Role Of Proactiveness Research Articles

Exploring the Entrepreneurial Mindset: The Impact of Innovation, Proactiveness, and Risk-Taking on ITBSS Students Entrepreneurial Interest

This research investigates the relationship between entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial intention, focusing on the role of innovation, proactiveness, and risk taking. The aim of this research is to explore how these factors influence entrepreneurial intentions among students, especially at the Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Sabda Setia (ITBSS). The method used in this research is a quantitative approach, which includes data collection through questionnaires and interviews. The research results show that there is a positive correlation between entrepreneurial thinking patterns and entrepreneurial intentions. The entrepreneurial mindset consists of five main dimensions: opportunity orientation, innovation, proactiveness, self-confidence, and risk taking. The conclusion of this research confirms that students with a strong entrepreneurial thinking pattern tend to have higher entrepreneurial intentions. This research does not discuss business success in detail, but emphasizes the importance of the relationship between entrepreneurial thinking patterns and entrepreneurial intentions.

Linking knowledge management practices with innovation through the lens of team creativity: Moderating role of proactiveness

Linking knowledge management practices with innovation through the lens of team creativity: Moderating role of proactiveness

Managerial Proactiveness, Frugal Innovation and Firm Performance

Firms use frugal innovations—affordable, functional and long-lasting solutions—to address issues in developing markets. These innovations aid businesses in providing valuable customer services, opening new markets and achieving sustainable goals that add value and stimulate the economy. However, our understanding of the link between frugal innovation and business performance is limited. To address this issue, the authors used a resource-based view and stakeholder theories to investigate the link between frugal innovation and firm financial and environmental performance and the moderating role of managerial proactiveness. The study analysed data from 580 CEOs in emerging markets, and the findings revealed that frugal innovation significantly enhances a firm’s financial and environmental performance. Managerial proactiveness also moderates the impact of frugal innovation on financial and environmental performance. The article concludes by discussing the theoretical and managerial implications, highlighting the importance of frugal innovation and the role of managerial proactiveness in driving firm performance.

The role of competitor orientation and proactiveness in competitive advantage for small- and medium-sized enterprises performance

Background: As small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the primary source of job creation in Nigeria and contribute 48% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), their performance must be enhanced and sustainability ensured. The article suggests that through competitor orientation and proactiveness, SME managers and owners can achieve competitive advantage which ultimately promotes firm performance.Aim: The article aims to examine how competitor orientation and proactiveness in competitive advantage enhance the performance of SMEs in Nigeria.Setting: The study focused on registered SME owners and managers who are operating in Nigeria, using Lagos State as a case study.Methods: This study was conducted through administering questionnaires to owners and/or managers of SMEs as the unit of analysis. A quantitative research design was used with stratified and simple random sampling as the sampling method, with the sample comprising 100 SME owners and/or managers.Results: The results of the study indicated that competitive advantage mediates the relationship between competitor orientation, proactiveness and SMEs’ performance indirectly. It further revealed that competitor orientation and proactiveness have significant effects on SMEs’ performance.Conclusion and contribution: The article reveals how competitive advantage, which is influenced by competitor orientation and proactiveness, contributes to increased SMEs’ performance in SME sectors. Thus, to gain a competitive edge over their rivals, the study recommends that SME owners and managers consider competitor orientation and proactiveness more seriously, as these factors ultimately boost their performance.

Proactiveness, knowledge management capability and innovation ambidexterity: an empirical examination of digital supply chain adoption

