Entrepreneurial orientation in firms with a social mission - a mixed-methods approach

Syrjä, Pasi; Puumalainen, Kaisu; Sjögrén, Helena; Soininen, Juha; Durst, Susanne

doi:10.1080/23311975.2019.1602016

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“…However, Beekman et al (2012) state that at times when creativity and innovation are most necessary, NPOs tend to be more conservative about fund raising, which reflects a certain failing to accept risks. The research by Kim (2010) indicates how proactivity, innovation and risk-taking positively interrelate with performance; the study by Syrjä et al (2019) on the Finnish social sector conveys how NPOs, despite their risk adverse nature, are willing to self-correct, be proactive and innovative in the search for new revenue streams and in resolving social problems and that the commitment of senior management to the cause of the organization ensures both their resilience and their compliance with their social missions. This latter result may identify a shortcoming in the SEO component of Portuguese NPOs even while this needs to be subject to future confirmation especially because in undertaking the process of designing the Kraus et al (2017) measurement scale, 16 of the 18 respondents (almost exclusively from Europe and the United States, which deepens the appropriateness of the model to local NPOs) consider that risk-taking requires inclusion on the grounds of being an essential component.…”

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“…The SEO impact on the performance organizations is positive to the extent this contributes to their growth and sustainability over the long term (Syrjä et al, 2019).…”

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“…The literature makes frequent reference to how NPOs, in order to better comply with their social missions, should adopt an EO (Pinheiro et al, 2020), thus a central question to the research on social entrepreneurship stems from the relationship between EO and performance, which has hitherto received little analytical study (Halberstadt et al, 2020;Wales et al, 2020). In keeping with the recommendations of the various authors that refer to the lack of empirical studies in this field (Lacerda et al, 2019;Starnawska, 2017;Syrjä et al, 2019), the objective of our study is to analyze the influence of social entrepreneurship orientation (SEO) on the performance of NPOs. Halberstadt et al (2020) refer to the persisting lack of clarity over whether SEO holds a positive influence over the performance of NPOs.…”

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Social entrepreneurship orientation and performance in non-profit organizations

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With the downturn in the global socioeconomic panorama, the social entrepreneurship orientation (SEO) and the social performance of non-profit organizations (NPOs) have become subject to growing levels of attention. The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of SEO on the performance of NPOs. To this end, we deployed a quantitative methodology based on the application of a survey of NPOs, which received a total of 135 valid responses. Our results demonstrate a positive effect for the dimensions of social innovation and social proactivity even while reporting no effect for the acceptance of social risks on performance. These results hold important implications across two different levels: in terms of the NPOs and policy-makers.

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“…The SEO impact on the performance organizations is positive to the extent this contributes to their growth and sustainability over the long term (Syrjä et al, 2019).…”

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“…The questionnaire by Kraus et al (2017) was the smallest with only 12 items. Recently Syrjä et al (2019) developed a scale with two factors and three subfactors each. The factors were EO and SEO.…”

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Development of a tool to measure social entrepreneurial orientation

Sulphey

Salim

2020

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Purpose Social entrepreneurial orientation (SEO) is an evolving concept. Though adequate literature has been accumulated about the concept, there is a lack of appropriate tool to measure individual SEO. The tools presently available mostly measure organizational SEO. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a tool to measure the concept of individual SEO. Design/methodology/approach Data for the study was collected using a questionnaire, from 342 randomly collected samples. Various time-tested methods and statistical techniques, including exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, were used to scientifically construct and validate the scale. Findings In tune with the purpose of this study, a 4-factor, 13-item SEO scale has been developed and scientifically validated through various acceptable and proven techniques. The developed tool is ideal to measure the orientation toward social entrepreneurship. Originality/value A review of literature revealed that there is paucity of a scientific tool to measure individual SEO. The study has succeeded in bridging this gap by constructing and validating a scale to measure SEO. This tool, it is expected, will help social scientists, academicians and researchers in conducting empirical examinations about SEO.

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“…SEO is defined as an overall strategic orientation that is focused on searching and exploiting opportunities to create future products, processes, and services to preserve the environment and the community and to bring economic and non-economic advantages for the people, the economy and society [43]. It consists of three dimensions, namely innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking [44].…”

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Manager’s Age, Sustainable Entrepreneurial Orientation and Sustainable Performance: A Conceptual Outlook

Ameer

Khan

2020

Sustainability

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Scholars have investigated the direct linkage between manager's age and sustainable corporate performance, however, the mixed results and conflicting findings on the nature of the relationship demand further explanation through the missing constructs. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of sustainable entrepreneurial orientation in the manager's age and sustainable performance. This study develops a conceptual link by using a dynamic capabilities approach and upper echelon perspective, indicating that younger managers can adopt a more holistic approach towards sustainable practices which can enhance the environmental, social and economic performance of firms. This implies that the relationship between manager's age and sustainable performance can be explained through sustainable entrepreneurial orientation (SEO) which can play a key role in setting organizational direction towards sustainable development and achieving sustainable business performance. This study contributes to the literature by examining the role of SEO in the relationship between the manager's age and sustainable performance. This research will help practitioners recognize the importance of minimizing environmental and social problems generating due to organizational production activities. This will lead to profit generation as well as value creation for nature and the local community.

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Entrepreneurial orientation in firms with a social mission - a mixed-methods approach

Cited by 30 publications

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Social entrepreneurship orientation and performance in non-profit organizations

Social entrepreneurship orientation and performance in non-profit organizations

Development of a tool to measure social entrepreneurial orientation

Manager’s Age, Sustainable Entrepreneurial Orientation and Sustainable Performance: A Conceptual Outlook

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