The Relations Between Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Learning and Organizational Performance of Small Enterprises

Authors

  • Vanessa Nunes de Souza Alencar Vasconcelos Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI, Piauí (Brasil)
  • Amélia Silveira Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC, Santa Catarina (Brasil)
  • Flávio Santino Bizarrias Universidade Nove de Julho – UNINOVE, São Paulo (Brasil).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2016.v1i2.23

Keywords:

Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Learning, Organizational Performance, Small Enterprises, Brazil

Abstract

The study analyses the Organizational Performance antecedents, mainly the mediating role of the Entrepreneurial Orientation in the relationship between the Organizational Learning and the Organizational Performance in small Brazilian enterprises. A confirmatory factorial analysis was performed, through a structural equation modeling (SEM), to test the association between constructs. The results confirmed the hypothesis. The Entrepreneurial Orientation mediation role for the relationship between the Organizational Learning and the Organizational Performance. It was noted, however, that the organizational learning still needs to be better structured regarding formal procedures in those small enterprises researched.

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Author Biographies

Vanessa Nunes de Souza Alencar Vasconcelos, Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI, Piauí (Brasil)

Professora pela Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI, Piauí (Brasil). Mestrado em Administração de Empresas pela Universidade de Fortaleza - UNIFOR, Ceará (Brasil).

Amélia Silveira, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC, Santa Catarina (Brasil)

Doutora em Ciências da Comunicação pela Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo (Brasil). Professora pela Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC, Santa Catarina (Brasil).

Flávio Santino Bizarrias, Universidade Nove de Julho – UNINOVE, São Paulo (Brasil).

Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Nove de Julho – UNINOVE, São Paulo (Brasil).

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2016-12-15

How to Cite

Vasconcelos, V. N. de S. A., Silveira, A., & Bizarrias, F. S. (2016). The Relations Between Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Learning and Organizational Performance of Small Enterprises. International Journal of Professional Business Review, 1(2), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2016.v1i2.23