Entrepreneurial orientation in Mexican family businesses

Authors

  • José Luis Esparza-Aguilar Universidad de Quintana Roo
  • Argentina Soto-Maciel Universidad Anahuac
  • Ma. Isabel De la Garza-Ramos Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/jefs.v4i6.262

Keywords:

Family business, Entrepreneurial orientation, Innovation, Risk taking.

Abstract

We examine factors affecting entrepreneurial orientation in Mexican family businesses. We aim to shed light on the relevance and value of such factors by analyzing five widely recognized dimensions: proactivity, innovation, risk taking, aggressiveness and autonomy. Results from a sample of 542 family businesses extracted from the INEGI-ENAFIN 2010 database and the first entrepreneurial stage of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) show a marked conservative tendency in the family businesses’ entrepreneurial orientation.

Author Biographies

José Luis Esparza-Aguilar, Universidad de Quintana Roo

Department of Economic Sciences and Management

Argentina Soto-Maciel, Universidad Anahuac

Faculty of Business Studies, Department of Business

Ma. Isabel De la Garza-Ramos, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

Faculty of Business Studies, Department of Accounting and Management

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