TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding and measuring autonomy
T2 - An entrepreneurial orientation perspective
AU - Lumpkin, G. T.
AU - Cogliser, Claudia C.
AU - Schneider, Dawn R.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Autonomy is an important component of an entrepreneurial orientation (EO), but most studies that assess the EO construct do not include autonomy measures. This article first addresses the theoretical relevance of autonomy as an element of firm-level entrepreneurial behavior. After a review of existing autonomy measures, it then proposes scale items to test the autonomy dimension of EO. Finally, it reports the results of two studies of the proposed autonomy scale and addresses implications for future EO-related autonomy research.
AB - Autonomy is an important component of an entrepreneurial orientation (EO), but most studies that assess the EO construct do not include autonomy measures. This article first addresses the theoretical relevance of autonomy as an element of firm-level entrepreneurial behavior. After a review of existing autonomy measures, it then proposes scale items to test the autonomy dimension of EO. Finally, it reports the results of two studies of the proposed autonomy scale and addresses implications for future EO-related autonomy research.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=58149284264&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00280.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00280.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:58149284264
SN - 1042-2587
VL - 33
SP - 47
EP - 69
JO - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
JF - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
IS - 1
ER -