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Managerial Behavior, Entrepreneurial Style, and Small Firm Performance
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Considerable effort has been devoted to identifying the general characteristics of entrepreneur; however, much of this has been conducted from a trait–based rather than from a behavioral perspective. In this study of small firms in the United Kingdom, we explored the relationships among managerial behaviors (based upon a competence model), entrepreneurial style (based on Covin and Slevin's theory), and firm type (in terms of sales growth performance). Principal components analysis of a management competence inventory identified six broad categories of managerial behavior. Regressing a measure of entrepreneurial style on these six behaviors suggested that managing culture and managing vision are related to an entrepreneurial style, while managing performance is related to a nonentrepreneurial style. Entrepreneurial style—but not managerial behavior—was associated positively with the probability that a firm would be a high–growth type. The results are discussed from the perspective of a model of small firm management that posits separate entrepreneurial, nonentrepreneurial, and generic management behaviors derived from a global competence space.
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- Authors
- Sadler–smith, E., Hampson, Y., Chaston, I., & Badger, B.
- Venue
- Journal of Small Business Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-01
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 47-67
- ISSN
- 0047-2778 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-627X
- OpenAlex
- W1982886088
- Cited by
- 349
- References
- 28
- FWCI
- 20.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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