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This study aimed to analyze the impact of strategic entrepreneurial orientation dimensions (innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk taking) on the strategic performance of Jordanian public universities. A questionnaire was used to run a survey of 213 academic-administrative leadership employees in three public universities, namely Yarmouk University, Jordan University, and Mutah University. Using SmartPLS 2.0 Software, the data that was collected was analyzed by using a Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The findings show that innovativeness and risk-taking dimensions have a significantly positive effect on the strategic performance of public universities, whereas the proactiveness dimension has no significant effect. This study contributes to the field of entrepreneurship in developing countries and enhances the knowledge of the impacts of strategic entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on the strategic performance of Jordanian public universities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study aimed to measure and analyze the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on achieving knowledge management in Jordanian commercial banks. The study's population consisted of (21) Jordanian commercial banks. The analysis unit consisted of (853) managers in top and middle managements (general manager, deputy general manager, department manager, branch manager). The study's sample consisted of (309) respondents selected by the simple random sample method. The descriptive analytical method was used. A questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data. The study found statistically significant impact at significance level (a0 05) oF entrepreneurial orIenTaTIon with iTs comBIneD dimensions (innovative entrepreneurial orientation, proactive entrepreneurial orientation, risk-taking entrepreneurial orientation) in achieving knowledge management with its combined dimensions (knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage, knowledge sharing, Knowledge implementation) in Jordanian commercial banks. The study recommended that Jordanian commercial banks should adopt an entrepreneurial orientation to benefit From iTs ouTpuTs in Developing Banking services To meeT cusTomers' neeDs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to test the role played by the entrepreneurial orientation in the success of SME's in the City of Skikda in Algeria. The sample consisted of (143) entrepreneur, where the questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. To analyze data, we have used the descriptive statistics, the correlation coefficient, one-way ANOVA and T-test. The results of this study showed the existence of a statistically significant positive relationship between the entrepreneurial orientation and the success of SME, but it is low somehow. Furthermore, there were no statistically significant differences about the variable entrepreneurial orientation and its impact on the success of SME's according to demographic variables. The results reveal that the government must take into account the variables of creativity and proactivness to improve and optimize the competitiveness and performance of the SME, and the coordination between the experts in entrepreneurship and decisionmakers to overcome the problems faced the Algerian entrepreneur. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]