Entrepreneurial Orientation Scale: Adaptation to Spanish

Area of Science:

• Business and Management
• Psychology

Background:

• Entrepreneurship is a complex phenomenon influenced by opportunity perception, attitudes, and motivations.
• Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is a key construct for understanding entrepreneurship, recognized for its multidimensional nature.

Purpose of the Study:

• To adapt the original 12-item English entrepreneurial orientation scale into Spanish.
• To analyze the psychometric properties of the adapted Spanish scale.

Main Methods:

• Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) was applied to data from 925 Spanish employees.
• The study assessed reliability and validity using external correlates and scales for workaholism, irritation, and burnout.

Main Results:

• The Spanish scale demonstrated a four-factor structure, consistent with the original English scale: Autonomy, Innovativeness, Risk Taking, and Competitive Aggressiveness.
• All four factors exhibited suitable reliability (Cronbach's alpha ranging from .70 to .72).
• Evidence of validity was found through correlations with external variables.

Conclusions:

• The adapted Spanish scale is a psychometrically sound instrument for measuring entrepreneurial orientation in the Spanish working population.
• The findings support the multidimensional nature of entrepreneurial orientation and its relevance in organizational contexts.