Singh, S.H. orcid.org/0000-0002-2192-3109, Bhowmick, B., Eesley, D. et al. (1 more author) (2021) Grassroots innovation and entrepreneurial success : is entrepreneurial orientation a missing link? Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 164. 119582. ISSN 0040-1625
Abstract
Grassroots innovation is rapidly gaining research attention because of its crucial role in entrepreneurship development. Although entrepreneurial orientation holds the key for entrepreneurial success, research on how entrepreneurial orientation impacts the relationship between grassroots innovation (GRI) and entrepreneurial success is critical. This research is still in its infancy and has not adequately been addressed. This study endeavors to fill this gap while examining how the three factors of grassroots innovation such as new grassroots learning practices, local solution and networking capabilities influence entrepreneurial orientation enroute to affecting economic benefits and non-economic benefits from entrepreneurial activity. The study involved data from 400 grassroots innovators and a structural equation modeling approach was used to fit the data based on the aforementioned factors and components. The study reveals that entrepreneurial orientation is observed to fully mediate the relationship between the following three linear dependencies: new grassroots learning practices and economic benefits, networking capabilities and economic benefits, and local solution and non-economic benefits. This study also found that entrepreneurial orientation partially mediates the relationship in the following cases: new grassroots learning practices and non-economic benefits, networking capabilities and non-economic benefits, and local solution and economic benefits. The results provide empirical evidence to support that entrepreneurial orientation spurred by grassroots innovation significantly influence entrepreneurial success in the Indian context.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Elsevier. |
Keywords: | Grassroots innovation; Entrepreneurial orientation; Entrepreneurial success; Structural equation model |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2020 15:19 |
Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2021 11:11 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.techfore.2019.02.002 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:157332 |