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Entrepreneurship and the concept of fit: A model and empirical tests

Strategic management journal, 1993-02, Vol.14 (2), p.137-153 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 1992 John Wiley and Sons Limited ;Copyright © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ;Copyright Wiley Periodicals Inc. Feb 1993 ;ISSN: 0143-2095 ;EISSN: 1097-0266 ;DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250140205 ;CODEN: SMAJD8

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Title:
Entrepreneurship and the concept of fit: A model and empirical tests
Author: Naman, John L ; Slevin, Dennis P.
Subjects: Business innovation ; Business structures ; Corporate strategies ; Entrepreneurs ; Entrepreneurship ; environment ; firm performance ; Management philosophies ; Management science ; Market share ; Modeling ; normative model ; Normativity ; Organizational structure ; Statistical analysis ; strategic fit ; Strategic planning ; Studies ; Turbulence ; Variables
Is Part Of: Strategic management journal, 1993-02, Vol.14 (2), p.137-153
Description: This paper reports the results of a study designed to investigate entrepreneurship and `fit' in small and medium sized high technology manufacturing firms. A normative model of fit has been developed, which including the variables of entrepreneurial style, organizational structure, and mission strategy, determines a measure of the firm's fit with its environment. The normative model of fit proposed here is based on variables and relationships found to be important in previous empirical studies. Data on environmental turbulence, entrepreneurial style, organization structure, mission strategy, and financial performance were collected from 82 manufacturing firms. A measure of fit was calculated for each firm. Findings indicate that performance among firms was positively related to the measurement of fit. In short, fit is an important construct for firm success. Implications include prescriptive guidance to assist practitioners in diagnosing and correcting `misfit' for individual firms.
Publisher: Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0143-2095
EISSN: 1097-0266
DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250140205
CODEN: SMAJD8
Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
ProQuest Central

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Entrepreneurship and the concept of fit: A model and empirical tests

Copyright 1992 John Wiley and Sons Limited ;Copyright © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ;Copyright Wiley Periodicals Inc. Feb 1993 ;ISSN: 0143-2095 ;EISSN: 1097-0266 ;DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250140205 ;CODEN: SMAJD8

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