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With the global trend of sustainable development, traditional nonprofit organizations are facing the challenge of economic value creation. Entrepreneurship offers a possibility for nonprofit organizations to survive with innovative business methods. Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) reflects the degree of innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk‐taking in terms of organizational entrepreneurial behavior. Research on the mechanisms of EO formation in a social context is still in the exploratory stage. While a large number of studies have explored dimensional modifications to EO, it has yet to consider how EO in a social context is affected at the individual level. To address this gap, we explain the potential impact of social entrepreneurs' core self‐evaluation (CSE) on EO from social cognitive theory using a sample of Chinese social enterprises. The findings suggest that CSE has a significant positive effect on EO. We also distinguish the partially mediating role played by the two approaches and avoidance motives. The findings also suggest that the high socioeconomic status of social entrepreneurs strengthens the relationship between CSE and EO, as well as the relationship between CSE and both motives. Our findings provide valuable insights into the decision‐making behavior of social enterprises for sustainable development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to explore the effect of collaboration networks (domestic and international collaboration networks) on the innovation performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It also investigates the mediating role of business model innovation, the moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation and government institutional support between them. Design/methodology/approach: Hierarchical regression analysis is adopted to test the hypotheses based on survey data provided by 223 manufacturing SMEs in China. Findings: The results reveal that domestic and international collaboration networks positively affect SMEs' innovation performance. Business model innovation mediates domestic and international collaboration networks-SMEs' innovation performance relationships. Entrepreneurial orientation positively moderates international collaboration networks–SMEs' innovation performance relationship, and government institutional support positively moderates domestic and international collaboration networks–SMEs' innovation performance relationships. Practical implications: The findings indicate that managers of SMEs should invest in domestic and international collaboration networks and business model innovation to enhance SMEs' innovation performance. Moreover, entrepreneurial orientation and government institutional support should be valued when SMEs try to enhance their innovation performance by embedding in domestic and international collaboration networks. Originality/value: This study broadens the authors' understanding of the relationship between collaboration networks and firms' innovation performance by classifying collaboration networks into domestic and international dimensions and investigating their direct impacts on SMEs' innovation performance. Besides, this study reveals how and when domestic and international collaboration networks influence the innovation performance of SMEs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]