Udeozor, Victor Chukwuemeka (2011) Influence of Culture on Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Nigerian Firms. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished)

3 Table of Tables . 6 Table of Figures . 7 Introduction . 8 1 Entrepreneurial Orientation and firm performance . 8 1.1 Research problem . 10 1.2 Research objectives . 11 1.3 Research design . 11 1.4 Contributions to Literature . 11 1.5 Structure of dissertation . 12 1.6 Literature Review . 13 2 Corporate Entrepreneurship (CE) . 13 2.1 2.1.1 Management and Corporate Entrepreneurship . 14 2.1.2 Corporate Entrepreneurship and performance . 15 Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Orientation . 16 2.2 2.2.1 The EO construct . 16 2.2.2 EO-performance construct . 17 2.2. 3 EO-Strategy construct . 19 Theoretical framework and Hypothesis development . 20 3 EO-Performance of firms . 20 3.1 3.1.1 Role of Top management: Leadership and organisational structure . 21 3.1.2 The role of culture . 22 Culture and Entrepreneurial Orientation. 28 3.2 3.2.1 Management in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) . 28 3.2.2 African cultural patterns . 29 Research Design . 35 4 Sample population and sampling method . 35 4.1 Key informants . 35 4.2 Data collection and response rate . 35 4.3 Control Variables . 36 4.4 Measures . 36 4.5 4.5.1 Entrepreneurial orientation . 37 4.5. 2 Performance. 39 INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON EO AND PERFORMANCE OF NIGEIRIAN FIRMS 2011 5 Abstract | University of Nottingham 4.5. 3 Dimensions of culture . 39 Data preparation . 40 4.6 Data analyses, Reliability and validity . 40 4.7 The analytical technique for testing hypothesis . 41 4.8 4.8. 1 Model Equation . 44 4.8. 2 Interpreting MLR model . 44 4.8. 3 Assumptions used in the MLR model . 44 Results of Data Analysis . 45 5 Models . 45 5.1 Discussion . 49 6 Culture and Entrepreneurial Orientation. 49 6.1 Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance . 50 6.2 Culture and performance . 51 6.3 Conclusions, Implications and Limitations . 52 7 Contributions to the Literature . 52 7.1 7.1.1 Dimensions (national culture vs. EO) performance Method . 52 7.1.2 Risk taking undermines performance initiatives . 52 7.1.3 Culture does not affect innovation . 53 7.1.4 Culture does not directly affect performance initiatives . 53 Implications for managers . 53 7.2 Limitations . 54 7.3 7.3.1 Nature of sample population . 54 7.3.2 Sample size . 54 7.3. 3 Measurement Scale . 55 7.3. 4 Other limitations . 55 Future research . 55 7.4 Conclusion . 56 7.5 References . 57 INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON EO AND PERFORMANCE OF NIGEIRIAN FIRMS 2011 6 Table of Tables | University of Nottingham Table of Tables Table 3-1 previous study on culture and entrepreneurship . 25 Table 3-2 Identification and Definition of Cultural Dimensions Based on Hofstede (1980) . 30 Table 3-3 List of hypothesis . 33 Table 3-4 A diagrammatic representation of the hypotheses and their relationships . 34 Table 4-1 Descriptive Statistics of control variables . 36 Table 4-2 Measures and Factor Readings . 37 Table 4-3 Descriptive statistics of measures . 41 Table 4-4 Correlations between dimensions of EO and Performance . 42 Table 4-5 Correlations between culture and performance . 42 Table 4-6 Correlations between dimensions of culture and dimensions of EO . 43 Table 5-1 Multiple Regression Analysis results-a . 46 Table 5-2 Multiple Regression Analysis results-b .