This study investigates the effect of intangible resources and entrepreneurial orientation in export performance, by examining the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities. A framework of export antecedents is developed and empirically tested. A survey of 265 Portuguese exporting companies shows...

This research provides a useful framework for identifying a small firms' propensity to engage in entrepreneurial orientation. We examine the impact of the Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) as a main resource and capability on small firm' growth. Growth seems to come out as an important...

The development of strategic thinking (knowledge framework) has been driven primarily by the needs and from the mentality of big business. The effort to adapt the doctrine to other contexts has occupied a marginal space for researchers.Against this position, a current booming calls the specific...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an imperative role in economic development, increasing global employment and accelerating innovation. Employees, who also play a role as innovative entrepreneurs, affect much of SMEs’ business performance and success. Employees’ capability,...

This study examines the performance of wholesale and retail small and medium enterprises in Thailand, which are integrating innovations in human resource practices, innovation capabilities, and competitive advantage. The data sample comprises 260 small and medium enterprises located in the...

A number of theories postulate the influence of industry factors and various forms of organizational capital on the strategies and performance of small firms. This study is an empirical test of such assertion by examining how industry and firm-related factors as well as managerial attributes...

Innovation activities in high tech industries provide considerable challenges for technology and innovation management. In particular, firms frequently face significant technological challenges since these industries has a long history of radical innovations which are taking place through...