Identifying ‘anchor’ micro-enterprises – an empirical study

References

• Ameels, A., W. Bruggeman, and G. Schipers. 2002. Value Based Management, Control Processes to Create Value Through Integration, A Literature Review. Leuven: Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.
   Google Scholar
• Bollen, K. A., and K. F. Ting. 2000. “A Tetrad Test for Causal Indicators.” Psychological Methods 5 (1): 3–22.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cameron, K. 1986a. “A Study of Organisational Effectiveness and Its Predictors.” Management Science 32 (1): 87–112.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cameron, K. 1986b. “Effectiveness as Paradox; Consensus and Conflict in Conceptions of Organisational Effectiveness.” Management Science 32 (5): 539–553.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carland, J. W., F. Hoy, W. R. Boulton, and J. A. Carland. 1984. “Differentiating Entrepreneurs from Small Business Owners: A Conceptualisation.” Academy of Management Review 9 (2): 354–359.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carson, E., R. Ranjizn, A. Winefield, and H. Marsden. 2004. “Intellectual Capital: Mapping Employee and Work Group Attributes.” Journal of Intellectual Capital 5 (3): 443–463.
   Google Scholar
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. 2004. Maximising Shareholder Value – Achieving Clarity in Decision-Making. London: CIMA publications.
   Google Scholar
• Child, J. 1972 republished 1997. “Strategic Choice in the Analysis of Action, Structure, Organisations and Environment: Retrospect and Prospect.” Organisational Studies 18 (1): 43–76.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coad, A. 2009. The Growth of Firms, A Survey of Theories and Empirical Evidence. Cheltenham: Edward Edgar Publishing.
   Google Scholar
• Cohen, W. M., and D. Levinthal. 1990. “Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation.” Administrative Science Quarterly 35: 128–152.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Combs, J. G., T. R. Crook, and C. L. Shook. 2005. “The Dimensionality of Organisational Performance and Its Implications for Strategic Management Research.” In Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, edited by D. J. Ketchen and D. D. Bergh, 259–286. London: Emerald.
   Google Scholar
• Covin, J. G., K. M. Green, and D. P. Slevin. 2005. “Strategic Process effects on the Entrepreneurial Orientation – Sales Growth Rate Relationship.” Academy of Management Proceedings 2005: K1–K6.
   Google Scholar
• Covin, J. G., and G. T. Lumpkin. 2011. “Entrepreneurial Orientation Theory and Research: Reflection on a Needed Construct.” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 35 (5): 855–872.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Covin, J. G., and D. P. Slevin. 1991. “A Conceptual Model of Entrepreneurship as Firm Behaviour.” Entreprenuership Theory and Practice 16 (1): 7–25.
   Google Scholar
• Criscuolo, P., and R. Narula. 2008. “A Novel Approach to National Technological Accumulation and Absorptive Capacity: Aggregating Cohen and Levinthal.” European Journal of Development Research 20 (1): 56–73.
   Google Scholar
• Davis, J. L., R. Bell, G. T. Payne, and P. M. Kreiser. 2010. “Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Managerial Power.” American Journal of Business 25 (2): 41–54.
   Google Scholar
• DeSouza, K. C., and Y. Awazu. 2006. “Knowledge Management at SMEs: Five Peculiarities.” Journal of Knowledge Management 10 (1): 32–43.
   Google Scholar
• Dess, G. G., G. T. Lumpkin, and J. G. Covin. 1997. “Entreprenuerial Strategy Making and Firm Performance: Tests of Contingency and Configuration Models.” Strategic Management Journal 18 (9): 677–695.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dutz, M. 2007. Unleashing India's Innovation: Toward Sustainable and Inclusive Growth. Washington, DC: World Bank.
   Google Scholar
• Dyer, J. H., and H. Singh. 1998. “The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganisational Competitive Advantage.” Academy of Management Review 23: 660–679.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• EU Commission. 2005. Guide to SME Definitions. Brussels: EU Commission.
   Google Scholar
• Feldman, M. 2003. “The Locational Dynamics of the US Biotech Industry; Knowledge Externalities and the Anchor Hypothesis.” Industry and Innovation 10 (3): 311–328.
