Error Orientation and Entrepreneurial Decision Making in Chinese Enterprises
Opportunity Identification As Mediator
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13916799 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xueyan Wei (0000-0002-9501-512X, Jiangnan University, corresponding author), Robert D Hisrich (0000-0001-5729-2751, Kent State University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 555-568 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391 |
| Publisher | Scientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2224/sbp.2016.44.4.555 |
| OpenAlex | W2395057964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
We examined how error orientation and opportunity identification behavior relate to entrepreneurial decision making in Chinese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and how these perceptions of opportunity identification mediate the effects of error orientation on entrepreneurial decision making. We analyzed 187 questionnaires from participants in SME firms in China. The results indicated that perceived error orientation and opportunity identification were related to and explained variance in entrepreneurial decision making. Opportunity identification also fully or partially mediated the relationship between error orientation and entrepreneurial decision making. Elevating opportunity identification beliefs and clarifying an entrepreneur's understanding of the importance of opportunity identification for the functionality and effectiveness of his/her firm can help promote entrepreneurial decision making. Alertness to error orientation can contribute to the development of stronger perceptions of entrepreneurial opportunity identification and lead to better entrepreneurial decision making
Alertness · Business · China · Entrepreneurial Orientation · Entrepreneurship · Identification (biology · Organizational identification · Orientation (vector space · Perception · Political science · Variance (accounting · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Marketing
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |