Within the entrepreneurship research domain, the measurement of key constructs, such as the Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), is becoming a critical issue. No previous attempts have been made to simultaneously provide a multidimensional characterization of EO and to propose a set of antecedents for that measure. Thus, to further refine our understanding of research methods in entrepreneurship, we return a comprehensive study of EO by both testing the validity and robustness of EO construct and assessing the nomological validity of its antecedents causal path. Our analyses are based on a sample of 200 entrepreneurs. The measurement models show that EO is a multi-dimensional micro-founded construct that is better represented by a three components second-order factor and is predicted by situationally-specific motivation, individual skills and perception of the business environment.
Titolo: | A multidimensional model of Entrepreneurial Orientation |
Autore/i: | FINI, RICCARDO; MARZOCCHI, GIAN LUCA |
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Anno: | 2008 |
Titolo del libro: | Atti della XIX Riunione Scientifica AIIG |
Pagina iniziale: | xx |
Pagina finale: | xx |
Abstract: | Within the entrepreneurship research domain, the measurement of key constructs, such as the Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), is becoming a critical issue. No previous attempts have been made to simultaneously provide a multidimensional characterization of EO and to propose a set of antecedents for that measure. Thus, to further refine our understanding of research methods in entrepreneurship, we return a comprehensive study of EO by both testing the validity and robustness of EO construct and assessing the nomological validity of its antecedents causal path. Our analyses are based on a sample of 200 entrepreneurs. The measurement models show that EO is a multi-dimensional micro-founded construct that is better represented by a three components second-order factor and is predicted by situationally-specific motivation, individual skills and perception of the business environment. |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 10-dic-2010 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 4.01 Contributo in Atti di convegno |