PurposeThis paper has predicted digital supply chain (DSC) adoption through the role of firms' proactiveness, knowledge management capability (KMC), innovation ambidexterity and the moderating effect of environmental dynamism.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data from 354 managers in manufacturing and service firms were analysed using the PLS-SEM model.FindingsThe present study's findings ascertained the significant role of innovation ambidexterity in influencing DSC adoption, given that innovation exploration's direct and mediating impacts were greater than innovation exploitation's. Firms' proactiveness had the highest path coefficient value among the endogenous variables as an indispensable source for firms to successfully embrace KMC and innovation ambidexterity. The role of firm size on DSC adoption was also significant, revealing that SMEs were more likely than larger firms to adopt DSC practices. Despite its significant effect on innovation ambidexterity, KMC surprisingly exhibited no direct influence on DSC adoption. Furthermore, the findings demonstrated the significant moderating role of environmental dynamism on the effect of KMC on innovation exploration.Research limitations/implicationsThis research endeavour has presented valuable insights for scholars and managers, furnishing them with a framework to facilitate decision-making processes regarding adopting DSC practices. A key insight gleaned from this study has been the remarkable value of firms' proactive behaviour and innovation ambidexterity in facilitating DSC adoption decisions. Such adoption has empowered organisations to deploy appropriate interventions and allocate resources efficiently, considering the pivotal role of innovation exploration in contrast to the relatively limited impact of innovation exploitation within this context. Managers may also underscore the significance of firm size in shaping DSC adoption decisions. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been more likely to embrace DSC initiatives than their larger counterparts. The agile scale and streamlined organisational structures of SMEs often translate into faster decision-making processes, allowing for DSC adoption with relative ease. SMEs might also exhibit a greater openness to reap the benefits associated with DSC systems, such as improved operational efficiency and cost reduction.Originality/valueThe present study has advanced DSC adoption research by examining innovation ambidexterity, knowledge management capability and firms' proactiveness. It has also provided valuable insights for scholars and managers, presenting a framework for decision-making processes regarding DSC adoption in an emerging economy context.

Nascent entrepreneurs’ progress in the venturing process: the role of proactiveness and cultural values

Understanding what entrepreneurs do and how their actions relate to successful new venture creation is a central research topic in the field of entrepreneurship. However, a comprehensive understanding of what leads to venture success is currently lacking. In our study, we explore the role of nascent entrepreneurs’ proactiveness in the process of new venture creation in different national cultural settings. We use a generalized linear model estimation with a negative binomial probability distribution to analyze a sample of 22,163 nascent entrepreneurs from 32 countries to assess the effects of proactiveness and national culture on venturing progress. Our findings demonstrate that individual proactiveness positively relates to the progress of new venture creation by nascent entrepreneurs. The dominance of embeddedness and harmony values is associated with lower levels of progress in the venturing process, although in more autonomous and mastery cultures the effect of proactiveness on venturing process is stronger. Our research highlights the importance of both individual-level characteristics and country-level contextual variables when studying nascent entrepreneurship.

The impact of incubator network strategy on the entrepreneurial performance of start-ups: a resource bricolage perspective

ABSTRACT In the realm of entrepreneurship, incubators have emerged as indispensable facilitators, serving as crucial avenues for entrepreneurs to establish external network connections and secure access to vital resources. This study draws upon the principles of social network theory and employs hierarchical regression analysis. The primary focus of our investigation is to elucidate how incubators' network-building endeavors exert a substantial influence on the entrepreneurial performance of start-ups, from the perspective of resource bricolage. Our research examined a sample of 465 start-ups in China. The empirical findings that have emerged from our study reveal the positive impact of incubator network building on the entrepreneurial performance of start-ups. Importantly, this impact is not isolated but instead is partially mediated through the lens of resource bricolage, highlighting the innovative use of available resources. Furthermore, we shed light on the moderating role of network proactiveness, revealing its positive influence on the relationship between incubator network building and the resource bricolage employed by start-ups. This study significantly enriches the existing body of knowledge by advancing our comprehension of the intricate mechanisms governing the incubator start-ups dynamic. It contributes to a deeper understanding of how diverse incubator network mechanisms shape the accumulation of resources and capabilities within start-ups, shedding new light on the path to entrepreneurial success.

Linking big data analytics capability and sustainable supply chain performance: mediating role of innovativeness, proactiveness and risk taking

PurposeDrawing on the dynamic capability view (DCV), the current study aims to examine the mediating effects of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), in terms of innovativeness, proactiveness and risk taking, on the relationships between big data analytics (BDA) capability and sustainable supply chain performance (SSCP).Design/methodology/approachData were collected by questionnaire survey from 300 manufacturing organizations. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe findings showed that innovativeness and proactiveness fully mediated the link between BDA capability and SSCP. However, risk taking only partially mediated the relationship between BDA capability and SSCP. There was also a negative relationship between BDA and risk taking.Research limitations/implicationsGiven that the current study focused on the manufacturing sector, future research is needed to compare different sectors and cultural contexts. Further exploration is also needed into the dimension of risk taking in terms of the role of risk taking in linking BDA capability with SSCP in different cultural settings.Practical implicationsTechnology may not increase the risk taking capability. Organizations may be creative and proactive but may remain risk averse despite having access to big data. Organizations need a more balanced approach to dynamically integrate and reconfigure the organizations' BDA and EO capabilities in order to enhance SSCP.Originality/valueThe role of EO in mediating the relationship between BDA capability and SSCP has not been studied before. The current study aimed to address the gap and contribute to the existing debate on better understanding the factors that are needed by organizations to effectively employ technology to enhance SSCP. Untapped areas for future research are also identified.

