Social capital and performance of SMEs: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capability

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI:10.1080/23322373.2020.1830698

S. Aidoo, Ahmed Agyapong, H. Mensah

引用次数: 15

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study proposes and investigates the argument that social capital–performance link is mediated by entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and that this mediated relationship is dependent upon the level of managerial capability (MC) present in a firm. The study uses a sample of 206 SMEs based in the sub-Saharan African economy. Mainly supporting conjectural predictions, the study indicates that EO intervenes the social capital (SC) effect on performance, with same effects uniquely strengthened according to the dimension of EO in question at higher levels of MC. The study expands our understanding of how the umpiring role of EO in the SC–performance link is contingent upon levels of MC present. Managers are, therefore, encouraged to strategically develop both EO and MC to enable them to effectively utilize and profit from the benefits SC has to offer.

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社会资本与中小企业绩效:创业取向和管理能力的作用

本研究提出并探讨了社会资本绩效之间的联系是由创业取向(EO)中介的，而这种中介关系依赖于企业的管理能力(MC)水平。该研究以撒哈拉以南非洲经济体的206家中小企业为样本。该研究主要支持推测性预测，表明社会资本干预社会资本(SC)对绩效的影响，并且在更高的社会资本水平下，这种影响会根据所讨论的社会资本维度而独特地增强。该研究扩展了我们对社会资本在SC -绩效联系中的裁判作用如何取决于现有的MC水平的理解。因此，鼓励管理人员战略性地发展EO和MC，使他们能够有效地利用SC所提供的利益并从中获利。

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Africa Journal of Management Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

15.40%

发文量

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