Entrepreneurial orientation, knowledge acquisition and collaborative performance in agri-food value-chains in emerging markets

Truong Quang Dung, Lawrence Bryan Bonney, Rajendra P. Adhikari, Morgan P. Miles

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to take a whole-of-chain perspective to explore how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) influences collaborative performance in agri-food value-chains through enhancing the acquisition of knowledge.

Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected through a survey of 233 actors, including farmers, intermediaries and retailers in one beef cattle value-chain in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. Structural equation modeling was used to test hypotheses.

Findings: The actors’ level of EO within a value-chain is positively associated with collaborative performance within the beef value-chain. Additionally, knowledge acquisition partially mediates the relationship between EO and collaborative performance.

Research limitations/implications: Generalizability is limited because of sampling constraints.

Originality/value: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study of EO from a whole-of-chain perspective in agri-food value-chains in an emerging economy and has implications for policymakers and agri-food marketers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)521-533
Number of pages13
JournalSupply Chain Management
Volume25
Issue number5
Early online date09 Apr 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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