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Title Customer functional value creation through a sustainable entrepreneurial orientation approach
ID_Doc 71172
Authors Criado-Gomis, A; Iniesta-Bonillo, MA; Cervera-Taulet, A; Ribeiro-Soriano, D
Title Customer functional value creation through a sustainable entrepreneurial orientation approach
Year 2020
Published Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 33.0, 1
DOI 10.1080/1331677X.2019.1694560
Abstract This paper advances a theoretical model to empirically test firms' behaviour regarding sustainable entrepreneurship, enhancing what researchers have recently proposed at a solely conceptual level; this entails sustainable entrepreneurship being understood as a discipline that reliably allows organizations to successfully respond to sustainable development and market requirements. The authors suggest an integrated approach of dynamic-capabilities, S-D logic and product-service system views, which highlights the managerial predisposition to adopt a strategic position that fosters value in use (instead of regular property value), according to the current school of thoughts engaged with innovation and sustainable development. In this regard, this paper investigates structural influences (direct and indirect) of sustainable entrepreneurial orientation and customer functional value creation in firm performance. Hypotheses are tested using the partial least squares method on a multisectoral sample of 210 companies randomly stratified with proportional allocation. The findings indicate that a sustainable entrepreneurial orientation not only has a positive and direct relationship with firm performance, but also that this relationship improves when it is mediated by customer functional value creation. Further research pathways are provided.
Author Keywords Sustainable entrepreneurial orientation; customer functional value creation; firm performance; dynamic-capabilities; S-D logic; service-product system
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000545385600001
WoS Category Economics
Research Area Business & Economics
PDF https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1331677X.2019.1694560?needAccess=true
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