Matching Imitative Activity of High-Tech Firms with Entrepreneurial Orientation

Sustainable Entrepreneurial Orientation in Family Firms

This study examines how an entrepreneurial orientation moderates the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on family firm performance. Analysis of 174 family firms was conducted using second-generation, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in SmartPLS 3.2.6. A survey of family firms and compliant sustainability reports, made under the rules of the GRI (Global R...

Entrepreneurial resources, dynamic capabilities and start-up performance of Taiwan's high-tech firms

This study addresses the resources and performance of start-ups in a rapidly changing market. Using data from Taiwanese high-tech firms, this investigation demonstrated that dynamic capabilities were significantly helping to leverage entrepreneurial resources to benefit start-up performance, and moreover demonstrated that dynamic capabilities mediated between entrepreneurial resources and perfo...

9. Knowledge Management of High- Tech Firms

Based on an analysis of six high-tech firms in mainland China, this chapter examines knowledge management issues by focusing on its acquisition, dissemination, and commercialization. We found that most firms emphasized knowledge acquisition. SOE-based firms relied more on their parents for early key technologies, confirming that institutional support and social capital are influential in knowle...

Resources supporting entrepreneurial orientation in multigenerational family firms

We examine entrepreneurship in multigenerational family firms. Specifically, we employ theoretical lenses drawn from both entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial orientation) and strategy (resource-based view) to develop an integrated model of transgenerational entrepreneurship. Following a review of the literature in these fields we develop propositions that articulate connections between a family f...

Electronic Procurement in Today’s High-Tech Firms