Entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial competencies, innovation, and performances in SMEs of Pakistan: Moderating role of social ties

Junaid Aftab; Monica Veneziani; Huma Sarwar; Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq

doi:10.1111/beer.12415

journal article Jan 30, 2022

Entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial competencies, innovation, and performances in SMEs of Pakistan: Moderating role of social ties

Junaid Aftab

Monica Veneziani

Huma Sarwar

Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq

Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility Vol. 31 No. 2 pp. 419-437 · Wiley

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The current study examines the mediating role of innovation and entrepreneurial competencies in entrepreneurial orientation’s relationship with financial, social, and environmental performance. This research also determines the role of social ties in strengthening the association between innovation and entrepreneurial competencies with social, financial, and environmental performance. Using multi‐source and time‐lagged studies, the data was collected from 297 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan, and structural equation modeling was used to test direct, indirect, and moderating hypotheses. The findings show that entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial competencies, and innovation positively correlate with all the types of performance under investigation and confirm the mediating role of innovation and entrepreneurial competencies. Additionally, social network ties strengthen innovation—financial performance, and entrepreneurial competencies—social performance relationship. This research proposes significant theoretical and managerial implications by determining the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on SMEs in Pakistan.

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Published: Jan 30, 2022
Vol/Issue: 31(2)
Pages: 419-437
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Authors

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Junaid Aftab

Department of Economics and Management University of Brescia Brescia Italy

M

Monica Veneziani

Department of Economics and Management University of Brescia Brescia Italy

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Huma Sarwar

Department of Economics and Management University of Brescia Brescia Italy

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Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq

Quaid‐i‐Azam School of Management Sciences Quaid‐i‐Azam University Islamabad Pakistan

Cite This Article

Junaid Aftab, Monica Veneziani, Huma Sarwar, et al. (2022). Entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial competencies, innovation, and performances in SMEs of Pakistan: Moderating role of social ties. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 31(2), 419-437. https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12415

Entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial competencies, innovation, and performances in SMEs of Pakistan: Moderating role of social ties

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