This study explores the role of organizational culture (OC) in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and Bangladeshi small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance. Their relationship obtains a substantial scholarly attention, however very few empirical studies have been conducted among Bangladeshi SMEs. | The effect of entrepreneurial orientation on Bangladeshi SME performance Role of organizational culture International Journal of Data and Network Science 2018 1 14 Contents lists available at GrowingScience International Journal of Data and Network Science homepage ijds The effect of entrepreneurial orientation on Bangladeshi SME performance Role of organiza- tional culture Abu Shams Mohammad Mahmudul Hoquea a School of Business Primeasia University Dhaka Bangladesh CHRONICLE ABSTRACT Article history This study explores the role of organizational culture OC in the relationship between entrepre- Received May 1 2018 neurial orientation EO and Bangladeshi small and medium enterprises SMEs performance. Received in revised format June Their relationship obtains a substantial scholarly attention however very few empirical studies 16 2018 have been conducted among Bangladeshi SMEs. Generally SMEs contribute to the economy Accepted July 15 2018 Available online through employment generation poverty reduction innovation social cohesion and so on which July 15 2018 in turn contribute to the growth domestic product GDP of Bangladesh. Hence SMEs are con- Keywords sidered as a key reactor of economic growth in Bangladesh. Grounded on the literature and theo- Performance retical fact a model was developed and intended to examine this relationship. A quantitative sur- Entrepreneurial orientation EO vey technique was exercised and the data were collected from the randomly selected 384 owners Organizational Culture OC of SMEs in Dhaka Bangladesh. The data were analyzed by using SEM-AMOS. Based on the Small and Medium Enterprises statistical results EO and OC were significantly related to SME performance and OC was found SMEs to mediate the relationship between EO and SME performance. This study will help entrepreneurs Bangladesh as well as policy makers make better decisions for maximizing SME performance through im- proving OC in the competitive global .
