Strategic orientation, innovation, and the effects of entrepreneurial support mechanism in SMEs in South Korea: an application of subject-mechanism-performance congruence model

This study investigates the causal relationships among strategic orientation, innovation, and entrepreneurial support mechanisms. Strategic orientation is significant for innovation, and support mechanisms are organizational processes that mediate the innovation generating path. This study hypothesi...

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Published inAsia Pacific business review Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 613 - 639
Main Author Kim, Sehoon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 07.08.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Change management
Congruence
congruence model
Culture
entrepreneurial support mechanism innovation
Innovations
Orientations
Polls & surveys
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
strategic orientation
subject-mechanism-performance
South Korea
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Summary:This study investigates the causal relationships among strategic orientation, innovation, and entrepreneurial support mechanisms. Strategic orientation is significant for innovation, and support mechanisms are organizational processes that mediate the innovation generating path. This study hypothesizes that the support mechanism consists of Culture, Structure, Reward, and Procedure and advances the existing theory, exemplifying an SMP (subject-mechanism-performance) framework based on empirical data collected through a national survey for 3,085 SMEs in South Korea. The findings suggest that strategic orientation affects innovation, and tangible interventions such as Procedure, Reward, and Structure might be differently applied from Culture to nurture innovative outcomes of SMEs.
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ISSN:1360-2381
1743-792X
DOI:10.1080/13602381.2022.2134966