Entrepreneurial orientation and network board diversity in network organizations |
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Authors: | Joakim Wincent Sara Thorgren Sergey Anokhin |
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Institution: | 1. Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden;2. Kent State University, Kent State University, Kent, OH 330 672 1150, USA;3. Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia;4. Hanken School of Economics, Arkadiankatu 22, 001 01 Helsinki, Finland |
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Abstract: | This study extends the concept of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) to the network level to investigate how diversity among officers serving on network organization boards affects network-level entrepreneurial orientation (NEO). Using data from 53 strategic network organizations across five years, we found that insider/outsider and functional diversity among network board members promotes NEO. The results also demonstrate that board group tenure moderates the influence of diversity in opposite ways. The impact of board insider/outsider diversity is stronger in networks in which board members lack long tenure. On the contrary, the effect of functional diversity on network entrepreneurial orientation is stronger in network organizations with tenured boards. |
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Keywords: | Entrepreneurial orientation Upper echelon Interfirm networks Diversity Board tenure |
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