Constructing entrepreneurial orientation in a selling context : the qualitative attitude approach

Authors

  • Soili Peltola

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2013.1.813

Keywords:

Social psychology, Entrepreneurship, Social attitudes, Correlation analysis, Entrepreneurial orientation, Psychologia społeczna, Przedsiębiorczość, Postawy społeczne, Analiza korelacji, Orientacja przedsiębiorcza

Abstract

This paper explores the construction of attitudes in argumentative talk to underscore the context-specific nature of the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and their interrelations. The material comprises interviews in which the directors, who form the management group of a Finnish firm, individually commented on a statement that each sales-person is an autonomous entrepreneur'. Our analysis identified two opposing evaluations of entrepreneurial autonomy, which were labeled as proactive selling and internal competitive aggressiveness. The analysis points out limitations on the realistic and positivist premises of the conventional EO measures by identifying related yet differing understandings which actors involved in everyday organizational practices display in their talk. (original abstract)

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Published

2013-03-30

How to Cite

Peltola, S. (2013). Constructing entrepreneurial orientation in a selling context : the qualitative attitude approach. Economics and Business Review, 13(1), 26–47. https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2013.1.813

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Section

Research article- regular issue