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Effect of adaptive capability and entrepreneurial orientation on SBU performance: moderating role of success trap

Uma Shankar Rangaswamy (Department of Strategy, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur (IIM Kashipur), Kashipur, India)
Sanjay Chaudhary (Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India)

Management Research Review

ISSN: 2040-8269

Article publication date: 11 August 2021

Issue publication date: 8 February 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

While prior research has theorized the relevance of adaptive capability (AC) to firm performance, skepticism remains regarding boundary conditions of the AC – performance relationship. This study aims to attempt to understand the intervening effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) impacting strategic business unit (SBU) performance. The authors further explore the moderating influence of the success trap on the AC – EO relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

Data from a sample of 293 SBU heads in an Indian information technology (IT) firm is analyzed using ordinary least squares regression. The authors performed a mediation and moderation test on the data using the Hayes PROCESS SPSS macro. Specifically, this study used Model 4 and Model 7 of the PROCESS macro to test the mediation and moderated–mediation models.

Findings

The results reveal that EO positively mediates the relationship between AC and SBU performance and the success trap negatively moderates the AC – EO relationship.

Research limitations/implications

The paper refers to empirical research of strategic business units of an IT services firm in India. Further research in other cultures and industry settings is required to generalize the findings.

Practical implications

The findings suggest that to improve performance, managers in entrepreneurial software firms should develop an adaptive and innovative culture to avoid success traps.

Originality/value

The study establishes the crucial role of a firm’s AC as the driver of improved performance in a turbulent environment. This study complements the literature concerning the AC-performance relationship with the introduction of EO as mediating variable.

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Citation

Rangaswamy, U.S. and Chaudhary, S. (2022), "Effect of adaptive capability and entrepreneurial orientation on SBU performance: moderating role of success trap", Management Research Review, Vol. 45 No. 3, pp. 436-449. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-01-2021-0027

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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