Antecedents of corporate entrepreneurship in Iran: the role of strategic orientation and opportunity recognition. (3rd May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kakapour, Saba; Morgan, Todd; Parsinejad, Salman; Wieland, Alice
• Is Part Of: Journal of small business and entrepreneurship. Volume 28:Number 3(2016)
• Page Start: 251
• Page End: 266
• Publication Date: 2016-05-03
• Subjects: market orientation -- learning orientation -- corporate entrepreneurship -- opportunity recognition -- Iran -- organizational learning -- knowledge-based enterprises -- small and medium-sized enterprises; Orientation de marché -- Orientation sur l'apprentissage -- Entreprenariat d'entreprise -- Repérage des débouchés -- Iran -- Apprentissage organisationnel -- Entreprises fondées sur les connaissances -- Petites et Moyennes Entreprises; Small business -- Periodicals; Small business -- Canada -- Periodicals; Entrepreneurship -- Periodicals; Petites et moyennes entreprises -- Périodiques; Petites et moyennes entreprises -- Canada -- Périodiques; Entrepreneurs (Économie politique) -- Périodiques; 658.022
• DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2016.1168676
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0827-6331

Abstract

Abstract: In a study of 130 Iranian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), we predict and find that market orientation, learning orientation, and their interaction are positively related to opportunity recognition, which impacts firm-level corporate entrepreneurship positively. This study makes two important contributions to the corporate entrepreneurship literature. First, the majority of studies on corporate entrepreneurship concern western economies or China; as such, we broaden research on the international context of corporate entrepreneurship by examining a unique dataset of Iranian SMEs, which have grown significantly in recent years during their transition to knowledge-based enterprises. Second, we build upon previous literature on corporate entrepreneurship antecedents by explicating and testing the relationships of how and when learning orientation and market orientation affect opportunity recognition and the development of corporate entrepreneurship.