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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Export Performance: The Moderating Effect of Absorptive Capacity

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한국국제경영학회 (Korean Academy of International Business)|2022.11|국제경영연구 (International Business Journal)|제33권 제4호|pp. 57-77

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Entrepreneurial orientation기업가 지향성export performance수출 성과potential absorptive capacityrealized absorptive capacity잠재적 흡수 역량실현적 흡수 역량
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The objective of this study is to examine how entrepreneurial orientation and absorptive capacity affect export performance. The topic of entrepreneurial orientation, as an important issue to both practitioners and scholars, has attracted increasing research attention. Although many studies provide support for the positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance, a few studies suggest that entrepreneurial orientation may not always enhance firm performance. Research has yet to fully acknowledge the boundary conditions where entrepreneurial orientation increases performance. This study suggests the positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and export performance, and the performance implications of entrepreneurial orientation vary depending on a firm’s absorptive capacity. Based on data from Korean exporters, we find the positive effect of entrepreneurial orientation on export performance. We also observe that the performance potential of entrepreneurial orientation varies depending on a firm’s possession of absorptive capacity such as potential and realized absorptive capacity.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine how entrepreneurial orientation and absorptive capacity affect export performance. The topic of entrepreneurial orientation, as an important issue to both practitioners and scholars, has attracted increasing research attention. Although many studies provide support for the positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance, a few studies suggest that entrepreneurial orientation may not always enhance firm performance. Research has yet to fully acknowledge the boundary conditions where entrepreneurial orientation increases performance. This study suggests the positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and export performance, and the performance implications of entrepreneurial orientation vary depending on a firm’s absorptive capacity. Based on data from Korean exporters, we find the positive effect of entrepreneurial orientation on export performance. We also observe that the performance potential of entrepreneurial orientation varies depending on a firm’s possession of absorptive capacity such as potential and realized absorptive capacity.

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