Organizational ambidexterity, firm performance, and sustainable development: Mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation in Pakistani SMEs

This empirical research investigates the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation in the relationships between
organizational ambidexterity and sustainable development engagement and firm performance. The data
were collected from 339 small and medium enterprises using a time-lagged approach and further analyzed using
structural equation modeling. The results confirm the mediation of entrepreneurial orientation in the relationships
between organizational ambidexterity and firm performance and sustainable development engagement.
Institutional support also strengthens the entrepreneurial orientation relationship with firm performance and
sustainable development practices. This study provides detailed theoretical and managerial implications by
effectively using institutional support to increase firm performance and sustainable development engagement