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Testing quantitative measures of proactiveness in context of entrepreneurial orientation / Rafał KUSA // W: Economic and social development [Dokument elektroniczny] : 23rd international scientific conference on Economic and social development : Madrid, 15–16 September 2017 : book of proceedings / eds. Marijan Cingula, Miroslaw Przygoda, Kristina Detelj ; Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, University North, Faculty of Management University of Warsaw. — Wersja do Windows. — Dane tekstowe. — Varazdin ; Koprivnica ; Warsaw : Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency ; University North ; University of Warsaw. Faculty of Management, cop. 2017. — (Economic and social development (Book of proceedings. Online) ; ISSN 1849-7535). — ISBN: 9771849689008; e-ISBN: 9771849690004. — S. 670–677. — Wymagania systemowe: Adobe Reader. — Tryb dostępu: https://goo.gl/QJ9WPg [2017-09-29]. — Bibliogr. s. 677, Abstr.
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| ID BaDAP | 109161 |
|---|---|
| Data dodania do BaDAP | 2017-09-29 |
| Rok publikacji | 2017 |
| Typ publikacji | materiały konferencyjne (aut.) |
| Otwarty dostęp |  |
| Wydawca | Uniwersytet Warszawski |
| Konferencja | 23rd international scientific conference on Economic and Social Development |
| Czasopismo/seria | Economic and social development (Book of proceedings. Online) |
Abstract
Entrepreneurial orientation is a conceptualisation of organisational entrepreneurship. It consists of proactiveness, risk-taking, innovativeness, and (in some operationalisations) competitive aggressiveness and autonomy. The main question behind the paper is related to the possibility of employing quantitative data to measure the entrepreneurial orientation. In the paper, that question is examined in relation to one dimension: proactiveness. It is hypothesised, that quantitative data may be used to measure proactiveness. The hypothesis is tested within the sample of 85 small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Malopolska Region in Poland. In the questionnaire, the proactiveness was surveyed with items proposed by Covin and Slevin (1989), in parallel with quantitative items (e.g., "number of business-plans, applications and projects implemented" and "number of employees who found new ideas"). The results support the hypothesis and suggest some improvements of the configuration of tested items. In particular, it was found that items related to opportunity identification and employees' participation are highly correlated to proactiveness (measured with items proposed by Covin and Slevin). The recommendations include testing other items related to proactiveness, as well as to other dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation. That can enable to propose a quantitative scale of EO, that would be useful for future research. The paper contributes to the theory of organisational entrepreneurship through proposing some quantitative measures of proactiveness, what develop the research methodology of the field.
