Dada, Lola and Fogg, Helen (2016) Organizational learning, entrepreneurial orientation, and the role of university engagement in SMEs. International Small Business Journal, 34 (1). pp. 86-104. ISSN 0266-2426
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Abstract
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.