Title: An empirical investigation of the relationships between knowledge development and strategic entrepreneurship

Authors: Syed Awais Ahmad Tipu; Kamel Fantazy

Addresses: Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE ' Department of Business and Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Winnipeg, Canada

Abstract: This paper empirically examines the relationships between knowledge development (KD) and strategic entrepreneurship (SE). Data from 242 manufacturing organisations in Pakistan were collected by a questionnaire survey. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. The current study reveals negative relationships between innovativeness and three dimensions of KD including knowledge acquisition, information distribution, and achieved memory. It also shows a strong positive relationship between different dimensions of KD and proactiveness. The contextual settings of developing countries reduce the level of SE in manufacturing organisations, particularly in terms of the lack of innovativeness.

Keywords: strategic entrepreneurship; knowledge development; organisational learning; developing country; Pakistan; Asia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2025.145157

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2025 Vol.35 No.4, pp.424 - 452

Received: 10 Nov 2020
Accepted: 30 Jun 2021
Published online: 24 Mar 2025 *

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