Entrepreneurial Leadership in Austrian Family SMEs: A Configurational Approach

IF 7.1 2区管理学 Q1 Business, Management and Accounting

International Small Business Journal-Researching Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1177/02662426221084918

A. Strobl, A. Kallmuenzer, M. Peters

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Abstract

This article explores the role of stewardship practices related to entrepreneurial leadership in turning entrepreneurial orientation (EO) into family firm performance while considering its environmental context. Family business research has not fully investigated how the EO–financial performance relationship depends on configurations of internal and external factors which establish strategic fit. We argue that family firms can overcome the often-highlighted paternalism-entrepreneurship paradox by employing stewardship practices related to entrepreneurial leadership (internal factor), which in turn can help them leverage strategic fit between EO and dynamic environments (external factor). The results of a survey of 162 Austrian small and medium-sized family enterprises (family SMEs) show that family SMEs can only profit from EO under certain configurations of internal and external factors. Employing stewardship practices related to entrepreneurial leadership turns out to be an efficient and necessary condition for transforming EO into performance. Environmental dynamism is, furthermore, a double-edged sword facilitating and impeding the transformation of EO into performance. These findings contribute to existing research by shedding light on the role of stewardship practices in establishing strategic fit in entrepreneurial family firms.

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奥地利家族中小企业的企业家领导:一个配置方法

本文探讨了在考虑其环境背景下，与创业领导相关的管理实践在将创业导向(EO)转化为家族企业绩效中的作用。家族企业的研究尚未充分探讨企业的eo -财务绩效关系如何取决于建立战略契合的内外部因素的配置。我们认为，家族企业可以通过采用与创业领导力(内部因素)相关的管理实践来克服经常突出的家长式作风-企业家精神悖论，这反过来又可以帮助他们利用EO与动态环境(外部因素)之间的战略契合。一项对162家奥地利中小型家族企业(family SMEs)的调查结果表明，只有在一定的内外部因素配置下，家族中小企业才能从EO中获利。采用与创业领导相关的管理实践是将EO转化为绩效的有效和必要条件。此外，环境动力是一把双刃剑，既能促进环境绩效向绩效的转变，又能阻碍环境绩效的转变。这些发现有助于现有的研究，阐明了管理实践在创业家族企业中建立战略契合度的作用。

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期刊介绍： The International Small Business Journal (ISBJ) is a leading peer-reviewed journal renowned for publishing high-quality original research papers on small business and entrepreneurship. It prioritizes research-based studies that contribute to theory development, critical understanding, and policy formulation related to small firms. ISBJ papers encompass theoretical, methodological, and empirical studies from various disciplines and perspectives, aiming for research excellence in the field. The journal provides a critical forum for world-class contributions analyzing entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behavior. This refereed journal is valuable to academics, policymakers, analysts, government and business officials, small business representative bodies, and support agencies seeking to gain insights into the sector, trade, business institutions, and related matters.