Entrepreneurial team characteristics, environmental scanning and networking: impact on organizational innovativeness in smes

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The main purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of entrepreneurial team demographics, environmental scanning and networking on innovativeness. For this purpose, small and medium enterprises in Bursa region were chosen. A total of 74 general managers/owners filled out the questionnaire. Information about company, team members and firms’ environmental scanning, innovativeness and networking activities was collected. As hypothesized, findings supported the view that entrepreneurial team demographics (age heterogeneity and average educational level), environmental scanning and networking (networking with customers, competitors and particularly with public agencies) play a significant role in innovativeness of SMEs after controlling the significant effect of team size. The results were discussed together with the implications of the findings for managers and on the policies of government, public organizations and educational institutions, strengths and limitations of the study. Some suggestions for future research were made.

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Business administration.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12611304/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/19301

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D. Tüten, “Entrepreneurial team characteristics, environmental scanning and networking: impact on organizational innovativeness in smes,” M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration, Middle East Technical University, 2009.