The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage

A large body of research has exhibited the positive effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on firm performance. However, research that attempts to explore what happens to high EO firms when they mature is sorely needed. Every firm establishes a heritage over time that impacts future capabilities...

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Main Authors:	Birton J. Cowden, Jintong Tang, Josh Bendickson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Emerald Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:	New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
Subjects:	entrepreneurial orientation, long-term firm performance administrative heritage asset specificity founder tenure cultural embeddedness
Online Access:	https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/NEJE-19-02-2016-B004/full/pdf?title=the-maturing-of-entrepreneurial-firms-entrepreneurial-orientation-firm-performance-and-administrative-heritage

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spelling	doaj-7edcd6003648464d9dc4d6c8e9431d9d2020-11-25T02:34:58ZengEmerald PublishingNew England Journal of Entrepreneurship2574-89042016-03-01192425310.1108/NEJE-19-02-2016-B004The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritageBirton J. Cowden0Jintong Tang1Josh Bendickson2UMass AmherstSaint Louis UniversityLouisiana State UniversityA large body of research has exhibited the positive effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on firm performance. However, research that attempts to explore what happens to high EO firms when they mature is sorely needed. Every firm establishes a heritage over time that impacts future capabilities. In the current research, we build on the international business literature to examine how a firmʼs administrative heritage moderates the long-term effects of the EO-performance relationship, examined through the firmʼs asset specificity, founder tenure, and home culture embeddedness. From this, implications are derived for EO retention and the firmʼs awareness of administrative heritage and how to shape it to their advantage.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/NEJE-19-02-2016-B004/full/pdf?title=the-maturing-of-entrepreneurial-firms-entrepreneurial-orientation-firm-performance-and-administrative-heritageentrepreneurial orientation, long-term firm performanceadministrative heritageasset specificityfounder tenurecultural embeddedness
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spellingShingle	Birton J. Cowden Jintong Tang Josh Bendickson The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage New England Journal of Entrepreneurship entrepreneurial orientation, long-term firm performance administrative heritage asset specificity founder tenure cultural embeddedness
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title	The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage
title_short	The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage
title_full	The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage
title_fullStr	The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage
title_full_unstemmed	The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage
title_sort	maturing of entrepreneurial firms: entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage
publisher	Emerald Publishing
series	New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
issn	2574-8904
publishDate	2016-03-01
description	A large body of research has exhibited the positive effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on firm performance. However, research that attempts to explore what happens to high EO firms when they mature is sorely needed. Every firm establishes a heritage over time that impacts future capabilities. In the current research, we build on the international business literature to examine how a firmʼs administrative heritage moderates the long-term effects of the EO-performance relationship, examined through the firmʼs asset specificity, founder tenure, and home culture embeddedness. From this, implications are derived for EO retention and the firmʼs awareness of administrative heritage and how to shape it to their advantage.
topic	entrepreneurial orientation, long-term firm performance administrative heritage asset specificity founder tenure cultural embeddedness
url	https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/NEJE-19-02-2016-B004/full/pdf?title=the-maturing-of-entrepreneurial-firms-entrepreneurial-orientation-firm-performance-and-administrative-heritage
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The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage

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