The influence of entrepreneurs’ mental models on organizational absorptive capacity: a multilevel perspective

Hermes, Lisiane Caroline Rodrigues; Sausen, Jorge Oneide; Ferreira, Gloria Charão; Rossetto, Carlos Ricardo

doi:10.5902/1983465972119

Lisiane Caroline Rodrigues Hermes E-mail: lisianehermes@upf.br

1 –Lisiane Caroline Rodrigues Hermes

Institution: Regional University of the Northwest of Rio Grande do Sul (UNIJUÍ)

Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

PhD Regional Development (UNIJUÍ)

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-8764

E-mail: lisianehermes@upf.br

Definition of research problem

Develpment of hypotheses or research questions (empirical studies)

Development of theoretical propositions (theoretical work)

Theoretical foundation/ Literature review

Definition of methodological procedures

Data collection

Analysis and interpretation of data

Critical revision of the manuscript

Manuscript writing

Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Ijuí, RS, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-8764

Jorge Oneide Sausen E-mail: josausen@unijui.edu.br

2 – Jorge Oneide Sausen

Institution: Regional University of the Northwest of Rio Grande do Sul (UNIJUÍ)

Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

PhD Production Engineering (UFSC)

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3684-1410

E-mail: josausen@unijui.edu.br

Develpment of hypotheses or research questions (empirical studies)

Development of theoretical propositions (theoretical work)

Critical revision of the manuscript

Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Ijuí, RS, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3684-1410

Gloria Charão Ferreira E-mail: gcfconsultoria@gmail.com

3 – Gloria Charão Ferreira

Institution: Regional University of the Northwest of Rio Grande do Sul (UNIJUÍ)

Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

PhD Management (UBI/PT)

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9329-2510

E-mail: gcfconsultoria@gmail.com

Develpment of hypotheses or research questions (empirical studies)

Theoretical foundation/ Literature review

Definition of methodological procedures

Data collection

Statistical analysis

Analysis and interpretation of data

Manuscript writing

Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Ijuí, RS, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9329-2510

Carlos Ricardo Rossetto E-mail: rossetto@univali.br

4 – Carlos Ricardo Rossetto

Institution: University of Vale do Itajai (UNIVALI)

Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil

PhD Production Engineering (UFSC)

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0718-4362

E-mail: rossetto@univali.br

Development of theoretical propositions (theoretical work)

Theoretical foundation/ Literature review

Definition of methodological procedures

Critical revision of the manuscript

Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Itajaí, SC, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0718-4362

E-mail: lisianehermes@upf.br

E-mail: josausen@unijui.edu.br

E-mail: gcfconsultoria@gmail.com

E-mail: rossetto@univali.br

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The authors have stated that there is no conflict of interest