Entrepreneurial alertness and entrepreneurial orientation: Contributions to opportunity identification

The literature presents entrepreneurial alertness (EA)—a cognitive resource—as an antecedent of entrepreneurial opportunity identification, although empirical evidence is lacking. The aim of this study is to test this relationship and explore the influence of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), which provides a mobilizing vision for leveraging firm's resources, as a mediating mechanism for this relationship. Using data collected from 152 French entrepreneurs, our results empirically confirm the relationship between EA and entrepreneurial opportunity identification. Furthermore, we find a positive relationship between EA and each of the three dimensions of EO (i.e. innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking propensity). However, only one dimension of EO—proactiveness—has a significant relationship with entrepreneurial opportunity identification. Our results highlight the mediating role of proactiveness in the relationship between EA and the identification of entrepreneurial opportunities and also confirm the interest in further research on this critical dimension of EO.

The effect of corporate social responsibility on open innovation: the moderating role of firm proactiveness

PurposeOpen innovation (OI) is an effective way to achieve firms' sustainable development in emerging markets. This study aims to investigate the effects of business and philanthropic corporate social responsibility (CSR) on OI and the moderating role of firm proactiveness in such relationships. This study also examines the effects of OI on firms' financial and innovation performance.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses multisource data from 688 firms in China, including data from surveys of top managers and objective data. The Tobit model, Poisson model, and ordinary least squares regression are adopted to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results suggest that business CSR and philanthropic CSR both have positive effects on OI. Proactiveness weakens the positive effect of business CSR on OI, while strengthening the effect of philanthropic CSR on OI. The results also show that OI increases firm innovation and financial performance.Originality/valueCSR enables firms to build wild, deep and trust-based relationships with external actors, which may benefit firms in open search of knowledge. However, it has not received adequate attention in the literature on OI. The findings contribute to the research on OI drivers from the perspective of social activities and enhance the understanding of how different types of CSR and firm proactiveness work together to influence OI.

Entrepreneurial behaviors that shape performance in small family and non-family hotels during times of crisis

Recent economic and public health crises have posed important challenges to family businesses – particularly those in the hospitality sector. While sustaining a business, performance becomes critical; there is insufficient knowledge on the use of entrepreneurial behaviors in mitigating the impact of a crisis by family businesses. To help fill this gap, this study explores the configurations of entrepreneurial behaviors that lead to improved performance in small firms under crisis market conditions – particularly, risk-taking, innovativeness, proactiveness, flexibility, and digitalization. This study employs fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The sample consists of 117 one- and two-star Polish hotels that are comprised of both family and non-family businesses. The data was collected in November and December 2021. The results confirm the core role of risk-taking, proactiveness, and flexibility in increasing the performance of these small firms. However, performance outcomes depend on the configurations of the firms; differences between family and non-family businesses stood out. In family hotels, risk-taking is accompanied by flexibility as a core factor, and digitalization does not play an important role in achieving higher performance. Overall, these results contribute to the literature on organizational entrepreneurship (especially entrepreneurial orientation) as well as family business crisis management in the tourism sector. These findings offer implications for managers by indicating combinations of entrepreneurial behaviors that can help foster business performance.

Indirect effect of extra-industry network and innovativeness on performance through proactiveness

Purpose The current study aims to advance the research on the extra-industry network, innovativeness and performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by examining the mediation role of proactiveness. The study also aims to examine the mediating role innovativeness between extra-industry network and performance. Design/methodology/approach This study used the proportionate stratified random sampling method to select the study sample and the questionnaire survey approach to 580 SMEs. A total of 150 completed questionnaires were returned. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was administered to analyze data via Smart PLS 3.0 software. Findings The results reflect that proactiveness is mediated by the relationship between the extra-industry network and the performance of Iranian SMEs. In addition, the results illustrated that proactiveness is mediated by the relationship between innovativeness and the performance. The findings also address the limitation of previous studies on Iranian SMEs through the independent examination of the mediating role of innovativeness between firm extra-industry network and performance. Originality/value This article is one of few attempts that have addressed the significance of proactiveness as the key mechanism to transform the advantages of extra-industry network and innovativeness relationships to enhance performance.

