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Entrepreneurial orientation and performance in young firms : the role of human resource management/ created by Jake G. Messersmith and William J. Wales

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: International small business journal ; Volume31, number 2London : Sage, 2013Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISSN:
  • 02662426
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD2346.167
Online resources: Abstract: This article examines the effects of managerial practice and philosophy variables – high-performance work systems (HPWS) and partnership philosophy – on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and sales growth. The results from a sample of 119 young high-technology firms indicate a non-significant relationship between EO and firm growth. However, firms combining HPWS or partnership philosophy with EO realized significantly higher levels of growth. Specifically, the results suggest that the promise of EO as a means of enhancing the growth trajectories of young firms depends on the extent to which these organizations embrace and establish certain human resource practices and philosophies.
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Journal Article Journal Article Main Library - Special Collections HD2346.167 INT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Vol. 31, no.2 (pages 115-136) Not for loan For in house use only

This article examines the effects of managerial practice and philosophy variables – high-performance work systems (HPWS) and partnership philosophy – on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and sales growth. The results from a sample of 119 young high-technology firms indicate a non-significant relationship between EO and firm growth. However, firms combining HPWS or partnership philosophy with EO realized significantly higher levels of growth. Specifically, the results suggest that the promise of EO as a means of enhancing the growth trajectories of young firms depends on the extent to which these organizations embrace and establish certain human resource practices and philosophies.

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