Open AccessLinking Two Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation to Firm Performance: The Moderating Effect of Government’s Role
Author(s) -
Melvin Mojikon,
Azizan Abdullah,
Sofian Shamsuddin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of international business, economics and entrepreneurship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2550-1429
DOI - 10.24191/jibe.v2i2.14453
Subject(s) - entrepreneurial orientation , moderation , situated , business , context (archaeology) , government (linguistics) , construct (python library) , competitive advantage , marketing , phenomenon , orientation (vector space) , set (abstract data type) , industrial organization , entrepreneurship , business administration , psychology , social psychology , mathematics , geography , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , physics , geometry , finance , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , programming language , archaeology
Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) has been defined as a strategic orientation method, which employed by firms to identify ways and in creating a specific set of opportunities through various decision-making skills and entrepreneurial practices. Hence, this study was conducted based on the phenomenon experienced by a number of manufacturing firms in Sabah, Malaysia, within the context of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The EO, moreover, was deemed as a multidimensional construct encompassing two dimensions, namely competitive aggressiveness and pro-activeness. The study took place in Sandakan which is situated in Sabah. Based on the attributes of EO consisting of competitive aggressiveness and pro-activeness, the results were statistically demonstrated a significant relationships with firm performance. Whereas the government, which usually plays an important role, as the moderator, portrayed an insignificant and non-influential role in strengthening the relationships between these two EO dimensions and firm performance.