Entrepreneurial orientation and organizational knowledge creation as critical pathways to second-order competences

Kokash, R.; Hughes, M.

Entrepreneurial orientation and organizational knowledge creation as critical pathways to second-order competences

Kokash, R.; Hughes, M.

Authors

R. Kokash

M. Hughes

Abstract

To extend knowledge on second-order competences-defined as the firm’s competence to build new competence- as a Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and non-substitutable (VRIN) resource, we investigate how they are influenced by Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) along and another contingent VRIN resource- Organizational Knowledge Creation. Results indicate that firm second-order competences are generally affected, in part, by EO, and in part, by organizational knowledge creation. Additionally, firm second-order competences, such as R&D and marketing, were variably influenced by the different forms of EO such as proactiveness, and competitive aggressiveness, but not in the case of innovativeness and risk taking. However, organizational knowledge creation manifests consistent effect on both types of firm second-order competences. Result implications to theory and practice are discussed.

Citation

Kokash, R., & Hughes, M. (2014, March). Entrepreneurial orientation and organizational knowledge creation as critical pathways to second-order competences. Paper presented at Strategic Management Society Special Conference., Tel Aviv, Israel

Presentation Conference Type	Conference Paper (unpublished)
Conference Name	Strategic Management Society Special Conference.
Conference Location	Tel Aviv, Israel
Start Date	Mar 9, 2014
End Date	Mar 11, 2014
Publication Date	Mar 11, 2014
Deposit Date	Mar 3, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Mar 19, 2015
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1684217
Publisher URL	http://telaviv.strategicmanagement.net/tools/schedule/sessionDetails?id=42
Additional Information	Tel Aviv March 9-11, 2014 http://telaviv.strategicmanagement.net/