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Jordana Marques Kneipp

Variables	Description	Authors	Hypotheses
Knowledge	Expertise to explore new information. Establishing associations between prior knowledge and new knowledge. Existence of a high degree of education, technical training, and practical experience. Technical knowledge of the product/service and the production process.	Baron (2006Baron, R. A. (2006). Opportunity recognition as pattern recognition: How entrepreneurs “Connect the Dots” to identify new business opportunities. Academy of Management Perspectives, 20(1), 104–119. Retrieved fromhttps://journals.aom.org/doi/epub/10.5465/amp.2006.19873412 doi:10.5465/amp.2006.19873412 https://journals.aom.org/doi/epub/10.546... ); Bazzo (2011Bazzo, P. S. (2011). O impacto da consultoria ontopsicológica no desempenho organizacional (Dissertação de mestrado). Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Retrieved fromhttp://repositorio.faculdadeam.edu.br/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/341/PAULA%20SILVA%20BAZZO.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y http://repositorio.faculdadeam.edu.br/xm... ); Chauvet (2014Chauvet, V. (2014). Absorptive capacity: scale development and implications for future research. Management international, 19(1), 113-129. Retrieved fromhttps://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/mi/2014-v19-n1-mi01686/1028493ar/ doi: 10.7202/1028493ar https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/mi/2014... ); Cohen and Levinthal (1990Cohen, W. M., & Levinthal, D. A. (1990). Absorptive capacity: a new perspective on learning and innovation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 35(1), 128-152. Retrieved fromhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/2393553?origin=crossref doi: 10.2307/2393553 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2393553?ori... ); Flatten T. C. and Brettel (2011Flatten. T. C., Engelen, A., Zahra, S. A., & Brettel, M. (2011). A measure of absorptive capacity: Scale development and validation. European Management Journal, 29(2), 98-116. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263237310000952?via%3Dihub doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2010.11.002 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar... ); LeBoterf (2003LeBoterf, G. (2003). Desenvolvendo a competência dos profissionais. Porto Alegre: Artmed.); Lowik, Kraaijenbrink and Groen (2016Lowik, S., Kraaijenbrink, J., & Groen, A. (2016). The team absorptive capacity triad: a configurational study of individual, enabling, and motivating factors. Journal of Knowledge Management, 20(5), 1083–1103. Retrieved fromhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JKM-11-2015-0433/full/html doi: 10.1108/JKM-11- 2015-0433 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/... ); Nonaka and Takeuchi (2008Nonaka, I., & Takeuchi, H. (2008). Criação de conhecimento na empresa: como as empresas japonesas geram a dinâmica da inovação. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Campus.); Karakaya and Yannopoulos (2010Karakaya, F., & Yannopoulos, P. (2010). Defensive strategy framework in global markets: a mental model’s approach. European Journal of Marketing, 44(7/8), 1077-1100. Retrieved fromhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/03090561011047535/full/html doi: 10.1108/03090561011047535 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/... ); Siachou, Daskou and Yannopoulos (2011Siachou, E., Daskou, S., & Yannopoulos, P. (2011, September). Existing dimensions of absorptive capacity and the way foreword: the mediating functionality of mental models manifested by entrepreneurs. Annual European Conference on Knowledge Management, Passau, Germany, 12.); Wood and Mckelvie (2015Wood, M. S., & Mckelvie, A. (2015). Opportunity evaluation as future focused cognition: Identifying conceptual themes and empirical trends. International Journal of Management Reviews, 17(2), 256-277. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ doi/10.1111/ijmr.12053. doi: 10.1111/ijmr.12053 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/... ); Zahra and George (2002Zahra, S. A., & George, G. (2002). Absorptive capacity: A review, reconceptualization, and extension. The Academy of Management Review, 27(2), 185-203. Retrieved fromhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/4134351 doi: 10.5465/amr.2002.6587995 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4134351... ).	H2 - The entrepreneur’s knowledge exerts a positive and significant influence on the organizational absorptive capacity.
