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The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities

The present study purposes to examine the mediating role of Market Orientation in its nexus among Entrepreneurial Orientation, Absorptive Capacity and Technological Innovation Capabilities among construction SMEs in Kurdistan region of Iraq.Due to the critical role of SMEs in construction industry f...

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Main Authors: Aljanabi, AbdulQadir Rahomee Ahmed, Mohd Noor, Nor Azila
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Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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spelling my.uum.repo.207512017-01-26T02:01:28Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/20751/ The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities Aljanabi, AbdulQadir Rahomee Ahmed Mohd Noor, Nor Azila HD28 Management. Industrial Management The present study purposes to examine the mediating role of Market Orientation in its nexus among Entrepreneurial Orientation, Absorptive Capacity and Technological Innovation Capabilities among construction SMEs in Kurdistan region of Iraq.Due to the critical role of SMEs in construction industry for the reconstruction of Iraq in general and Kurdistan region in particular, the purpose of present study is to determine whether the Market Orientation has a mediating role in its relation with the examined variables, so as to examine that, the model of present study was developed.To validate the proposed model, self-administered questionnaire were conducted to gathering data from SMEs owners in Kurdistan region of Iraq, 249 questionnaires returned and used for statistical analysis Out of 278 distributed.The outcomes of present research reflect that both of Absorptive Capacity and Entrepreneurial Orientation have significant effect on Technological Innovation Capabilities. Furthermore, the outcomes of present study assert that the Market Orientation has a partial mediation mechanism in the nexus between Absorptive Capacity and Technological Innovation Capabilities. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://repo.uum.edu.my/20751/1/ASS%2011%205%202015%20219%20234.pdf Aljanabi, AbdulQadir Rahomee Ahmed and Mohd Noor, Nor Azila (2015) The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities. Asian Social Science, 11 (5). pp. 219-234. ISSN 1911-2017 http://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v11n5p219 doi:10.5539/ass.v11n5p219
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Aljanabi, AbdulQadir Rahomee Ahmed
Mohd Noor, Nor Azila
The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities
description The present study purposes to examine the mediating role of Market Orientation in its nexus among Entrepreneurial Orientation, Absorptive Capacity and Technological Innovation Capabilities among construction SMEs in Kurdistan region of Iraq.Due to the critical role of SMEs in construction industry for the reconstruction of Iraq in general and Kurdistan region in particular, the purpose of present study is to determine whether the Market Orientation has a mediating role in its relation with the examined variables, so as to examine that, the model of present study was developed.To validate the proposed model, self-administered questionnaire were conducted to gathering data from SMEs owners in Kurdistan region of Iraq, 249 questionnaires returned and used for statistical analysis Out of 278 distributed.The outcomes of present research reflect that both of Absorptive Capacity and Entrepreneurial Orientation have significant effect on Technological Innovation Capabilities. Furthermore, the outcomes of present study assert that the Market Orientation has a partial mediation mechanism in the nexus between Absorptive Capacity and Technological Innovation Capabilities.
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author Aljanabi, AbdulQadir Rahomee Ahmed
Mohd Noor, Nor Azila
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title The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities
title_short The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities
title_full The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities
title_fullStr The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities
title_full_unstemmed The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities
title_sort mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities
publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education
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url http://repo.uum.edu.my/20751/1/ASS%2011%205%202015%20219%20234.pdf
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