   Google Scholar
• Franco-Santos, M., M. Kennerly, P. Micheli, V. Martinez, S. Mason, B. Marr, and A. Neely. 2007. “Towards a Definition of a Business Performance Measurement System.” International Journal of Operations and Production Management 27 (8): 784–801.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• George, B. A., and L. Marino. 2011. “The Epistemology of Entrepreneurial Orientation: Conceptual Formation, Modeling and Operationalisation.” Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice 35 (5): 989–1024.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hanusch, H., and A. Pyka. 2006. Manifesto for Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Economics. Augsburg: Volkswirtschaftliche Disckussionsreihe/Institut fur Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universitat Augsburg.
   Google Scholar
• Hui, C. B., and K. Idris. 2009. “What Makes Growth-Oriented Small Scale Companies Innovative? A look at Absorptive Capacity.” Journal of Global Business Issues 3 (1): 15–22.
   Google Scholar
• King, C., and D. Grace. 2008. “Internal Branding: Exploring the Employee's Perspective.” Brand Management 15 (3): 358–372.
   Google Scholar
• Kostopoulus, K. C., D. A. Brachos, A. Papalexandris, S. Phillipidou, and G. P. Pratacos. 2007. “Organizational Unit ACAP, Social Context and Performance Outcomes.” In Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1–9. Philadelphia.
   Google Scholar
• Kreiser, P. M., and J. Davis. 2010. “Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance, The Unique Impact of Innovativeness, Proactiveness and Risk-Taking.” Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 23 (1): 39–51.
   Google Scholar
• Laitinen, E. K. 2005. “Predicted Shareholder Value as a Strategic Control and Monitor System in Small companies.” Investment Management and Financial Innovations 1: 91–107.
   Google Scholar
• Lane, P. J., B. R. Koka, and S. Pathak. 2006. “The Reification of Absorptive Capacity: A Critical Review and Rejuvenation of the Construct.” Academy of Management Review 31 (4): 833–863.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lane, P. J., and M. Lubatkin. 1998. “Relative Absorptive Capacity and Interorganisational Learning.” Strategic Management Journal 19: 461–477.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leonard, D. A. 1998. “The Role of Tacit Knowledge in Group Innovation.” California Management Review 40 (3): 112–131.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liao, J., and H. Welsch. 2005. “Roles of Social Capital in Venture Creation: Key Dimensions and Research Implications.” Journal of Small Business Management 43 (4): 345–362.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lorenzoni, G. 2010. “Genesis of a Research Field: District, Network and Strategic Network.” Journal of Management & Governance 14: 221–239.
   Google Scholar
• Lorenzoni, G., and C. Baden-Fuller. 1995. “Creating a Strategic Center to Manage a Web of Partners.” California Management Review 37 (3): 146–163.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lumpkin, G. T., and G. G. Dess. 1996. “Clarifying the Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct and Linking it to Performance.” Academy of Management Review 21 (1): 135–172.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lumpkin, G. T., W. J. Wales, and M. D. Ensley. 2006. “Entrepreneurial Orientation Effects on New Venture Performance: The Moderating Role of Venture Age.” In Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. Atlanta, GA: Academy of Management. Best Conference Paper.
   Google Scholar
• Moon, Y. J., and H. G. Kym. 2006. “A Model for the Value of Intellectual Capital.” Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences 23 (3): 253–269.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Norman, C., and L. Bager-Sjogren. 2010. “Entrepreneurship Policy to Support New Innovative Ventures: Is it Effective.” International Small Business Journal 28 (6): 602–619.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Penman, S. H. 2001. “On Comparing Cash Flow and Accrual Accounting Models for Use in Equity Valuation: A Response to Lundholm and O’Keefe.” Contemporary Accounting Research 18 (4): 681–692.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Peterson, K. J., R. B. Handfiled, B. Lawson, and P. D. Cousins. 2008. “Buyer Dependency and Relational Capital Formation: The Mediating Effects of Socialisation Process and Supplier Integration.” Journal of Supply Chain Management 44 (4): 53–65.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rappaport, A. 1981. “Selecting Strategies That Create Shareholder Value.” Harvard Business Review, 139–149.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rappaport, A. 1998. Creating Shareholder Value; A Guide for Managers and Investors. Kindle edition. New York: The Free Press.
