1. An Empirical Study on Entrepreneurial Orientation, Absorptive Capacity, and SMEs’ Innovation Performance: A Sustainable Perspective
- Author
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Quan Chen, Zhen Wang, Yuming Zhai, Yu Zhao, Wan-Qin Sun, and Sang-Bing Tsai
- Subjects
sustainable business ,Entrepreneurial orientation ,Geography, Planning and Development ,absorptive capacity ,TJ807-830 ,innovation performance ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,entrepreneurial orientation ,TD194-195 ,Renewable energy sources ,Empirical research ,Absorptive capacity ,Sustainable business ,0502 economics and business ,GE1-350 ,Dynamism ,environmental dynamism ,sustainability ,Industrial organization ,Environmental effects of industries and plants ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,05 social sciences ,Perspective (graphical) ,Moderation ,Environmental sciences ,Sustainability ,050211 marketing ,Business ,050203 business & management - Abstract
Using a survey of 324 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the Yangtze River Delta in China, this study discusses the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity, environmental dynamism, and corporate technological innovation performance. The results based on a moderated moderation model show that the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and innovation performance is significantly positive. The absorptive capacity can positively moderate this relationship. When the external environment is in high dynamism, the moderating effect of absorptive capacity will be stronger than when the environment is in low dynamism.
- Published
- 2018