Differences in approach to selected constructs of entrepreneurial orientation in SME segment regarding the selected socio-demographic factors

Kozubíková, Ludmila; Belás, Jaroslav; Ključnikov, Aleksandr; Virglerová, Zuzana

dc.title	Differences in approach to selected constructs of entrepreneurial orientation in SME segment regarding the selected socio-demographic factors	en
dc.contributor.author	Kozubíková, Ludmila
dc.contributor.author	Belás, Jaroslav
dc.contributor.author	Ključnikov, Aleksandr
dc.contributor.author	Virglerová, Zuzana
dc.relation.ispartof	Transformations in Business and Economics
dc.identifier.issn	1648-4460 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued	2015
utb.relation.volume	14
utb.relation.issue	3C
dc.citation.spage	333
dc.citation.epage	355
dc.type	article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Vilnius University
dc.relation.uri	http://www.transformations.knf.vu.lt/36c/article/diff
dc.subject	small and medium-sized enterprises	en
dc.subject	entrepreneurial orientation	en
dc.subject	innovativeness	en
dc.subject	proactivity	en
dc.subject	competitive aggressiveness	en
dc.subject	the Czech Republic	en
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this article is to examine the influence of selected socio-demographic factors (gender, education, size and duration of action of the firm) on the differences in approach to selected constructs of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in the area of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), concretely to innovativeness, proactivity and competitive aggressiveness. According to the various authors, EO represents a key element for the success of SMEs. Earlier studies identified the existence of the relationship between the characteristics of entrepreneurs and business performance of SMEs, but the results were still inconclusive. The paper reveals new aspects of dependences in relation to socio-demographic factors and contributes to the specification of the effects of mutual ties. The findings revealed that the researched entrepreneurs consider innovation policy and a proactive approach to be important but are not considered too competitively aggressive. There were found statistically significant differences in EO constructs, according to the socio-demographic factors.	en
utb.faculty	Faculty of Management and Economics
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1006355
utb.identifier.obdid	43874312
utb.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-84962272225
utb.identifier.wok	000370913800003
utb.source	j-wok
dc.date.accessioned	2016-06-22T12:14:50Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-22T12:14:50Z
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Kozubíková, Ludmila
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Belás, Jaroslav
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Virglerová, Zuzana
utb.fulltext.affiliation	1 Ludmila Kozubikova Department of Enterprise Economics Faculty of Management and Economics Tomas Bata University in Zlin Mostni 5139 76001 Zlin The Czech Republic E-mail: kozubikova@fame.utb.cz 2 Jaroslav Belas Department of Enterprise Economics Faculty of Management and Economics Tomas Bata University in Zlin Mostni 5139 76001 Zlin The Czech Republic E-mail: belas111@gmail.com 3 Aleksandr Kljucnikov University of Business and Law Michálkovická 1810/181 710 00 Slezská Ostrava The Czech Republic E-mail: aleksandr.kljucnikov@vspp.cz 4 Zuzana Virglerova Department of Enterprise Economics Faculty of Management and Economics Tomas Bata University in Zlin Mostni 5139 76001 Zlin The Czech Republic E-mail: virglerová@fame.utb.cz
utb.fulltext.dates	Received: October, 2015 1st Revision: October, 2015 2nd Revision: November, 2015 Accepted: December, 2015
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