创业导向是创业企业绩效的关键因素,然而学者们关于创业导向与企业绩效关系的研究结论存在争议。通过对6家创业企业进行动态跟踪研究,探讨创业导向在企业成长不同时期对企业绩效的作用机制,并引入网络跨度和网络聚合这两个权变因素,研究结果显示:(1)在企业成长初期,企业绩效越好的企业创业导向水平较高;在企业成长发展期,创业导向对于企业成长而言是必要条件但非充分条件;(2)在企业成长初期,网络聚合与创业导向的交互比网络跨度与创业导向的交互更有利于提高企业绩效水平;在企业成长发展期,网络跨度、网络聚合两者任意一者水平的显著提高都有助于发挥创业导向对企业成长的积极作用;(3)企业成长在创业导向、网络跨度和网络聚合三者水平都高时达到最佳。
Entrepreneurial orientation is a key factor in venture growth, however, there are controversial conclusions between scholars. Through a longitudinal study of six new ventures, this paper explores the mechanism of entrepreneurial orientation on new venture growth in the different stage of venture growth, and then introduces two contingent factors: network range and network cohesion. The results show that:(1) In the initial stage of venture growth, the venture growth is better, the entrepreneurial orientation is higher; in the developing stage of venture growth, in terms of entrepreneurial orientation on venture growth, it is necessary conditions rather than sufficient conditions.(2) In the initial stage of venture growth, network cohesion have a more significant and positive effect on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance than network range; in the developing stage of venture growth, network range and network cohesion have a significant and positive effect on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance.(3) New venture growth rate is highest among a high degree of entrepreneurial orientation, network range, network cohesion.