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Author: | Sadler-Smith, E. |
Title: | Managerial Behavior, Entrepreneurial Style, and Small Firm Performance |
Journal: | Journal of Small Business Management
2003 : JAN, VOL. 41:1, p. 47-67 |
Index terms: | MANAGEMENT BEHAVIOUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP STYLES SMALL BUSINESS PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | In this study of small firms in the United Kingdom, the authors explored the relationships among managerial behaviors (based upon a competence model), entrepreneurial style (based on Covin and Slevin's theory), and firm type (in terms of sales growth performance). Principal components analysis of a management competence inventory identified six broad categories of managerial behavior. Regressing a measure of entrepreneurial style on these six behaviors suggested that managing culture and managing vision are related to an entrepreneurial style, while managing performance is related to a no entrepreneurial style. Entrepreneurial style-but not managerial behavior-was associated positively with the probability that a firm would be a high-growth type. |
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