Contributions of entrepreneurial orientation in the use of agile methods in project management

• Autor(a) principal: Blas Garcia, Vanessa Mesquita
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Dai Prá Martens, Cristina, Baroni Carvalho, Rodrigo, Martens, Mauro Luiz
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Administração e Inovação
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/186840
• topic: Entrepreneurial orientation; Project management; Agile methods; SCRUM

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the degree of contribution of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) oforganizations in the use of agile methods (AM) in project management.Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative approach with the application of a survey withproject professionals resulted in 206 valid answers. The data were analyzed using structural equationmodeling and the method of partial least squares (PLS).Findings – The results present empirical evidence of the significant contribution of EO in the use of AM inproject management, confirming the main hypothesis of this study. This effect was not influenced by thecontrol variables tested.Research limitations/implications – This study contributes to the development of research on AMand minimizes the literature gap on the connection between entrepreneurship and AM. The results are limitedto the sample. Studies with broader samples and different segments are suggested, as well as the contributionof each dimension of the EO to AM.Practical implications – Innovativeness, risk-taking, proactiveness, autonomy and competitiveaggressiveness (EO dimensions) can contribute to the use of AM and guide actions to develop thesebehaviors, pursuing better adherence to agile values and the use of AM in project management.Originality/value – The originality of this study regarding the connection between EO and AM lies on thepresentation of a theoretical model of this relationship and reduces the gap in this research field. Given the degree of EO contribution in AM (19.7%), there are other factors that affect the use of AM in projectmanagement that should be investigated.