Creativity	Ability to: generate new ideas, knowledge about the product/service; adoption of new ways of thinking; redefining new ways of doing things; association of hitherto unknown domains; and external knowledge transfer.	Bessant and Tidd (2009Bessant, J., & Tidd, J. (2009). Inovação e empreendedorismo. Porto Alegre: Bookman.); DeToni and Milan (2008DeToni, D., & Milan, G. S. (2008). A relação entre os modelos mentais dos empreendedores e o desempenho organizacional: um estudo exploratório em duas empresas do setor metalmecânico. Revista Eletrônica de Administração, 14(3), 622-649. Retrieved fromhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/read/article/view/39368 https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/read/art... ); Fillis and Rentschler (2010Fillis, I., & Rentschler, R. (2010). The role of creativity in entrepreneurship. Journal of Enterprising Culture, 18(1), 49-81. Retrieved fromhttps://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218495810000501 doi: 10.1142/S0218495810000501 https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/... ); Lane, Koka and Pathak (2006Lane, P. J., Koka, B. R., & Pathak, S. (2006). The reification of absorptive capacity: a critical review and rejuvenation of the construct. The Academy of Management Review, 31(4), 833–863. Retrieved fromhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/20159255 http://www.jstor.org/stable/20159255... ); Martin and Wilson (2016Martin, L., & Wilson, N. (2016). Opportunity, discovery and creativity: A critical realist perspective. International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 34(3), 261-275. Retrieved fromhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0266242614551185 doi: 10.1177/0266242614551185 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177... ); Patterson and Ambrosini (2015Patterson, W., & Ambrosini, V. (2015). Configuring absorptive capacity as a key process for research intensive firms. Technovation, 36-37, 77-89. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166497214001382?via%3Dihub doi: 10.1016/j.technovation.2014.10.003 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar... ); Seo, Chae and Lee (2015Seo, Y. W., Chae, S. W, & Lee, K. C. (2015). The impact of absorptive capacity, exploration, and exploitation on individual creativity: Moderating effect of subjective well-being. Computers in Human Behavior, 42, 68-82. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563214001538?via%3Dihub doi: 10.1016/j. chb.2014.03.031 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar... ).	H3 - The creative capacity of the entrepreneur has a positive and significant influence on the organizational absorptive capacity.
Relationship	Existence of process of interactive exchange of information between individuals of the same or different organizations. Existence of values of orientation and attention towards customers and employees. Existence of trust, commitment, teamwork, loyalty and results orientation.	Apriliyantia and Alon (2017Apriliyantia, I. D., & Alon, I. (2017). Bibliometric analysis of absorptive capacity. International Business Review, 26(5), 896-907. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593117301506?via%3Dihub doi: 10.1016/j. ibusrev.2017.02.007 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar... ); Biggemann and Buttle (2012Biggemann, S., Buttle, F. (2012). Intrinsic value of business-to-business relationships: An empirical taxonomy. Journal of Business Research, 65(8), 1132–1138. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0148296311002815?via%3Dihub. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.08.004 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pi... ); Caloghirou, Kastelli and Tsakanikas (2004Caloghirou, Y., Kastelli, I., & Tsakanikas, A. (2004). Internal capabilities and external knowledge sources: Complements or substitutes for innovative performance? Technovation, 24(1), 29–39. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166497202000512?via%3Dihub doi: 10.1016/S0166-4972(02)00051-2 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar... ); Lane and Lubatkin (1998Lane, P. J., & Lubatkin, M. (1998). Relative absorptive capacity and inter-organizational learning. Strategic Management Journal, 19(5), 461-477. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/%28SICI%291097-0266%28199805%2919%3A5%3C461%3A%3AAID-SMJ953%3E3.0.CO%3B2-L doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199805)19:5<461:AID-SMJ953>3.0.CO;2-L https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1... ); Lowik, Kraaijenbrink and Groen (2016Lowik, S., Kraaijenbrink, J., & Groen, A. (2016). The team absorptive capacity triad: a configurational study of individual, enabling, and motivating factors. Journal of Knowledge Management, 20(5), 1083–1103. Retrieved fromhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JKM-11-2015-0433/full/html doi: 10.1108/JKM-11- 2015-0433 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/... ); Bosch, Volberda and Boer (1999Bosch, F. A. J. Van den, Volberda, H. W., & Boer, M. (1999). Coevolution of firm absorptive capacity and knowledge environment: organizational forms and combinative capabilities. Organization Science, 10(5), 551-568. Retrieved fromhttps://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/orsc.10.5.551 doi:10.1287/orsc.10.5.551 https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.12... ); Gummesson (2002Gummesson, E. (2002). Relationship Marketing in the New Economy. Journal of Relationship Marketing, 1(1), 37-57. Retrieved fromhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J366v01n01_04 doi: 10.1300/J366v01n01_04 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... ).	H4 - The entrepreneur’s capacity to relate positively and significant influences the organizational absorptive capacity.
