Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Country

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Autor(a) principal: Behling, Gustavo
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Lenzi, Fernando César
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
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Título da fonte: BBR. Brazilian Business Review (English edition. Online)
Texto Completo: http://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/article/view/525
Resumo: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the entrepreneurial competencies and the strategic behavior patterns of entrepreneurs in response to the social and economic environment in which they operate, taking into consideration limitations that are common to emerging countries. The study takes a quantitative approach with a survey of 211 Individual Micro Entrepreneurs (IME) operating in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The results demonstrated that there were differences between mean scores for the entrepreneurial competencies when compared across the entrepreneurs’ strategic behavior types. Moreover, entrepreneurs who were Reactors possessed a mean of 6 out of the ten entrepreneurial competencies, Defenders had 7.97, Analyzers had 8.38, and Prospectors had 8.56. The paper reveals which competencies are most likely to be associated with each strategic behavior type. The findings also indicate that entrepreneurial competencies can impact the adoption of more consistent business strategies, contributing to actions that respond to unstable social and economic scenarios.
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spelling Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging CountryCompetências Empreendedoras e Comportamento Estratégico: um Estudo com Microempreendedores em um País EmergenteEntrepreneurshipStrategyEntrepreneurial competenciesStrategic behaviorEmpreendedorismoEstratégiaCompetências EmpreendedorasComportamento EstratégicoThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the entrepreneurial competencies and the strategic behavior patterns of entrepreneurs in response to the social and economic environment in which they operate, taking into consideration limitations that are common to emerging countries. The study takes a quantitative approach with a survey of 211 Individual Micro Entrepreneurs (IME) operating in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The results demonstrated that there were differences between mean scores for the entrepreneurial competencies when compared across the entrepreneurs’ strategic behavior types. Moreover, entrepreneurs who were Reactors possessed a mean of 6 out of the ten entrepreneurial competencies, Defenders had 7.97, Analyzers had 8.38, and Prospectors had 8.56. The paper reveals which competencies are most likely to be associated with each strategic behavior type. The findings also indicate that entrepreneurial competencies can impact the adoption of more consistent business strategies, contributing to actions that respond to unstable social and economic scenarios.O objetivo deste estudo é analisar a relação entre o conjunto de competências empreendedoras (Cooley, 1990) e o comportamento estratégico (Miles e Snow, 1978) adotado por empreendedores em resposta ao ambiente econômico e social em que atuam, considerando limitações comuns a países emergentes. De abordagem quantitativa, a pesquisa foi realizada por meio de levantamento de campo com 211 Microempreendedores Individuais (MEI) estabelecidos no estado de Santa Catarina (Brasil). Os resultados demonstram haver diferenças entre as médias para competências empreendedoras quando comparados os padrões de comportamento estratégico adotados pelos empreendedores. Constatou-se que empreendedores Reativos têm em média 6 de dez competências empreendedoras, ao passo que Defensivos tem 7,97, Analíticos 8,38 e Prospectores 8,56. Além disso, o artigo revela quais competências estariam associadas a cada um dos padrões de comportamento estratégico. Os resultados também indicam que as competências empreendedoras podem ter impacto na adoção de estratégias de negócios mais consistentes, contribuindo para ações de resposta a cenários sociais e econômicos instáveis.FUCAPE Business Shool2019-05-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-reviewed ArticleArtigo revisado por paresapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/article/view/52510.15728/bbr.2019.16.3.4Brazilian Business Review; Vol. 16 No. 3 (2019): May to June 2019; 255-272Brazilian Business Review; v. 16 n. 3 (2019): Maio a Junho de 2019; 255-2721808-23861807-734Xreponame:BBR. Brazilian Business Review (English edition. Online)instname:Fucape Business School (FBS)instacron:FBSengporhttp://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/article/view/525/798http://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/article/view/525/799Copyright (c) 2019 Brazilian Business Reviewhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBehling, GustavoLenzi, Fernando César2019-05-01T10:05:41Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/525Revistahttps://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/indexONGhttp://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/oai|| bbronline@bbronline.com.br1808-23861808-2386opendoar:2019-05-01T10:05:41BBR. Brazilian Business Review (English edition. Online) - Fucape Business School (FBS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Country
Competências Empreendedoras e Comportamento Estratégico: um Estudo com Microempreendedores em um País Emergente
title Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Country
spellingShingle Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Country
Behling, Gustavo
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Entrepreneurial competencies
Strategic behavior
Empreendedorismo
Estratégia
Competências Empreendedoras
Comportamento Estratégico
title_short Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Country
title_full Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Country
title_fullStr Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Country
title_full_unstemmed Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Country
title_sort Entrepreneurial Competencies and Strategic Behavior: a Study of Micro Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Country
author Behling, Gustavo
author_facet Behling, Gustavo
Lenzi, Fernando César
author_role author
author2 Lenzi, Fernando César
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Behling, Gustavo
Lenzi, Fernando César
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Entrepreneurial competencies
Strategic behavior
Empreendedorismo
Estratégia
Competências Empreendedoras
Comportamento Estratégico
topic Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Entrepreneurial competencies
Strategic behavior
Empreendedorismo
Estratégia
Competências Empreendedoras
Comportamento Estratégico
description The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the entrepreneurial competencies and the strategic behavior patterns of entrepreneurs in response to the social and economic environment in which they operate, taking into consideration limitations that are common to emerging countries. The study takes a quantitative approach with a survey of 211 Individual Micro Entrepreneurs (IME) operating in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The results demonstrated that there were differences between mean scores for the entrepreneurial competencies when compared across the entrepreneurs’ strategic behavior types. Moreover, entrepreneurs who were Reactors possessed a mean of 6 out of the ten entrepreneurial competencies, Defenders had 7.97, Analyzers had 8.38, and Prospectors had 8.56. The paper reveals which competencies are most likely to be associated with each strategic behavior type. The findings also indicate that entrepreneurial competencies can impact the adoption of more consistent business strategies, contributing to actions that respond to unstable social and economic scenarios.
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