DISENTANGLING THE SIGNIFICANT OF IMPROVISATIONAL BEHAVIOR ON WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS’ BUSINESS SUCCESS
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https://doi.org/10.32890/jtom2019.14.1.1Keywords:
Improvisation behavior, business success, women entrepreneurAbstract
Previous research indicates that improvisation as deliberate extemporaneous composition and execution of novel action is an important matter for any business to be successful. The present article seeks to advance the theoretical knowledge on the influence of improvisation behavior on business success, particularly among women entrepreneur by reviewing and synthesizing available research into a conceptual framework that the relationship of the selected variables. Based on the arguments in this article, a proposition was developed to refine our understanding of the relationship between improvisation and business success. Finally, theoretical and practical implication were discussed.
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Barney, J. (1991). Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage. Journal of Management. http://doi.org/10.1177/014920639101700108
Cunha, M. P. E., Clegg, S. R., & Kamoche, K. (2012). Improvisation as “real time foresight.†Futures, 44(3), 265–272. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2011.10.009
Duxbury, T. (2014). Improvising entrepreneurship. Technology Innovation Management Review, 4(7).
Entrepreneur India. (2016). The Rise of Women Entrepreneurship.
GEM. (2015). GEM Women Special Report: Women’s Entrepreneurship 2015.
Hatinah, A. B., Rosli, M., & Nik Nor Hasimah, I. (2015). Effects of knowledge management and strategic improvisation on SME performance in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 11(9), 207–214. http://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v11n9p207
Hmieleski, K. M., Corbett, A. C., & Baron, R. A. (2013). Entrepreneurs Improvisational Behavior and Firm Performance: A Study of Dispositional and Environmental Moderators. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 7(2), 138–10. http://doi.org/10.1002/sej
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Hughes, P., Hodgkinson, I. R., Arshad, D., Hughes, M., & Leone, V. (2017). Planning to improvise? The role of reasoning in the strategy process: Evidence from Malaysia. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 1-22.
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Moorman, C., & Miner, A. (1998a). Organizational improvisation and organizational memory. Academy, 23(4), 698–723.
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Rosli, M., & Hatinah, A. B. (2016). Examining Strategic Improvisation and performance Relationship in the SMES: Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy. International Business Management.
Rosli, M., Hatinah, A. B., & Nik Nor Hasimah, N. I. (2015). Fostering small and medium enterprises through entrepreneurial orientation and strategic improvisation. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 6(4), 481–487. http://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4p481
Syed Zamberi, A. (2011). Evidence of the characteristics of women entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia An empirical investigation. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 3(2), 1230143. http://doi.org/10.1108/09574090910954864
Vera, D., & Crossan, M. (2004). Theatrical Improvisation: Lessons for Organizations. Organization Studies, 25(5), 727–749. http://doi.org/10.1177/0170840604042412
Vera, D., & Crossan, M. (2005). Improvisation and Innovative Performance in Teams. Organization Science, 16(3), 203–224.
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Bari, A., & Arshad, D. (2019). DISENTANGLING THE SIGNIFICANT OF IMPROVISATIONAL BEHAVIOR ON WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS’ BUSINESS SUCCESS. Journal of Technology and Operations Management, 14(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.32890/jtom2019.14.1.1
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