Strategy	Existence of a pattern of guidance for action. Ability to manage and allocate resources. Ability to: model new forms of action or path for the company; to perceive, interpret and use information for decision making. Clarity regarding the general direction of the business. Systemic and intuitive thinking.	Bressan and Toledo (2013Bressan, F., & Toledo, G. L. (2013). A influência das características pessoais do empreendedor nas escolhas estratégicas e no processo de tomada de decisão. Revista Psicologia: Organizações e Trabalho, 13(3), 309-324. Retrieved fromhttp://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-66572013000300008 http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?scr... ); DeToni et al. (2014DeToni, D., Mioranza, G., Milan, G. S., & Larentis, F. (2014). As dimensões dos modelos mentais dos empreendedores e seus impactos sobre o desempenho organizacional. Revista Eletrônica de Administração, 79(3), 713-739. Retrieved fromhttps://www.scielo.br/j/read/a/4TVZpQxSVrbJZqgCK8g9HBR/abstract/?lang=pt doi: 10.1590/1413- 2311.0312013.43234 https://www.scielo.br/j/read/a/4TVZpQxSV... ); Ensign (2008Ensign, P. C. (2008). Small business strategy as a dynamic process: Concepts, controversies, and implications. Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 20(2), 25-43. Retrieved fromhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/265947607_Small_business_strategy_as_a_dynamic_process_Concepts_controversies_and_implications https://www.researchgate.net/publication... ); Gallén (2006Gallén, T. (2006). Managers and strategic decisions: do the cognitive style matter? Journal of Management Development, 25(2), 118-133. Retrieved fromhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/02621710610645117/full/html doi: 10.1108/02621710610645117 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/... ); Gary, Wood and Pillinger (2012Gary, M. S., Wood, R. E., & Pillinger, T. (2012). Enhancing mental models, analogical transfer, and performance in strategic decision making. Strategic Management Journal, 33(11), 1229-1246. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smj.1979 doi: 10.1002/smj.1979 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1... ); Guiette and Vandenbempt (2013Guiette, A., & Vandenbempt, K. (2013). Exploring team model dynamics during strategic chance implementation in professional service organizations. A sensemaking perspective. European Management Journal, 31(6), 728-744. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263237313000893 doi: 10.1016/j. emj.2013.07.002 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar... ); Mintzberg and Quinn (2001Mintzberg, H., & Quinn, J. B. (2001). Estratégias para mudança: o processo da estratégia (3a ed.). Porto Alegre: Bookmann.); Porter (2004Porter, M. E. (2004). Estratégia competitiva: técnicas para análise de indústrias e da concorrência (2a ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Editora Campus.); Winter (2003Winter, S. G. (2003). Understanding dynamic capabilities. Strategic Management Journal, 24(10), 991-995. Retrieved fromhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/20060593 https://www.jstor.org/stable/20060593... ); Wu (2010Wu, L.-Y. (2010). Applicability of the resource-based and dynamic-capability views under environmental volatility. Journal of Business Research, 63(1), 27-31. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0148296309000186?via%3Dihub doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.01.007 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar... ).	H5 - The use of strategies by entrepreneurs exerts a positive and significant cativa influence on the organizational absorptive capacity.
Experience	Conditions to perceive events and identify new opportunities. Ability to measure the implications of changes and assess the underlying potential. Managerial and technical skills (know-how) to introduce new products/ services/businesses.	Baron (2006Baron, R. A. (2006). Opportunity recognition as pattern recognition: How entrepreneurs “Connect the Dots” to identify new business opportunities. Academy of Management Perspectives, 20(1), 104–119. Retrieved fromhttps://journals.aom.org/doi/epub/10.5465/amp.2006.19873412 doi:10.5465/amp.2006.19873412 https://journals.aom.org/doi/epub/10.546... ); Cohen and Levinthal (1990Cohen, W. M., & Levinthal, D. A. (1990). Absorptive capacity: a new perspective on learning and innovation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 35(1), 128-152. Retrieved fromhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/2393553?origin=crossref doi: 10.2307/2393553 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2393553?ori... ); Dimov (2011Dimov, D. (2011). Grappling with the Unbearable Elusiveness of Entrepreneurial Opportunities. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 35(1), 57-81. Retrieved fromhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00423.x doi: 10.1111/j.1540- 6520.2010.00423.x https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111... ); Zhao and Parry (2012Zhao, Y. L., & Parry, M. E. (2012). Mental Models and Successful First‐mover Entry Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Entrepreneurs. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 29(4), 590-607. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00927.x doi:10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00927.