Entrepreneurial orientation and the threat of imitation: the influence of upstream and downstream capabilities

This paper uncovers the complexity between Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) and performance. The paper explores the effect of the threat of imitation, which is a key external factor to explain competitive dynamics, and hence highlights effectiveness of EO. Also the paper accounts for the role of upstream (technical) and downstream (marketing) capabilities as they influence effectiveness of EO. Our results show that, under threat of imitation, downstream marketing capabilities facilitate taping into opportunities derived from EO, which positively affects performance. Conversely, available upstream technical capabilities do not aim at EO when imitation threats exist in the environment. Of importance is that we question the complexity between EO and performance can be better understood using a configurational approach

Linear Epithelioid Haemangioma in an Adolescent Patient

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The cyclical trend of local public service governance: evidence from urban water management in Spain

The level of public and private involvement in economic activity in societies has changed over time. One may talk about the existence of a cyclical trend in which the most important periods of public governance are replaced by periods in which private management dominates the situation. This phenomenon may also be observed in local areas. Some authors have pointed out the existence of an alternation in the provision of municipal services, resulting in periods dominated by governance compared to other stages dominated by private management. In order to illustrate this cyclical trend at local level, this paper intends to analyze the evolution of the governance of the Spanish water supply since the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Recent evidence from the industry suggests the possibility that we may currently be witnessing a further change in the trend.: Local Government, urban water supply, privatization, municipalization

Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, Leg Type : A diagnosis not to forget in the elderly

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Auricular Pseudocyst Due to Unusual Repetitive Manipulation of the Ears : Clinical approach

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Long-standing Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis

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Multiple Pyoderma Gangrenosum Ulcers Associated with Cocaine Abuse

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Dirt-Like Hyperpigmented Plaques on the Neck and Linea Alba of a 12-Year-Old Girl

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Pearled papules over tattoo: Molluscum cotagiosum

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Chronic Discoid Lupus: An uncommon cause of nail atrophy

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