Mediation of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Relationship of Entrepreneurial Personality Characteristics with Entrepreneurial Intentions

Abstract

To examine mediation of entrepreneurial orientation replacing networking orientation in the relationship of entrepreneurial personality characteristics and intentions employing structural equation modeling using Smart PLS instead of IBM-SPSS Amos in prior research of mediation through networking orientation (Maitlo, Memon, & Kumar 2020). Results drawn from collected data of 250 shopkeepers of Shikarpur, Sukkur, and Khairpur Sindh reflect the shrinking of relationships at the frictional level. From a total of twelve hypotheses, only two hypotheses of direct relationship are supported remaining four direct and six indirect hypotheses are not supported. Instead in previous research employing IBM-SPSS Amos in SEM and networking orientation provided support in four direct hypotheses and two indirect hypotheses contrary to the results drawn in this research.