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Where can EO

be Studied?

S&P 500 Firms

Keil, T., Maula, M., & Syrigos, E. (2017). CEO Entrepreneurial Orientation, Entrenchment, and Firm Value Creation. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 41(4), 475-504.

Engelen, A., Neumann, C., & Schmidt, S. (2016). Should Entrepreneurially Oriented Firms Have Narcissistic CEOs? Journal of Management, 42(3), 698-721.

Short, J. C., Brigham, K. H., Broberg, J. C., Payne, G. T., & Lumpkin, G. T. (2009). Family Firms and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Publicly Traded Firms: A Comparative Analysis of the S&P 500. Family Business Review, 22(1), 1-1.

Small Businesses

Deb, P., & Wiklund, J. (2017). The Effects of CEO Founder Status and Stock Ownership on Entrepreneurial Orientation in Small Firms. Journal of Small Business Management, 55(1), 32-55.

Anderson, B. S., & Eshima, Y. (2013). The influence of firm age and intangible resources on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm growth among Japanese SMEs. Journal of Business Venturing, 28(3), 413-429.

Wales, W. J., Patel, P., Parida, V., & Kreiser, P. (2013). Non-linear Effects of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Small Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Resource Orchestration Capabilities. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 7, 93-121.

Non-Profits

Coombes, S. M. T., Morris, M. H., Allen, J. A., & Webb, J. W. (2011). Behavioural Orientations of Non-Profit Boards as a Factor in Entrepreneurial Performance: Does Governance Matter? Journal of Management Studies, 48(4), 829-856.

Morris, M. H., Webb, J. W., & Franklin, R. J. (2011). Understanding the Manifestation of Entrepreneurial Orientation in the Nonprofit Context. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 35(5), 947-971.

Pearce, J. A., Fritz, D. A., & Davis, P. S. (2010). Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Performance of Religious Congregations as Predicted by Rational Choice Theory. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34(1), 219-248.

Family Firms

Hernández-Linares, R., & López-Fernández, M. C. (2018). Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Family Firm: Mapping the Field and Tracing a Path for Future Research. Family Business Review, 31(3), 318-351.

Boling, J. R., Pieper, T. M., & Covin, J. G. (2016). CEO Tenure and Entrepreneurial Orientation Within Family and Nonfamily Firms. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 40, 891-913.

Sciascia, S., Mazzola, P., & Chirico, F. (2013). Generational Involvement in the Top Management Team of Family Firms: Exploring Nonlinear Effects on Entrepreneurial Orientation. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37(1), 69-85.

Universities

Balasubramanian, S, Yang, Y, Tello, S. (2020) Does University entrepreneurial orientation matter? Evidence from university performance. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

Todorovic, Z. W., McNaughton, R. B., & Guild, P. (2011). ENTRE-U: An entrepreneurial orientation scale for universities. Technovation, 31(2/3), 128-137.

Walter, A., Auer, M., & Ritter, T. (2006). The impact of network capabilities and entrepreneurial orientation on university spin-off performance. Journal of Business Venturing, 21(4), 541-567.

And Many Other Contexts

These myriad organizational contexts include religious congregations, premier league soccer, college football, and franchises among many others:

Watson, A., Dada, O., Wright, O., & Perrigot, R. (2019). Entrepreneurial Orientation Rhetoric in Franchise Organizations: The Impact of National Culture. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 43(4), 751-772.

Radaelli, G., Dell'Era, C., Frattini, F., & Petruzzelli, A. M. (2018). Entrepreneurship and Human Capital in Professional Sport: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Italian Soccer League. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 42, 70-93.

Tang, J., Tang, Z., & Cowden, B. J. (2017). Exploring the Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Orientation, CEO Dual Values, and SME Performance in State-Owned vs. Nonstate-Owned Enterprises in China. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 41(6), 883-908.

Wolfe, M. T., & Shepherd, D. A. (2015). 'Bouncing Back' From a Loss: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Emotions, and Failure Narratives. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 39, 675-700.

Where do you think EO should be studied next, and how should it be measured?

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