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of Entrepreneurship on Firm’s Financial Performance in Egyptian Oil and Gas
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Introduction

Entrepreneurial orientation (EO)

Entrepreneurial orientation
represents the policies and practices that provide a basis for entrepreneurial
decisions and actions. Thus, EO may be viewed as the entrepreneurial
strategy-making processes that key decision makers use to enact their firm’s organizational
purpose, sustain its vision, and create competitive advantage(s).

In other words, EO refers to the
strategy-making practices that businesses use to identify and launch corporate
ventures. It represents a frame of mind and a perspective about entrepreneurship
that are reflected in a firm's ongoing processes and corporate culture

The Dimensions
of EO

Majorly, three dimensions of EO have
been identified and used consistently; Innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk
taking.

Innovativeness is defined as a
willingness to introduce newness and novelty through experimentation and
creative processes aimed at developing new products and services, as well as
new processes.

Proactiveness is defined as a
forward-looking perspective characteristic of a marketplace leader that has the
foresight to seize opportunities in anticipation of future demand.

Risk-taking is defined as making decisions and taking
action without certain knowledge of probable outcomes; some undertakings may
also involve making substantial resource commitments in the process of
venturing forward.

Questionnaire

I would like to find out your assessment on the
Impact of Entrepreneurship Orientation dimensions (i.e. Innovativeness,
proactiveness, and risk-taking) on your firm financial performance.

All
responses will be kept strictly confidential. Thank you for your assistance.

SECTION 1: Background
Information

SECTION 1: Background Information

First name :
Last name :
Email Address :

SECTION 2

EO and its Dimensions

Kindly read the following nine questions and select for each question the answer you see appropriate to your firm. As an example if you answer question EO2 selecting 1 means that your firm has no new lines or products or services during last 5 years while selecting 4 means that your firm has moderate number of new lines or products or services while selecting 7 means that your firm has very many new lines of products and service and so on.

* In general, the top managers of my firm favor …

1 A strong emphasis on the marketing of tried-and-true products or services.

7 A strong emphasis on R&D technological leadership and innovations.

* How many new lines of products or services has
your firm marketed in the past 5 years?

SECTION 3

Financial
Performance

Please indicate your satisfaction
of the level of achievement of the following
financial performance items in your firm in the last three years compared to
the previous years? (Seven-point scales ranging from 1= ‘’highly
dissatisfied’ to 7= ‘highly satisfied’)

* How many new lines of products or services has
your firm marketed in the past 5 years?