Taking Sustainability Initiatives for Organizational Performance: A Serial Mediation Model

Despite its growing research popularity, corporate sustainability (CS) has received relatively little attention in terms of explaining its underlying dimensions, the so-called triple bottom line (TBL): environmental, social, and financial performance. Relying on the systems thinking view, this paper offers a comprehensive approach that enhances our understanding of these isolated TBL dimensions. Based on a sample of Turkish firms from various industries, a serial mediation model was formed, and structural equation modelling is undertaken to understand the relationships among the dimensions of CS-TBL. Thus, we holistically examine whether environmental proactivity and operational effectiveness mediate the relationship between corporate social performance and organizational performance. The collective role of both environmental proactiveness and operational effectiveness is also examined on reaching the organizational performance via taking societal initiatives. Our findings indicate that all three aspects of sustainability have mutually supportive relationships as demonstrated by positive mediating mechanisms between corporate social performance and organizational performance. The mediation results correspond with the systems thinking view (STV). They indicate that organizations need to rely on various methods to integrate and manage isolated parts of the TBL in achieving CS while building up three areas of the triple bottom line which boosts organizational performance.

The pre-foundation evolution of proactiveness in born global and non-born global USOs

ABSTRACT This article adds to existing work on the drivers of early internationalization by exploring how born globals’ proactiveness evolves during their pre-foundation period and influences their internationalization timing post-foundation. We perform a comparative, qualitative field study of born globals and non-born globals based on 22 university spin-out companies. The findings reveal that proactiveness during pre-foundation, which emerged as an evolutionary nonlinear process in both categories of firms, was critical in facilitating or inhibiting early internationalization. It emerged that born globals behaved reactively during the earliest phases of pre-foundation, and gradually became more proactive as the firm approached formal foundation. Conversely, non-born globals first behaved proactively and, as the firm moved toward formal foundation, became more reactive. The findings bear important theoretical implications for international entrepreneurship, as well as for literature on university spin-outs and new venture behavior, by generating new context-specific, processual evidence on the role of pre-foundation proactiveness as an antecedent of USO early internationalization.

Graduate Students’ Behavioral Intention towards Social Entrepreneurship: Role of Social Vision, Innovativeness, Social Proactiveness, and Risk Taking

In prior studies, several researchers have adopted entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in determining students’ intention toward entrepreneurship, although the application of EO is scant in determining intention toward social entrepreneurship in existing literature. Hence, in consideration of this research gap, the current study empirically examines the influence of the dimensions of social entrepreneurial orientation (SEO): social vision, social proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk-taking motive on graduate students’ entrepreneurial intention toward social entrepreneurship-based business start-up. An online-based survey method was used to collect data from a sample of 465 students purposively who were studying at different universities in Bangladesh. A PLS-based SEM was applied to analyze the data and examined the proposed relationships in the conceptual model. The findings reveal that Graduate students’ social proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk-taking motive significantly affect their social entrepreneurial intention. However, students’ social vision does not have direct influence but has indirect influence on social entrepreneurial intention through their social entrepreneurial attitudes. The research contributes to the body of knowledge in the existing social entrepreneurship literature as well as provides practical implications for the policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders working toward flourishing of social-based entrepreneurship, venture, and start-up.

Role of Employee Pro-activeness in the Repatriation Process: A Study of Indian IT Industry

Repatriation experience is attributed to many factors, a phenomenon much lesser studied compared to expatriation. Considered as merely coming back home could be extremely stressful as given to understand through previous studies and while many factors could attribute to the same, many practitioners argued that it could be repatriate’s own attitude towards pro-activeness that is an increasingly important component of the repatriate transition outcome. The study includes the feedback of such repatriates from the IT companies and understands the behaviour they were involved in while returning back home. It further establishes the role of pro-activeness and provides a set of suggestions for repatriates returning home.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTERPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND PERFORMANCE OF FAMILY OWNED ENTERPRIES IN NAIROBI COUNTY.

