STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING, ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND PERFORMANCE: AN ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE CYCLE APPROACH

Autores

  • Héctor Montiel Campos Universidad de las Américas Puebla
  • Francesc Solé Parellada Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
  • Gerardo Haces Atondo Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
  • Madet Ruiseñor Quintero Universidad de las Américas Puebla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21714/1984-6975FACES2015V14N2ART2033

Palavras-chave:

Strategic Decision Making, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Life Cycle, Entrepreneurship, Performance

Resumo

EntrepreneurialOrientation (EO) and Strategic Decision Making (SDM) have been studied in awide variety of settings. However, there is not enough research available thatcombines both topics and studies the ways in which entrepreneurs make strategicdecisions in early stages of organizational life cycle. The purpose of thisresearch was therefore to examine the effects of the factors associated withthe decision maker influencing EO and performance for two categories of firms.The results were achieved by using empirical data from two independent samplesof firms in different stages of organizational life cycle: start-up stage (n=133) and growth stage (n=173). The results show that SDM andcontrol variables have different effects in the two samples; however, for bothsamples there is significant relation between EO and performance. The paperconcludes with a discussion about the results and suggestions for futureresearch.

Biografia do Autor

Héctor Montiel Campos, Universidad de las Américas Puebla

Francesc Solé Parellada, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Gerardo Haces Atondo, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

Madet Ruiseñor Quintero, Universidad de las Américas Puebla

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17/06/15

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