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1... ); Hill and Levenhagen (1995Hill, R. C., & Levenhagen, M. (1995). Metaphors and mental models: Sensemaking and sensegiving in innovative and entrepreneurial activities. Journal of Management, 21(6), 1057-1074. Retrieved fromhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/014920639502100603 doi: 10.1016/0149-2063(95)90022-5 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177... ); Hsieh and Kelley (2016Hsieh, R.-M., & Kelley, D. J. (2016). The Role of Cognition and Information Access in the Recognition of Innovative Opportunities. Journal of Small Business Management, 54(S1), 297-311. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jsbm.12300 doi: 10.1111/jsbm.12300 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full... ); Jansen, Bosch and Volberda (2005Jansen, J. J. P., Bosch, F. A. J. Van Den, & Volberda, H. W. (2005). Managing potential and realized absorptive capacity: how do organizational antecedents’ matter? Academy of Management Journal, 48(6), 999-1015. Retrieved fromhttps://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amj.2005.19573106 doi: 10.5465/amj.2005.19573106 https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amj... ); Mitchell, Mitchell and Smith (2008Mitchell, R. K., Mitchell, J. R., & Smith, J. B. (2008). Inside opportunity formation: Enterprise failure, cognition, and the creation of opportunities. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2(3), 225-242. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sej.51 doi: 10.1002/sej.51 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1... ); Pryor et al. (2015Pryor, C., Justin W. W., Ireland, R. D., & Ketchen, D. J., Jr. (2015). Toward an integration of the behavioral and cognitive influences on the entrepreneurship process. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 10(1), 21-41. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sej.1204 doi: 10.1002/sej.1204 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1... ); Wood, McKelvie and Haynie (2014Wood, M. S., McKelvie, A., & Haynie, J. M. (2014). Making it personal: Opportunity individuation and the shaping of opportunity beliefs. Journal of Business Venturing, 29(2), 252-272. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883902613000165?via%3Dihub doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2013.02.001 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar... ).	H6 - The entrepreneur’s experience exerts a positive and significant influence on the organizational absorptive capacity.
Risk Management	Ability to: take risks moderately, without taking risks irrationally or unreasonably; to commit resources in a calculated way; to identify and minimize potential risks; and to select relevant information from the environment and evaluate it.	Bessant and Tidd (2009Bessant, J., & Tidd, J. (2009). Inovação e empreendedorismo. Porto Alegre: Bookman.); Foss et al. (2008Foss, N. J., Klein, P. G., Kor, Y. Y., & Mahoney, J. T. (2008). Entrepreneurship, subjectivism, and the resource based view: toward a new synthesis. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2(1), 73-94. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sej.41 doi: 10.1002/sej.41 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1... ); Fillis and Rentschler (2010Fillis, I., & Rentschler, R. (2010). The role of creativity in entrepreneurship. Journal of Enterprising Culture, 18(1), 49-81. Retrieved fromhttps://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218495810000501 doi: 10.1142/S0218495810000501 https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/... ); Hsieh and Kelley (2016Hsieh, R.-M., & Kelley, D. J. (2016). The Role of Cognition and Information Access in the Recognition of Innovative Opportunities. Journal of Small Business Management, 54(S1), 297-311. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jsbm.12300 doi: 10.1111/jsbm.12300 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full... ); LeBoterf (2003LeBoterf, G. (2003). Desenvolvendo a competência dos profissionais. Porto Alegre: Artmed.); Shepherd, Williams and Patzelt (2015Shepherd, D. A., Williams, T. A., & Patzelt, H. (2015). Thinking about entrepreneurial decision making: Review and research agenda. Journal of Management, 41(1), 11-46. Retrieved fromhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0149206314541153 doi: 10.1177/0149206314541153 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177... ); Yang and Zhang (2015Yang, J., & Zhang, J. (2015). Social networks, cognition and risk recognition in new ventures: evidence from China. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 20(2), 1550012. Retrieved fromhttps://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1084946715500120. doi: 10.1142/S1084946715500120 https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/... ); Zhao and Parry (2012Zhao, Y. L., & Parry, M. E. (2012). Mental Models and Successful First‐mover Entry Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Entrepreneurs. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 29(4), 590-607. Retrieved fromhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00927.x doi:10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00927.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1... ).	H7 - The risk management capacity of the entrepreneur exerts a positive and significant influence on the organizational absorptive capacity.

