Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate the direct and indirect role of autonomy on firm performance. It also determines the role of professional experience in the relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors analyzed data collected from 124 small firms in Addis Ababa city using the ordinary least square (OLS) regression and hierarchical regression analysis.

Findings

The result of the OLS regression revealed that autonomy directly and indirectly (through entrepreneurial engagement) influences the firm's performance. Besides, professional experience moderates the relationship between autonomy and performance, as well as the relationship between autonomy and entrepreneurial engagement.

Practical implications

Entrepreneurs should tend to engage in the works that they have professional experience than involving in jobs that they have no experience.

Originality/value

This study examines the relationship between autonomy and firm performance in established firms. It is among the first studies that tested the moderation influence in the relationship. That is, determining the role of professional experience is a novel contribution of this study, which is forgotten previously.

中文翻译：

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EO 和公司绩效的自主方面：专业经验和创业参与的作用

目的

本研究的目的是调查自主性对公司绩效的直接和间接作用。它还决定了专业经验在关系中的作用。

设计/方法/方法

作者使用普通最小二乘 (OLS) 回归和层次回归分析从亚的斯亚贝巴市的 124 家小公司收集的数据。

发现

OLS 回归的结果表明，自主性直接和间接（通过企业家参与）影响公司的绩效。此外，专业经验调节自主性与绩效之间的关系，以及自主性与创业参与之间的关系。

实际影响

企业家应该倾向于从事他们有专业经验的工作，而不是从事他们没有经验的工作。

原创性/价值

本研究考察了成熟企业的自主性与企业绩效之间的关系。这是最早测试这种关系中调节影响的研究之一。也就是说，确定专业经验的作用是本研究的一个新贡献，这是以前被遗忘的。