Notice of RetractionEntrepreneurial Orientation: An Innovative Construct in Stimulating Effective Corporate Entrepreneurship

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The importance of entrepreneurship to the economy is reflected in its growing visibility as a topic in the popular business press as well as the increased attention it has received in the scholarly business literature. On the exciting new area of entrepreneurship research is issue of entrepreneurial orientation (EO). This issue is also especially important to strategic management since EO refers to the decision-making process that business use to identify and launch corporate ventures. Conceptualization and dimensionality are introduced. The EO antecedents are classified into three categories: external environmental variables, strategic decision-making variables, and organizational structure variables. EO-firm performance relationship is concluded under research method differences. And finally future research directions and implications for managers are suggested.