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| Author: | Kickul, J. Gundry, L. K. |
| Title: | Prospecting for Strategic Advantage: The Proactive Entrepreneurial Personality and Small Firm Innovation |
| Journal: | Journal of Small Business Management
2002 : APR, VOL. 40:2, p. 85-97 |
| Index terms: | STRATEGY STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT COMPANIES SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study proposed and tested an entrepreneurial process model that examined the interrelationships among a small firm owner's personality, strategic orientation, and innovation. In the first part of the model, it was posited that a proactive personality would directly influence a prospector strategic orientation. This type of strategic orientation would then be a key factor in determining the type of innovations introduced and implemented within the business. Using a sample of 107 small business owners, results revealed that the prospector strategy orientation mediated the relationship between proactive personality and three types of innovations: innovative targeting processes, innovative organizational systems, and innovative boundary supports. |
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