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ABSTRACT This study proposes and investigates the argument that social capital–performance link is mediated by entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and that this mediated relationship is dependent upon the level of managerial capability (MC) present in a firm. The study uses a sample of 206 SMEs based in the sub-Saharan African economy. Mainly supporting conjectural predictions, the study indicates that EO intervenes the social capital (SC) effect on performance, with same effects uniquely strengthened according to the dimension of EO in question at higher levels of MC. The study expands our understanding of how the umpiring role of EO in the SC–performance link is contingent upon levels of MC present. Managers are, therefore, encouraged to strategically develop both EO and MC to enable them to effectively utilize and profit from the benefits SC has to offer.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.
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