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The Contribution of Entrepreneurial Orientation to the Corporate Performance: A Deeper Understanding

In: The European Entrepreneurship: How Entrepreneurs (Should) Act in Global Business Environment. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference, 9 – 11 September 2013, Albena, Bulgaria

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  • Selena Aureli

    (University of Bologna, Rimini Campus, Rimini (RN), Italy)

  • Francesca Maria Cesaroni

    (University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino (PU), Italy)

  • Massimo Ciambotti

    (University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino (PU), Italy)

  • Mara Del Baldo

    (University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Urbino (PU), Italy)

Abstract

This paper investigates the role of business associations (BAs) in promoting inter-firm collaboration, in particular through the use of the network contract (NC) – a particular type of formal collaboration recently introduced in Italy. The analysis reveals that BAs can favour and promote inter-firm collaboration in two ways: directly, being formally involved in a NC and indirectly, through a number of initiatives (eg. matching meetings, workshops and so on), acting as facilitators of forms of inter-firm collaboration and, specifically, of NCs. Moreover, analysis shows that the presence of a BA can influence the network contract’s effects and improve local entrepreneurs’ attitude towards collaboration and networking.

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  • Selena Aureli & Francesca Maria Cesaroni & Massimo Ciambotti & Mara Del Baldo, 2014. "The Contribution of Entrepreneurial Orientation to the Corporate Performance: A Deeper Understanding," Conference Proceedings Chapters, in: Kiril Todorov & Helmut Kohlert (ed.), The European Entrepreneurship: How Entrepreneurs (Should) Act in Global Business Environment. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference, 9 – 1, edition 1, chapter 127, pages 215-243, Bulgarian Association for Management Development and Entrepreneurship.
    • Handle: RePEc:mdv:cpchap:y:2013:11
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