Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Assistant professor, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the relationship between networking capabilities and the rate of corporate entrepreneurial activities, and the moderating role of organizational strategic orientations. This is an applied and descriptive-correlational study in terms of purpose and data collection respectively. Investigating 126 supplier companies providing products and services to the mining industry of Iran through a survey questionnaire and the regression analysis using SPSS software indicates that a firm's networking capabilities, comprising partnering pro-activeness, relational capability and portfolio coordination, enhance the firm's engagement in corporate entrepreneurial activities. Moreover, the results show that an entrepreneurial strategic orientation strengthens the impact of networking capabilities on entrepreneurial performance in companies. Establishing connection between a firm's networking capabilities and entrepreneurial performance and investing the moderating role of the firm's strategic orientations, this research provides a better understanding of why some firms are more entrepreneurial than others.

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