{"id":5363,"date":"2024-02-15T15:55:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seybold-report.com\/?page_id=5363"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:05:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T16:05:23","slug":"chinedu-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seybold-report.com\/index.php\/chinedu-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinedu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5363\" class=\"elementor elementor-5363\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3654c9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3654c9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bda1aed\" data-id=\"bda1aed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad61ef6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad61ef6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b75ca90\" data-id=\"b75ca90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da240c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7da240c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It addresses the need to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are able to overcome the inherent challenges in their external environment actively and, thus, contribute to economic growth through internal management variables<\/p><p><strong>Design\/methodology\/approach<\/strong> \u2013 The study adopted a survey design, utilizing a sample of 369 SMEs covering the southeast in Nigeria. A questionnaire was used for data collection, and data analysis was conducted using simple linear regression with the aid of SPSS Version 22.00.<\/p><p><strong>Findings <\/strong>\u2013 The study found that innovativeness , proactiveness, and Risk-taking propensity as dimensions of EO, have a significant effect on firms\u00a0 performance.<\/p><p><strong>Practical implications <\/strong>\u2013 The paper provides practical implications for society, as managers and SMEs\u2019 support agencies in emerging markets can be encouraged to focus more on internal management activities to support knowledge sharing within the organisation, given its relevance to improving performance, rather than focusing only on EO.<\/p><p><strong>Originality\/value<\/strong> \u2013 The study further strengthens and validates the self-determination\u00a0 (SD) theory and contributes to expanding knowledge on the relevance of internal management variables (knowledge sharing) in managing small and medium-scale enterprises. The study further advances theories regarding knowledge management\u2019s role, as a function of internal management system in the EO\u2013performance relationship, thus helping to close the research gap related to these relationships from an emerging-economy perspective.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Keywords:<\/strong><\/p><p>Entrepreneurship Orientation, Risk-taking, Innovativeness and Proactiveness, Firms Performance<\/p><p><a href=\"#\"><strong>Received<\/strong>:<\/a> 16 November 2023<\/p><p><a href=\"#\"><strong>Accepted:<\/strong><\/a> 22 January 2024<\/p><p><a href=\"#\"> <strong>Published:<\/strong><\/a> 16 February 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057a439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"057a439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/seybold-report.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chinedu.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PDF<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57e0e15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57e0e15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1803b38\" data-id=\"1803b38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d997709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d997709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - 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