Nonlinear effects of entrepreneurial orientation on small firm performance: The moderating role of resource orchestration capabilities

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-121

  Wales, William J ^a   Patel, Pankaj C ^b   Parida, Vinit ^c,d   Kreiser, Patrick M ^e  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^e OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curvilinearity; Entrepreneurial orientation; Firm capabilities; Firm performance; Resource orchestration; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878639595     PISSN: 19324391     EISSN: 1932443X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sej.1153     Document Type: Article

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