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The effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs

The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive effects of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance. Data for the study was collected using a cross-sectional quantitative survey. A total of 188 useable responses were collected from SMEs in...

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Main Authors: Nor Asiah Omar,, Hasnan Md Aris,, Muhamad Azrin Nazri,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10833/1/16218-48614-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.108332017-10-11T08:08:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10833/ The effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs Nor Asiah Omar, Hasnan Md Aris, Muhamad Azrin Nazri, The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive effects of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance. Data for the study was collected using a cross-sectional quantitative survey. A total of 188 useable responses were collected from SMEs in Malaysia. The findings show that entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation have a positive impact on firm performance. Furthermore, the impacts of entrepreneurial orientation and innovation capability on knowledge creation are also examined in this study. The findings suggest that innovation capability is positively related to knowledge creation, but entrepreneurial orientation does not have a significant impact on knowledge creation. This study makes a considerable contribution to the existing literature on entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation of SMEs, particularly in regards to explaining the performance of Malaysian SMEs. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10833/1/16218-48614-1-PB.pdf Nor Asiah Omar, and Hasnan Md Aris, and Muhamad Azrin Nazri, (2016) The effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs. Jurnal Pengurusan, 48 . pp. 187-200. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/883
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description The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive effects of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance. Data for the study was collected using a cross-sectional quantitative survey. A total of 188 useable responses were collected from SMEs in Malaysia. The findings show that entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation have a positive impact on firm performance. Furthermore, the impacts of entrepreneurial orientation and innovation capability on knowledge creation are also examined in this study. The findings suggest that innovation capability is positively related to knowledge creation, but entrepreneurial orientation does not have a significant impact on knowledge creation. This study makes a considerable contribution to the existing literature on entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation of SMEs, particularly in regards to explaining the performance of Malaysian SMEs.
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author Nor Asiah Omar,
Hasnan Md Aris,
Muhamad Azrin Nazri,
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Hasnan Md Aris,
Muhamad Azrin Nazri,
The effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs
author_facet Nor Asiah Omar,
Hasnan Md Aris,
Muhamad Azrin Nazri,
author_sort Nor Asiah Omar,
title The effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs
title_short The effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs
title_full The effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs
title_fullStr The effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs
title_full_unstemmed The effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs
title_sort effect of entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and knowledge creation on firm performance: a perspective on small scale entrepreneurs
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
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