In this study we contribute to solve a gap in the literature regarding the proposal of new determining factors of entrepreneurial orientation. Specifically, we present a configurational model to explain how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is developed in a dynamic environment. Based on a sample of companies in the agri-food sector in Spain, this work examines how cognitive social capital and absorptive capacity (ACAP) jointly affect EO in a context of technological dynamism. The configurational approach highlights the existence of configurations or multidimensional sets of elements that are efficient when established in conjunction, as opposed to others that are detrimental to the performance of the company. In this sense, we propose that the combination of cognitive social capital with ACAP heterogeneously affects the influence of technological dynamism on EO through its potential and realized dimensions, which decrease and improve EO, respectively. Therefore, we emphasize the significance of the configurational approach in delving deeper into the connection between internal and external antecedents of EO and the importance of differentiating between potential and realized dimensions of ACAP considering their implications for EO.

在这项研究中，我们致力于解决有关创业导向新决定因素的建议的文献中的空白。具体而言，我们提出了一种配置模型来解释如何在动态环境中发展企业家取向（EO）。本文以西班牙农业食品领域的公司为样本，考察了在技术活力背景下认知社会资本和吸收能力（ACAP）如何共同影响EO。配置方法强调了在联合建立时有效的配置或多维元素集的存在，与其他不利于公司绩效的要素相反。在这个意义上，我们认为，认知社会资本与ACAP的结合会通过其潜力和已实现的维度异质地影响技术活力对EO的影响，从而分别降低和改善EO。因此，我们强调配置方法在深入研究EO内部和外部先决条件之间的联系中的重要性，以及区分ACAP的潜在和已实现维度（考虑其对EO的影响）的重要性。