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TY - JOUR
T1 - Organizational learning, entrepreneurial orientation, and the role of university engagement in SMEs
AU - Dada, Lola
AU - Fogg, Helen
N1 - The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, International Small Business Journal, 34 (1), 2016, © SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the International Small Business Journal page: http://isb.sagepub.com/ on SAGE Journals Online: http://online.sagepub.com/
PY - 2016/2
Y1 - 2016/2
N2 - This article analyses the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on organizational learning (OL) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the role of business/university engagement on the relationship between these two constructs. A cross-sectional research design, drawing upon a postal questionnaire survey, was employed to collect data from a sample of 206 UK SMEs. The results obtained from both the regression and moderated regression analyses revealed that EO positively impacts the level of OL in SMEs. In addition, business/university engagement was found to be a significant moderator in this relationship. These findings provide important academic, practitioner, and policy implications.
AB - This article analyses the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on organizational learning (OL) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the role of business/university engagement on the relationship between these two constructs. A cross-sectional research design, drawing upon a postal questionnaire survey, was employed to collect data from a sample of 206 UK SMEs. The results obtained from both the regression and moderated regression analyses revealed that EO positively impacts the level of OL in SMEs. In addition, business/university engagement was found to be a significant moderator in this relationship. These findings provide important academic, practitioner, and policy implications.
KW - business/university engagement
KW - entrepreneurial orientation
KW - organizational learning
KW - SMEs
U2 - 10.1177/0266242614542852
DO - 10.1177/0266242614542852
M3 - Journal article
VL - 34
SP - 86
EP - 104
JO - International Small Business Journal
JF - International Small Business Journal
SN - 0266-2426
IS - 1
ER -