Entrepreneurial orientation and results of family firms in Western Sahara: the importance of the context

Abstract

The effect of context factors in the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of family businesses deserves greater attention. Thus, the present study explores how national factors influence the EO-performance relationship in family businesses. In this sense, this work aims to analyze how religion, history, economic structure, culture and political situation contribute to strengthen or hinder the EO-business performance relationship in a context as unique as the Western Sahara. To that end, we show our findings that highlight that EO benefits from the following facts: political stability, a developing economic structure, and some factors derived from religion and nationalism. Finally, these findings are discussed and the main conclusions of this research are summarized.