   Google Scholar
• Rauch, A., J. Wiklund, G. T. Lumpkin, and M. Frese. 2009. “Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance: An Assessment of Past Research and Suggestions for the future.” Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice 33 (3): 761–787.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reinert, E. 2007. How Rich Countries Got Rich, and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor. London: Constable & Robinson.
   Google Scholar
• Reinert, E. K. 2011. “The Terrible Simplifiers: Common Origins of Financial Crisis and Persistence Poverty in Economic Theory and the New ‘1848 Moment.” In Poor Poverty: The Impoverishment of Analysis, Measurement and Policies, edited by J. K. Sundaram and A. Chowdhury, Chapter 1. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
   Google Scholar
• Rodrik, D. 2004. “Industrial Policy for the Twenty-First Century.” Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Runyan, R., C. Droge, and J. Swinney. 2008. “Entrepreneurial Orientation Versus Small business Orientation: What Are Their Relationship to Firm Performance.” Journal of Small Business Management 46 (4): 567–588.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schuster, P., and M. Jameson. 2003. “The Past Performance and Future Value of Companies.” Management Accounting Quarterly 4 (4): 41–52.
   Google Scholar
• Sharma, A., and S. Dave. 2011. “Entrepreneurial Orientation: Performance Level.” SCMS Journal of Indian Management 8 (4): 43–52.
   Google Scholar
• Silva, R., R. Scheines, C. Glymour, and P. Spirtes. 2006. “Learning the Structure of Linear Latent Variable Models.” Journal of Machine Learning Research 7: 191–256.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Skryme, D. J. 2005. “Measuring Knowledge: A Plethora of Methods.” http://www.skyrme.com/insights/24kmeas.htm
   Google Scholar
• Spirtes, P., R. Scheines, and C. Glymour. 1988. “Simulation Studies of the Reliability of Computer-Aided Model Specification Using TETRAD, EQS and LISREL Programs.” Report CMU-PHIL-8. http://www.hss.cmu.edu/philosophy/techreports/8_Spirtes.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Stokke, H. E. 2004. “Technology Adoption and Multiple Growth Paths: An Intertemporal General Equilibrium Analysis of the Catch up Process in Thailand.” Review of World Economics 140 (1): 80–109.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Su, Z., E. Xie, and Y. Li. 2011. “Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance in New Ventures and Established Firms.” Journal of Small Business Management 49 (4): 558–575.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Takeuchi, H. 2004. “Knowledge Creation and Dialectics.” In Hitotsubashi in Knowledge Management, edited by H. Takeuchi and I. Nonaka, Chapter 1. London: Wiley.
   Google Scholar
• Vega-Jurado, J., A. Gutierrez-Gracia, and I. Ferdandez-de-Lucio. 2008. “Analyzing the Determinants of Firm's Absorptive Capacity: Beyond R&D.” R&D Management 38 (4): 392–405.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Voss, Z. G., G. B. Voss, and C. Moorman. 2005. “An Empirical Examination of the Complex Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Stakeholder Support.” Journal of Marketing 39 (9/10): 1132–1150.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang, C. L. 2008. “Entrepreneurial Orientation, Learning Orientation and Firm Performance.” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 32 (4): 635–656.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wiklund, J. 1999. “The Sustainability of the Entrepreneurial Orientation – Performance Relationship.” Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice 24: 37–48.
   Google Scholar
• Yu, C. H., S. O. Popp, S. DiGangi, and A. Jannasch-Pannell. 2007. “Assessing Unidimensionality: A comparison of Rasch Modeling, Parallel Analysis and TETRAD.” Practical Assessment; Research & Evaluation 12 (14). Electronic journal ISSN 1531-7714.
   Google Scholar
• Zainol, D. F., and D. S. Ayadurai. 2011. “Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance: The Role of Personality Traits in Malay Family Firms in Malaysia.” International Journal of Business and Social Science 2 (1): 59–71.
   Google Scholar