Document Type : Original Article
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Department of Educational Sciences, Adib Mazandaran Institute of higher education, Sari, Iran.
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Department of Business Administration, Adib Mazandaran Institute of higher education, Sari, Iran.
Abstract
The survival of small and medium-sized enterprises in an uncertain environment depends on the entrepreneurial and leadership competencies of managers and owners, along with talent, energy, and skills. The entrepreneurial vision is, in fact, the entrepreneur's overall and detailed view of the difference between the present and the desired future, and is usually optimistic, desirable, challenging, clear, concise, goal-oriented, innovative, and operational so that by expressing it, other stakeholders can be aligned with the entrepreneur. Therefore, the present study, in the form of a causal model, examined the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on learning orientation, coordination flexibility, and product innovation with the mediating role of resource flexibility in Sari Antibiotic Company. The statistical population of the study consisted of employees of Sari Antibiotic Company, whose number was 210. Based on the Krejci and Morgan table, 132 people were selected as a statistical sample using the convenience sampling method. The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire, whose face and content validity was reviewed and confirmed by experts, and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data analysis was performed in two parts: descriptive statistics (including frequency percentage, mean, etc.) and inferential statistics (including structural equation modeling) using SPSS24 and LISREL8.8 software. The results of the study indicated that all research hypotheses were confirmed and the research variables had a direct and significant effect on each other. Also, entrepreneurial orientation had the greatest effect on coordination flexibility among other variables. Coordination flexibility, mediated by resource flexibility, has an impact on product innovation at a 99% confidence level. This research provides practical recommendations for policymakers and planners.
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