Entrepreneurial Orientation and Knowledge Transfer: analysis in Spanish family businesses
This study tries to answer the following research questions in the context of family-owned firms: How is knowledge management related to entrepreneurship? How are knowledge management and entrepreneurship related to business performance? How does the family influence the above relationships? To...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURS
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Tourism & Management Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/890/pdf_21 |
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| Summary: | This study tries to answer the following research questions in the
context of family-owned firms: How is knowledge management
related to entrepreneurship? How are knowledge management and
entrepreneurship related to business performance? How does the
family influence the above relationships? To answer these questions
we performed a study to firms belonging to Family Business Regional
Associations. The methodology used to analyze these relationships is
based on a structural equation approach (SEM), specifically Partial
Least Squares (PLS). The main value of this study is the proposition
of two models. The first model analyzes the relationship among
Knowledge Transfer (KT), Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) and
Performance (PERF). The second model studies the Family Influence
(FI) as a moderating variable of such relationships. As conclusion, in
these family firms KT has a significant positive effect on EO, and the
latter on PERF. FI strengthening moderates the relationship between
KT and EO and PERF. The implications for managers are clear. Our
study provides a theoretical and empirical basis for further study on
KT and EO in family business. |
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| ISSN: | 2182-8466 |