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Mediating effect of entrepreneurial passion in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and innovative work behavior

Jorge Javier Flores Pérez (Department of DBA, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima, Peru; Department of Docente, Universidad Tecnologica del Peru, Arequipa, Peru and Department of Contabilidad, Universidad Catolica de Santa Maria de Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru)
Ruben Guevara (CENTRUM Catolica Graduate Business School, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima, Peru)

Measuring Business Excellence

ISSN: 1368-3047

Article publication date: 12 June 2023

Issue publication date: 9 August 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to analyze the mediating effect of entrepreneurial passion on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and innovative work behavior in employees of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Peru.

Design/methodology/approach

A nonexperimental cross-sectional design was used. Data were obtained from a random sample of 300 employees of SMEs in the manufacturing, agricultural and livestock sectors in Peru.

Findings

The results showed that entrepreneurial orientation has a direct and positive effect on entrepreneurial passion and innovative work behavior. Also, entrepreneurial passion was found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and innovative work behavior.

Originality/value

The research provides evidence-based knowledge of the causal relationships between three important constructs related to entrepreneurship, analyzing their direct and indirect effects on innovative work behavior.

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Citation

Flores Pérez, J.J. and Guevara, R. (2023), "Mediating effect of entrepreneurial passion in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and innovative work behavior", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 483-500. https://doi.org/10.1108/MBE-10-2022-0126

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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