Small and Medium Family Owned Enterprises (SMFEs) are the engines of economic development through job creation and poverty reduction in any nation. Currently, the SMFEs sector in Kenya contributes over 70% of the country’s GDP. This is in spite of the challenges surrounding this vital sector including low performance as compared to non family enterprises, high mortality rate especially after the founder exits, lack of finances among others. The study seeks to establish the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and small and medium family owned enterprises performance in Kenya. The specific objectives are to find out the role of innovativeness, risk taking and proactiveness in the performance of family owned enterprises in Kenya. Parker’s Theory of Proactiveness and Schumpeter’s theory of innovation were the theoretical framework for this study. Cross sectional survey design was adopted. The study population was the manufacturing family owned enterprises registered by Kenya Association of Manufacturers based in Nairobi City County. The respondents were the Founders, C.E.Os, Directors and Managers of the firms. Data was collected using a questionnaire and the quantitative data was analyzed by calculating the response rate with descriptive statistics such as mean, statistical deviation and proportion using Statistical Packages for Social Scientists (SPSS) version 21 and Microsoft Excel. Inferential data analysis was carried out by the use of factor correlation analysis to determine the strength and the direction of the relationship between the dependent and the independent variables. A regression model was fitted and hypothesis testing carried out using multiple regression analysis. Results of the study revealed a positive and significant relationship between innovativeness, risk taking and proactiveness on firm performance.

The impact of social capital and collaborative knowledge creation on e-business proactiveness and organizational agility in responding to the COVID-19 crisis

The purpose of this study is to explore the role of social capital and collaborative knowledge creation in achieving e-business proactiveness in responding to the COVID-19 crisis. An online survey was used to collect data from industries that had to continue working during the crisis, such as the pharmaceutical and cleaning materials sectors. The sample consisted of 198 managers. The findings show that social capital and collaborative knowledge creation have a significant role in achieving e-business proactiveness in responding to the pandemic. The results also show the positive impact of collaborative knowledge creation and e-business proactiveness on organizational agility during the crisis. The present study opens broad horizons for the exploration of emerging themes in information technology studies, including the role of collaborative knowledge creation and e-business proactiveness and their impact on organizational agility in responding to global pandemics. An understanding of the pivotal impact of social capital and collaborative knowledge creation on e-business proactiveness provides managers with valuable insights into managing the pressures of pandemics.

Psychological Factors that Lessen the Impact of COVID-19 on the Self-Employment Intention of Business Administration and Economics' Students from Latin America.

Background: The 2019 coronavirus disease epidemic (Covid-19) is a public health emergency of international concern and poses a challenge to the labor market. The pandemic has a devastating and disproportionate effect on young workers, their interest in entrepreneurship, and their mental health. Research is needed to develop evidence-based strategies to improve coping and reduce adverse psychological problems. The objective of this study was to analyze the impact that Covid-19 pandemic perception and psychological need satisfaction have on university students and their self-employment intention. In addition, we also analyzed the role of moderation played by psychological aspects. These psychological factors (i.e., Optimism and Proactiveness) can also improve young people’s mental health and well-being. Methods: An explorative study (online survey) was conducted in March 2020 934 university students from Latin America. Regression analysis models were built to examine the relationships between Covid-19 pandemic perception, personality variables, and entrepreneurial intention. Mediation models, through the bootstrapping method, were performed to analyze the mediating role of proactiveness and optimism. Results: Results indicate that students’ perception of Covid-19 and psychological need satisfaction are associated with entrepreneurial intention. Additionally, the present study argues that proactiveness and optimism mediate these relationships. Conclusions: This study identifies psychological factors associated with a lower level of Covid-19 impact and that can be used for psychological interventions that result in an improvement in the mental health of these vulnerable groups during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

FACTORS AFFECTING FIRM’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE: THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING, GREEN INNOVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROACTIVITY

Environment degradation is a global issue for which every individual or entity has to play their role. For an organization there are several ways by which their contribution to the environment can be improved. For said purpose, the present study was conducted in which the role of green innovation, environment proactiveness and environment management accounting was studied on environment performance and energy efficiency. Moreover, to meet the goal, the present study employs quantitative research approach where data was collected from 367 respondents and PLS-SEM was employed. The results revealed significant impact of the aforementioned independent constructs on dependent variables. Based on the findings, recommendations were given whereas limitations and barriers of the research and guidelines for the future researches are also discussed.