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This study examines the significant influence of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), big data analytics capabilities (BDACs), and artificial intelligence capabilities (AICs) on the firm performance (FP) of manufacturing industries of Pakistan using environmental dynamism (ED) as a moderator. For this purpose, we developed a model based on the dynamic capabilities (DCs) view of enterprises and contingency theory (CT) that describes EO's role in adopting big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and FP. The data of 240 respondents were collected and analysed using SPSS and Smart PLS software from the survey of Pakistani food manufacturing firms. The results of our study extend the DC perspective and CT to provide a clearer understanding of the organisation's DCs while also giving managers theoretically supported counsel on matching their EO with their firms' technology capabilities. The findings discovered that EO, big data analytics, and AICs were positively related to FP. Moreover, it illustrates that ED does not moderate the relationship between BDACs, AICs and FP. The findings of this study have important implications for the manufacturing industry in terms of improving an effective method and organisation performance through EO. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study tried to shed light on the relationship between strategic orientations and sustainable competitive performance with the mediating effect of strategic flexibility of family-owned SMEs in an emerging economy. This study is significant because family firms need a more flexible and quick organizational structure to respond effectively to external market demands. For achieving fruitful insights, data was collected from family-owned manufacturing firms operating in Islamabad and Rawalpindi verified from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA). In addition, structured questionnaires were used to collect the data from top management through an online source; for testing the hypotheses, Smart PLS-SEM was deployed. The finding suggests that strategic flexibility firmly explains the mechanism to support the relationship between both strategic orientations (entrepreneurial and market) and sustainable competitive performance. Thus, our study suggests several recommendations to the policymaker and governmental bodies to support the family-owned firms in modifying existing resources according to the market demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The present study aims to develop a strategic business performance (SBP) model for larger firms by examining the mediating role of structural flexibility in the network capability–SBP link, as well as testing the moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation in the relationship between structural flexibility and SBP. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 929 senior managers/owners of large textile sector firms operating in Pakistan. Regression and bootstrapping techniques were used to test the proposed relationships. Findings: The results revealed that network capability positively shapes firms' structural flexibility, which, in turn, helps firms achieve SBP. The present work also showed that entrepreneurial orientation strengthens the positive relationship between structural flexibility and SBP. Research limitations/implications: This study is based on the cross-sectional data, and data were collected from the textile sector firms operating in Pakistan. Practical implications: The findings suggest that managers should focus on developing firms' network capability, which positively shapes structural flexibility and helps firms achieve SBP. Entrepreneurial orientation can also play an imperative role for strengthening the link between structural flexibility and SBP. Originality/value: The value of the present work rests on the deeper understanding of the network capability–SBP link that it offered by examining the relationships of the network capability dimensions with SBP through structural flexibility. Moreover, by bringing to the fore firms' entrepreneurial orientation as a moderator of the structural flexibility–SBP relationship, the study provided a new vantage point to uncover the complexities involved in the links between network capability, structural flexibility, and SBP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Our purpose was to determine the mediating role of organizational capabilities between organizational culture, entrepreneurial orientation, and organizational performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan. Research Design & Methods: A total of 384 questionnaires were used for analysis using SmartPLS 3.0. Partial least square structural equation modelling was used for hypotheses testing. The area cluster sampling technique was used for data collection. Findings: Organizational culture and entrepreneurial orientation are positively associated with organizational capabilities that lead to organizational performance. Organizational capabilities significantly mediate between organizational culture, entrepreneurial orientation, and organizational performance. Implications & Recommendations: Future researchers can use business strategy, market orientation, leadership, and knowledge management to determine organizational performance. Corporate governance and market orientation can use the mediating or moderating effect between entrepreneurial orientation, organizational culture, knowledge management, and organizational performance. Contribution & Value Added: We used organizational capabilities with entrepreneurial orientation and organizational culture to measure organizational performance using resource-based view (RVB). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Investigating the effects of self-efficacy, Entrepreneur Orientation, and creativity on small Firm Performance is the goal of this study. It goes on to look into the entrepreneur Orientation mediation effect on the Firm Performance. A standardized questionnaire was used to gather information from entrepreneurs from Karachi. The structural equation modeling technique has been performed using Smart PLS. According to the results of the PLS analysis, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Self-Efficacy, and creativity affect firm performance. Entrepreneurial orientation mediates between creativity and firm performance while Entrepreneurial orientation does not mediate between Self-efficacy and firm performance. Governments and decision-makers should take note of this study in order to understand how to motivate and drive the next wave of workers, such as undergraduate students, towards entrepreneurial endeavors in order to address economic issues and contribute to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The research is focused on just 50 entrepreneurs from Pakistan's Karachi who are included in the study's sample. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This empirical research investigates the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation in the relationships between organizational ambidexterity and sustainable development engagement and firm performance. The data were collected from 339 small and medium enterprises using a time-lagged approach and further analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results confirm the mediation of entrepreneurial orientation in the relationships between organizational ambidexterity and firm performance and sustainable development engagement. Institutional support also strengthens the entrepreneurial orientation relationship with firm performance and sustainable development practices. This study provides detailed theoretical and managerial implications by effectively using institutional support to increase firm performance and sustainable development engagement. • The study explored the mediating role of EO in the relationships of OA with SDE and firm performance. • We also examined the moderation of institution support in EO linked with SDE and firm performance. • The time-lagged primary data was collected from the SME sector of the emerging economy of Pakistan. • Institutional support is crucial for the relationship between EO with firm performance and SDE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]