An Empirical Examination of Entrepreneurial Autonomy and Firm Performance in Technology Services Organizations
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ACADEMIC ABSTRACT A contingency based model shows that firm performance for technology services organizations (TSOs) is positively related with entrepreneurial autonomy and technology intensity; and negatively related with environmental hostility. Further, firm size is found to have a moderating effect on the relationship of TSO performance with entrepreneurial autonomy, technology intensity and environmental hostility. Post-hoc analysis reveals that entrepreneurial autonomy, technology intensity and environmental hostility have significant relationships with performance in large TSOs; but in small TSOs, only technology intensity is significantly related to performance. Interestingly, technology intensity is a mediator in the relationship between entrepreneurial autonomy and performance in small TSOs.
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