and actor collaboration to a “whole of value-chain” perspective in transitional …

Implementation of the SDGs by social economy enterprises in the agrifood sector

J Lafont-Torio, E Calderon-Monge… - British Food …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a global initiative that is
becoming increasingly important in the industrial and service sectors. This paper analyses …

Procurement practices and operational performance: a study of linear and curvilinear relationships in a developing economy

EK Agbeka, FA Quagrainie… - Journal of Public …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose While operational performance is important for a company's competitiveness and
profitability, this study claims that procurement may be required to drive operational …

Pioneering strategy in supply chain relationships: How coercive power and contract completeness influence innovation

RB Bouncken, M Ratzmann… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Today, firms pursuing a pioneering strategy are often engaged in supply chain relationships
to benefit from external resources and to improve their innovation. However, this effort can …

Effectual control orientation and innovation performance: clarifying implications in the corporate context

SM Szambelan, YD Jiang - Small Business Economics, 2020 - Springer
This study aims to assess the relationship between effectual control orientation (ECO) and a
firm's innovation performance, with entrepreneurial orientation (EO) as a mediator, in a …