The primary objective of this paper is to examine and explore the relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance in small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) with the moderating role of supply chain management style. The role and importance of SMEs in the overall economic development and employment generation has been an area of great interest for researchers and policy makers. | 649 Int. J Sup. Chain. Mgt Vol. 8 No. 2 April 2019 The Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance Exploring the Moderating Role of Supply Chain Management in SME Sector of Iraq Liqaa Miri Habeeb1 Batool Abd Aii Ghali2 Thaer Hasan Kadhim Alharguse3 1 2 3 Department of Accounting College of Administration amp Economics University of Al-Qadisiyah Iraq 1liqaamiri@ Abstract- The primary objective of this paper is to examine in any country. The role of SMEs become more critical in and explore the relationship between Entrepreneurial case of developing nations as for them the importance of Orientation and Business Performance in small and medium economic growth is more critical as compare to developed size enterprises SMEs with the moderating role of supply nations. The present study will be aimed at exploring the chain management style. The role and importance of SMEs association between Entrepreneurial Orientation and in the overall economic development and employment generation has been an area of great interest for researchers performance of SME sector or Iraq with the moderating and policy makers. The data was analyzed using structural impact of supply chain management style. Before equation modeling SEM . It is noted that a positive proceeding further it is imperative to create some relationship among Entrepreneurial Orientation and theoretical foundation of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance is persisting. Furthermore supply related research studies. chain management plays an important moderating role in Research on Entrepreneurial Orientation EO can be this framework. This study focus on SME s working in Iraq located back to Aston group UK in 1960s as it proposed and provides guidelines for policy makers to consider the There has been almost no systematic exploration of the importance of supply chain management development for causal connection between .
