Absorptive capacity, entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance in state-owned companies

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International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-05-21 DOI:10.1108/ijpsm-12-2023-0372

Paulo Henrique Studart Pinho, José Milton de Sousa-Filho, Bruno de Souza Lessa, Josimar Sousa Costa

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Abstract

Purpose

The objective of this article is to analyze the relationship between absorptive capacity, entrepreneurial orientation, and performance within Brazilian federal state-owned companies.

Design/methodology/approach

Primary data were obtained using survey research. Secondary data were obtained using the Federal State-owned Companies Bulletin and the website State-owned Companies Overview. Tested and validated scales were selected to reflect Absorptive Capacity (ACAP), Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), and Organizational Performance (OP) variables applied to a sample of 119 managers and advisors of federal state-owned companies. Structural Equation Modeling techniques were applied to identify the statistical significance of the direct, indirect, and total effects. The final measurement and structural model presented convergent and discriminant validity with acceptable adjustment indexes.

Findings

ACAP was found to be directly related to the ability to identify, recognize, transform, and especially implement new knowledge. EO is related to the institution’s ability to take risks, be proactive, and innovate. Those are fundamental processes for fulfilling the mission of state-owned companies, for their survival, and for improving the quality of public services provided to society. These findings differ from studies carried out in private companies since the ACAP-exploration dimension in private businesses displays a relevant relationship between the factors composing EO, a feature not observed here.

Originality/value

The paper’s main contribution is to confirm the influence of ACAP on EO and EO on OP, considering the environment of Brazilian federal state-owned companies. Such results expand the scarce academic studies on absorptive capacity, entrepreneurial orientation, and performance in the public area, in addition to offering perspectives of specific training direction to expand the competencies of public managers.

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国有企业的吸收能力、创业导向和组织绩效

目的本文旨在分析巴西联邦国有企业的吸收能力、创业导向和绩效之间的关系。二手数据通过《联邦国有公司公告》和《国有公司概况》网站获得。选择了经过测试和验证的量表来反映吸收能力（ACAP）、创业导向（EO）和组织绩效（OP）变量，并将其应用于 119 个联邦国有公司的经理和顾问样本。采用结构方程模型技术来确定直接、间接和总效应的统计意义。最终的测量和结构模型具有收敛性和判别性，调整指数可以接受。研究结果发现，ACCAP 与识别、认知、转化，尤其是实施新知识的能力直接相关。EO 与机构承担风险、积极主动和创新的能力有关。这些都是国有企业完成使命、生存和提高社会公共服务质量的基本过程。这些研究结果不同于对私营企业的研究，因为私营企业的 ACAP-探索维度显示了构成 EO 的各因素之间的相关关系，而本文没有观察到这一特征。本文的主要贡献在于，考虑到巴西联邦国有企业的环境，证实了 ACAP 对 EO 和 EO 对 OP 的影响。这些结果拓展了关于公共领域吸收能力、创业导向和绩效的稀缺学术研究，此外还为拓展公共管理人员能力的特定培训方向提供了视角。

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7.10%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Public Sector Management (IJPSM) publishes academic articles on the management, governance, and reform of public sector organizations around the world, aiming to provide an accessible and valuable resource for academics and public managers alike. IJPSM covers the full range of public management research including studies of organizations, public finances, performance management, Human Resources Management, strategy, leadership, accountability, integrity, collaboration, e-government, procurement, and more. IJPSM encourages scholars to publish their empirical research and is particularly interested in comparative findings. IJPSM is open to articles using a variety of research methods and theoretical approaches.