Abstract:
The paper attempts to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial networks and firm productivity and
to investigate the moderated role of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) between the influences of
entrepreneurial networks on firm productivity. In this study the entrepreneurial orientation refers to the
behaviour that influences the process, decision making styles and practices of a firm’s management and
employees that leads to superior firm performance. The various dimensions of networks have been studied,
and their relationship with industrial outcome like productivity has been examined. This study was based on
primary data collected from the Small manufacturing industry, through a structured questionnaire in Assam,
India. The analysis was done with the help of hierarchical regression model for data analysis and hypotheses
testing. Research results showed that entrepreneurial orientation moderated the relationship between
networks and firm productivity.
Description:
Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini
