Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Success: A Multilevel Study on Stakeholders of Micro-Enterprises

被引：26

作者：

Razmus, Wiktor ^{[1
]}

Laguna, Mariola ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] John Paul II Catholic Univ Lublin, Inst Psychol, Lublin, Poland

来源：

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2018年 / 9卷

关键词：

entrepreneurial success; entrepreneurs; stakeholders; multilevel analysis; factor analysis; SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS; PERFORMANCE; GROWTH; ISOMORPHISM; PERCEPTION; NETWORKS; SMES;

D O I：

10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00791

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The study provides an insight into the indicators and dimensions of entrepreneurial success as evaluated from the external stockholders' perspective. As each firm is embedded in a network of relations with stakeholders (business partners), understanding how they evaluate entrepreneurial success is important. The initial qualitative study in the form of in-depth interviews allowed us to identify the indicators of entrepreneurial success that are identified by external stakeholders of micro-firms. In the quantitative study on 475 stakeholders of 57 micro-firms, we identified the dimensions of entrepreneurial success. Using a multilevel approach, we found six dimensions of entrepreneurial success at the individual stakeholder level and four dimensions at the firm level. The results show that stakeholders perceive entrepreneurial success in terms of many dimensions, not focusing solely on economic indicators. This knowledge may inform micro-firm management and the strategies employed by practitioners supporting entrepreneurs.

引用

页数：11

共 46 条

[31] Sources of Method Bias in Social Science Research and Recommendations on How to Control It [J].

Podsakoff, Philip M. ;

MacKenzie, Scott B. ;

Podsakoff, Nathan P. .

ANNUAL REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY, VOL 63, 2012, 63 :539-569

[32] What makes successful entrepreneurs different in temporal and goal-commitment dimensions? [J].

Przepiorka, Aneta .

TIME & SOCIETY, 2016, 25 (01) :40-60

[33]

Rauch A., 2000, INT REV IND ORG PSYC, V15, P101

[34] Perception of success and its effect on small firm performance [J].

Reijonen, Helen ;

Komppula, Raija .

JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, 2007, 14 (04) :689-+

[35] Measuring Organizational Performance: Towards Methodological Best Practice [J].

Richard, Pierre J. ;

Devinney, Timothy M. ;

Yip, George S. ;

Johnson, Gerry .

JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 2009, 35 (03) :718-804

[36]

SAVAGE Grant., 1991, ACAD MANAGE EXEC, V5, P61, DOI [10.5465/ame.1991.4274682, DOI 10.2307/4165008]

[37] Some Guidelines Concerning the Modeling of Traits and Abilities in Test Construction [J].

Schweizer, Karl .

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 2010, 26 (01) :1-2

[38] Performance Configurations Over Time: Implications for Growth- and Profit-Oriented Strategies [J].

Steffens, Paul ;

Davidsson, Per ;

Fitzsimmons, Jason .

ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE, 2009, 33 (01) :125-148

[39] A Conceptual and Methodological Framework for Psychometric Isomorphism: Validation of Multilevel Construct Measures [J].

Tay, Louis ;

Woo, Sang Eun ;

Vermunt, Jeroen K. .

ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS, 2014, 17 (01) :77-106

[40] Deliberate practice among South African small business owners: Relationships with education, cognitive ability, knowledge, and success [J].

Unger, Jens M. ;

Keith, Nina ;

Hilling, Christine ;

Gielnik, Michael M. ;

Frese, Michael .

JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2009, 82 (01) :21-44

← 1 2 3 4 5 →