The impact of a firm’s strategic orientations on its degree of internationalization and alliance formation intentions / Mehdi Mohammadi Poorangi
The initial aim for this thesis is to extend strategic alliance literature by examining the role of strategic orientation as a three-factor model (i.e. entrepreneurial, market and innovation orientation) on the degree of internationalization (Mediator Variable) and the formation of strategic alli...
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my.um.stud.148422024-03-18T22:17:25Z The impact of a firm’s strategic orientations on its degree of internationalization and alliance formation intentions / Mehdi Mohammadi Poorangi Mehdi Mohammadi, Poorangi HD28 Management. Industrial Management The initial aim for this thesis is to extend strategic alliance literature by examining the role of strategic orientation as a three-factor model (i.e. entrepreneurial, market and innovation orientation) on the degree of internationalization (Mediator Variable) and the formation of strategic alliances (Dependent Variable) under different regimes of environmental dynamism in the context of Malaysian and Iranian small and medium size manufacturing firms. The setting of this study is SMEs (small and medium enterprise) in Iran and Malaysia in order to draw some theoretical and practical implications for both small and medium enterprise academics and practitioners, as data was collected from manufacturing small and medium enterprise CEOs in both countries. The SEM analysis software employed in this is smart PLS and Amos and the research instrument was a structured survey questionnaire using close ended questions. The questionnaire was emailed to a list of randomly selected CEOs of manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia and Iran. A total of 378 completed questionnaires were received and the response rate is calculated to be 18.9 %. In addition, as this thesis examines causal relationships among the underlying constructs based on empirical evidence, the quantitative approach is considered most suitable. There were 14 hypotheses tested across the two countries examined in the first set of tests. Then the application of mediation factors to both models separately and the 14 hypotheses tested again to yield a country-by-country result. Based on the findings of this study the synergistic effect of Market Orientation, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Innovation Orientation are better predictors of intention to form strategic alliances compared to their impact as individual factors in all models. This research makes advances to the network theory in two ways. First, it introduces three different types of organizational orientation as antecedents of a firm’s tendency to form strategic alliance. It is important because research on networks and alliances has not been examined antecedents of firm’s tendency to develop networks sufficiently. Secondly, incorporating the contingency hypothesis within the network theory this research found that the variations in forming alliances among firms are contingent upon the level of perceived dynamism. This is significant in that, prior research has not determined the extent to which dynamism as a macro-environmental factor influences firms’ tendency to develop networks of allies. This study points to several implications based on this logic for executives of small firms and aims to assist them in making choices that enable them to navigate their performance in a better direction given their resource liabilities. These implications spring from firm orientation known as “strategic orientation” that is relatively influence all other strategic choices and develop firm strategic approaches toward market, competitor and consumers. It can therefore lead to different identifiable behaviours and posture in firms that occur over time in different contexts. Hence, this study was able to offer a set of general insights into the managerial behaviours and decision-making of executives which could be useful for leading the performance of their firm. 2015-03 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/14842/1/Mehdi_Mohammadi_Poorangi.pdf Mehdi Mohammadi, Poorangi (2015) The impact of a firm’s strategic orientations on its degree of internationalization and alliance formation intentions / Mehdi Mohammadi Poorangi. PhD thesis, Universiti Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/14842/ |
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The initial aim for this thesis is to extend strategic alliance literature by examining the
role of strategic orientation as a three-factor model (i.e. entrepreneurial, market and
innovation orientation) on the degree of internationalization (Mediator Variable) and the
formation of strategic alliances (Dependent Variable) under different regimes of
environmental dynamism in the context of Malaysian and Iranian small and medium
size manufacturing firms.
The setting of this study is SMEs (small and medium enterprise) in Iran and Malaysia in
order to draw some theoretical and practical implications for both small and medium
enterprise academics and practitioners, as data was collected from manufacturing small
and medium enterprise CEOs in both countries. The SEM analysis software employed
in this is smart PLS and Amos and the research instrument was a structured survey
questionnaire using close ended questions. The questionnaire was emailed to a list of
randomly selected CEOs of manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia and Iran. A total of 378
completed questionnaires were received and the response rate is calculated to be 18.9
%. In addition, as this thesis examines causal relationships among the underlying
constructs based on empirical evidence, the quantitative approach is considered most
suitable.
There were 14 hypotheses tested across the two countries examined in the first set of
tests. Then the application of mediation factors to both models separately and the 14
hypotheses tested again to yield a country-by-country result. Based on the findings of
this study the synergistic effect of Market Orientation, Entrepreneurial Orientation and
Innovation Orientation are better predictors of intention to form strategic alliances
compared to their impact as individual factors in all models. This research makes advances to the network theory in two ways. First, it introduces
three different types of organizational orientation as antecedents of a firm’s tendency to
form strategic alliance. It is important because research on networks and alliances has
not been examined antecedents of firm’s tendency to develop networks sufficiently.
Secondly, incorporating the contingency hypothesis within the network theory this
research found that the variations in forming alliances among firms are contingent upon
the level of perceived dynamism. This is significant in that, prior research has not
determined the extent to which dynamism as a macro-environmental factor influences
firms’ tendency to develop networks of allies.
This study points to several implications based on this logic for executives of small
firms and aims to assist them in making choices that enable them to navigate their performance in a better direction given their resource liabilities. These implications
spring from firm orientation known as “strategic orientation” that is relatively influence
all other strategic choices and develop firm strategic approaches toward market,
competitor and consumers. It can therefore lead to different identifiable behaviours and
posture in firms that occur over time in different contexts. Hence, this study was able to
offer a set of general insights into the managerial behaviours and decision-making of
executives which could be useful for leading the performance of their firm.
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