Abstract
Organizational culture is an important strategic resource that family firms can use to gain a competitive advantage. Drawing upon the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm, this study examines the association between four dimensions of organizational culture in family vs. non-family businesses and entrepreneurship. Using data from 536 U.S. manufacturing companies, the results show a nonlinear association between the cultural dimension of individualism and entrepreneurship. Further, there are positive linear relationships between entrepreneurship and an external orientation, an organizational cultural orientation toward decentralization, and a long- versus short-term orientation. With the exception of an external orientation, each of these dimensions is significantly more influential upon entrepreneurship in family firms when compared with non-family firms.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 363-379 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2004 |
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Entrepreneurship in family vs. non-family firms : A resource-based analysis of the effect of organizational culture. / Zahra, Shaker A.; Hayton, James C.; Salvato, Carlo.
In: Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, Vol. 28, No. 4, 01.06.2004, p. 363-379.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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