Association between Innovative Entrepreneurial Orientation, Absorptive Capacity, and Farm Business Performance

Xavier Gellynck, Jorge Cervera Cárdenas, Zuzanna Pieniak, Wim Verbeke · 2014 · Agribusiness

Summary. This study examines how innovative entrepreneurial orientation and absorptive capacity drive farm business performance among banana farmers in Ecuador. Using structural equation modeling on 199 farmers, the researchers found that trust and entrepreneurial orientation strengthen absorptive capacity, which in turn boosts innovation. However, innovation outcomes did not directly improve farm business performance, suggesting other factors mediate this relationship.

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@article{gellynck-2014-association-between-innovative-entrepreneurial-orientation,
  title   = {Association between Innovative Entrepreneurial Orientation, Absorptive Capacity, and Farm Business Performance},
  author  = {Xavier Gellynck and Jorge Cervera Cárdenas and Zuzanna Pieniak and Wim Verbeke},
  journal = {Agribusiness},
  year    = {2014},
  doi     = {10.1002/agr.21394},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21394}
}

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DOI

10.1002/agr.21394

Countries

Ecuador

Regions

South America

Categories

entrepreneurship, agtech, general-innovation

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2026-04-28