Enterpreurial behavior and export performance of small and medium-sized enterprises from developing countries: The case of Thailand
Author
Ithi Tontyaporn
Imprint
2012
Descript
(13), 177 sheets
SUMMARY
This study develops a research framework to examine the entrepreneurial behavior and export performance of small and medium sized ebteroruses (SMEs) from Thailand. Prior research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has used Covin and Slevin's (1989) concept of conservative and entrepreneurial postures to classify firms, describe their behavior, and examine the performance implications of adopting such postures. Drawing on the EO, organizational theory, and order of entry literature, this study argues that there is a third type of strategic posture (i.e. partial entreprenurial posture) which has a strategic combination of both conservative and entrepreneurial postures. Accordingly, this study argues that SMEs' choice of strategic posture has important implications for both their export strategies and performance. Moreover, this study also examines the performance implications of the interplay between Porter's
