The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Competitive Advantage Moderated by Financing Support in SMEs

Mohammed R. Yaseen Zeebaree and Rusinah Bt. Siron
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Mohammed R. Yaseen Zeebaree: Graduate Business School, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia,
Rusinah Bt. Siron: Graduate Business School, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia,

International Review of Management and Marketing, 2017, vol. 7, issue 1, 43-52

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and competitive advantage (CMA) and to investigate the moderated role of financial support (FNC) between the influences of entrepreneurial orientations on CMA. This study adopted a quantitative approach using survey instruments. The targeted sample size was 680 from a total manager population in 3526 SMEs working in Kurdistan Region Government (KRG) in Iraq. The total number of usable questionnaires was 580. Structural equation modeling was employed to examine the relationship among the variables. The statistical result showed that entrepreneurial orientations significantly influenced on CMA. The results also highlight that FNC had a moderated role in relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and CMA in SMEs in Iraqi KRG.

Keywords: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; Entrepreneurial Orientation; Financial Support; Competitive Advantage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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