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Kiani, A., Wang, D., Ali, A., He, K. Too Much, Too Good! Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Learning, and the Moderating Role of Technolo­gical Competence. ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, 71(2), 123-146. https://doi.org/10.3790/ZfKE.2023.1434502
Kiani, Ataullah; Wang, Dan; Ali, Ahmed and He, Kai "Too Much, Too Good! Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Learning, and the Moderating Role of Technolo­gical Competence" ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship 71.2, 2023, 123-146. https://doi.org/10.3790/ZfKE.2023.1434502
Kiani, Ataullah/Wang, Dan/Ali, Ahmed/He, Kai (2023): Too Much, Too Good! Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Learning, and the Moderating Role of Technolo­gical Competence, in: ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, vol. 71, iss. 2, 123-146, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/ZfKE.2023.1434502
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Too Much, Too Good! Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Learning, and the Moderating Role of Technolo­gical Competence

Kiani, Ataullah | Wang, Dan | Ali, Ahmed | He, Kai

ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Vol. 71 (2023), Iss. 2 : pp. 123–146

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ataullah Kiani, Wenzhou-Kean University, Department of Management, College of Business and Public Management, 88 Daxue Rd, Ouhai, Wenzhou 325060, China

  • Dr. Ataullah Kiani is an Assistant Professor at the School of Business and Public Management, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, China. His research interests include entrepreneurial orientation, digital innovation, and the process of digitalization.
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Dr. Dan Wang, Xihua University, School of Management, 999 Jin Zhou Rd. Jin niu, Chengdu 610039, China

  • Dr. Dan Wang is a Lecturer at the School of Management, Xihua University, Chengdu, China. Her research explores entrepreneurship, and ethics.
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ali, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, IRC for ­Finance and Digital Economy & School of Management and Marketing, KFUPM Business School, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabien

  • Dr. Ahmed Ali is an Assistant Professor at the School of Management and Marketing, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, and innovation.
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Kai He, Universität Bayreuth, Chair of Strategic Management and Organization, Faculty of Law, Business, and Economics, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Deutschland

  • Kai He is a PhD candidate at the Chair of Strategic Management and Organization, Universität Bayreuth, Germany. His research is centered on digital transformation, sustainable innovation, and digital innovation.
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Abstract

Die Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) bezieht sich auf die strategische Ausrichtung eines Unternehmens und umfasst unternehmerische Prozesse und Verhaltensweisen. Die Forschung hat die Möglichkeit von Einschränkungen des organisatorischen Lernens im Rahmen dieses wichtigen strategischen Konstrukts noch nicht anerkannt. Diese Studie integriert die Upper Echelon Theorie und die ressourcenbasierte Sichtweise, um die kontingente Wirkung der technologischen Kompetenz auf die Beziehung zwischen EO und organisatorischem Lernen darzustellen. Basierend auf den Daten von 217 technologiebasierten kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen kann gezeigt werden, dass das Zusammenspiel von EO und technologischer Kompetenz ein höheres Maß an organisatorischem Lernen vorhersagt.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Ataullah Kiani et al.: Too Much, Too Good! Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Learning, and the Moderating Role of Technolo­gical Competence 123
Abstract 123
Zusammenfassung 124
I. Introduction 124
II. Literatur Review and Hypotheses 126
1. EO and Organizational Learning 126
2. The Moderating Role of Technological Competence between \nEO and Organizational Learning 127
III. Method 129
1. Data Collection and Sample 129
2. Measures 131
3. Control Variables 131
IV. Results 132
1. Validity and Reliability Tests 132
2. Assessment of Common Method Bias 135
3. Hypotheses Testing 136
V. Discussion 140
1. Theoretical Contributions 140
2. Managerial Implications 142
3. Limitations and Further Research 142
VI. Conclusion 143
References 143

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