VL 1st order	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1. APL	0.814
2. ASS	0.622	0.790
3. CONH	0.417	0.566	0.735
4. CRIAT	0.595	0.679	0.479	0.720
5. ESTRAT	0.339	0.435	0.314	0.563	0.737
6. EXPER	0.454	0.635	0.555	0.705	0.458	0.802
7. GESTRISC	0.568	0.743	0.603	0.678	0.530	0.709	0.786
8. REC	0.518	0.682	0.399	0.624	0.389	0.473	0.595	N/A
9. REL	0.379	0.325	0.506	0.353	0.323	0.280	0.282	0.201	0.768
CR	0.907	0.892	0.822	0.841	0.825	0.843	0.865	1	0.877
AVE	0.663	0.624	0.541	0.519	0.544	0.643	0.618	1	0.590
VL 2nd order	1	2
1. ACAP	0.847
2. MODEL	0.776	0.718
CR	0,884	0,86
AVE	0,719	0,52

Hypothesis	Structural Relations	f²	Structural Coefficient	Standard Error	t-value	p- value	R²
H1	Model -> ACAP	1.515	0.776	0.032	24.177	0.000	0.602

VL 1st order	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
ACAP	0.751
CONH	0.557	0.818
GESTRISC	0.742	0.498	0.788
CRIAT	0.687	0.548	0.672	0.726
ESTRAT	0.477	0.308	0.550	0.578	0.723
EXPER	0.585	0.317	0.709	0.704	0.456	0.807
REL	0.357	0.296	0.246	0.349	0.299	0.233	0.737
CR	0.912	0.858	0.867	0.845	0.810	0.848	0.875
AVE	0.565	0.669	0.621	0.527	0.523	0.651	0.542

Hypotheses	Structural Relations	Structural Coefficient	f²	Standard Error	t-value	p-value
H2	Knowledge -> ACAP	0.153	0.041	0.074	2.064	0.039
H3	Creativity -> ACAP	0.250	0.058	0.101	2.475	0.013
H4	Relationship -> ACAP	0.109	0.028	0.057	1.889	0.057
H5	Strategiess -> ACAP	-0.009	0.000	0.084	0.109	0.912
H6	Experience -> ACAP	0.003	0.000	0.109	0.028	0.978
H7	Risk Management -> ACAP	0.474	0.234	0.112	4.223	0.000

Hypothesis	Structural Relations	f²	Structural Coefficient	Standard Error	t-value	p-value	Results
H1	Model -> ACAP	1.515	0.776	0.032	24.177***	0.000	Supported
H2	Knowledge -> ACAP	0.153	0.041	0.074	2.064***	0.039	Supported
H3	Creativity -> ACAP	0.250	0.058	0.101	2.475***	0.013	Supported
H4	Relationship -> ACAP	0.109	0.028	0.057	1.889	0.057	Not supported
H5	Strategy -> ACAP	0.009	0.000	0.084	0.109	0.912	Not Supported
H6	Experience -> ACAP	0.003	0.000	0.109	0.028	0.978	Not Supported
H7	Risk Management -> ACAP	0.474	0.234	0.112	4.223***	0.000	Supported

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