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Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Export Performance: A Study of Rajasthan SMEs


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1 Faculty of Management Studies, Mody Institute of Technology & Science, Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
2 WISDOM, Faculty of Management Studies, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India
     

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This paper focuses on the skills, characteristics and personality traits of owner managers (Entrepreneurial Orientation construct) of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Rajasthan state and examines it relation with Export Performance (EP) of the firms. A sample of 397 was collected from SMEs in the state representing various industry sectors. A two-step structural equation modelling procedure is employed in this study for estimating parameters: a measurement model followed by a structural model. The results suggest that there is a strong relation between EO and EP among the firms. The owner-managers of this region show innovativeness as a dominant personality trait which has positively affected the export performance of the firms in Rajasthan state. The study also finds evidence that the entrepreneurs are to some extent calculated risk takers and proactive in their approach.

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Entrepreneurial Orientation, Export Performance, Rajasthan SMEs
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Authors

Ankur Roy
Faculty of Management Studies, Mody Institute of Technology & Science, Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
Harsh Purohit
WISDOM, Faculty of Management Studies, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India

Abstract


This paper focuses on the skills, characteristics and personality traits of owner managers (Entrepreneurial Orientation construct) of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Rajasthan state and examines it relation with Export Performance (EP) of the firms. A sample of 397 was collected from SMEs in the state representing various industry sectors. A two-step structural equation modelling procedure is employed in this study for estimating parameters: a measurement model followed by a structural model. The results suggest that there is a strong relation between EO and EP among the firms. The owner-managers of this region show innovativeness as a dominant personality trait which has positively affected the export performance of the firms in Rajasthan state. The study also finds evidence that the entrepreneurs are to some extent calculated risk takers and proactive in their approach.

Keywords


Entrepreneurial Orientation, Export Performance, Rajasthan SMEs

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