The Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity on Its Relation Between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Technological Innovation Capabilities
Abstract
The present study purposes to examine the
mediating role of absorptive capacity in its nexus between
entrepreneurial orientation and technological innovation
capabilities among industrial SMEs in Kurdistan region of Iraq.
To validate the proposed model,self-administered questionnaire
wasconducted to gathering data from SMEs owners in Kurdistan
region of Iraq, 432 questionnaires returned and used for
statistical analysis out of 676 distributed. The outcomes of
present research reflect that both of entrepreneurial orientation
and absorptive capacity have significant effect on technological
innovation capabilities. Furthermore, the outcomes assert that
the absorptive capacity has a mediation role in the nexus between
entrepreneurial orientation and technological innovation
capabilities.
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