Environmental Boundary Spanning and Information Processing Effects on Organizational Performance
- 1 June 1984
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal
- Vol. 27 (2) , 351-368
- https://doi.org/10.5465/255929
Abstract
The boundary spanning activity of the entrepreneur is used to examine the strategic management process in small business. In a sample of 82 owner/operators, intensive boundary spanning activity was strongly related to organizational performance, and information processing capability significantly affected the performance-boundary spanning relationship.Keywords
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