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Intellectual Capital and Competitiveness Improvement among Micro-Small-Medium Enterprises: A Resource Orchestration View

  • Malgorzata Radomska
  • , Seyedeh Khadijeh Taghizadeh
  • , Syed Abidur Rahman
  • , Golam Mostafa Khan

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Abstract

Purpose
The study aims to test the framework that proposes the role of resources (intellectual capital) in mobilizing entrepreneurial orientation that influences the competitiveness improvement of micro-small-medium enterprises (MSMEs) under the lens of resource orchestration theory.

Design/methodology/approach
In this study, 347 respondents from the MSMEs participated through a structured questionnaire. For the data analysis purpose, the structural equation modeling technique was employed using SmartPLS software.

Findings
The results suggest human, structural, and relational capital are significant antecedents of entrepreneurial orientation, which leads to competitiveness improvement. The findings also indicate the mediation role of entrepreneurial orientation between intellectual capital and competitiveness improvement.

Practical implications
The current study presumably will supplement the promising research effort to progress the research orchestration theory and also could be a strategic guideline for the managers/owners of the MSMEs.

Originality/value
This study is possibly a novel attempt to divulge the association between intellectual capital (tripartite model) and competitiveness improvement of firms under the lens of resource orchestration theory.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)829-851
Number of pages23
JournalJournal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
Volume31
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Mar 2024

Keywords

  • Intellectual capital
  • Resource orchestration theory
  • Entrepreneurial orientation
  • Competitiveness improvement

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