Exploring the intricacies of social intelligence, entrepreneurial orientation, and organizational resilience: An empirical investigation

Abstract

This investigation aims at examining the direct and indirect linkage among Entrepreneurial orientation, Social intelligence (mediating variable) and Organizational resilience. The study has used primary data technique for which existing questionnaires were used. Data were collected from 355 respondents (with response rate of approx 78 %) from employees of engineering industries in Maharashtra, India. AMOS (CB-SEM) was employed to examine the association among variable. The findings suggest that the direct relationship between Entrepreneurial orientation and Organizational resilience was significant and positive. Further mediating effect of Social intelligence between Entrepreneurial orientation and Organizational resilience was partially significant. This indicates that the executives working at engineering organizations are more likely to build enduring commercial ties if they have higher Social Intelligence. The findings of the research also have societal implications, as stated within the study. Among the 17 SDGs laid by United Nations (UN), Goal 9 focuses on Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022).

Keywords

• Entrepreneurial orientation (EO)
• Organizational resilience (OR)
• Social intelligence (SI)
• Entrepreneurship