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It is commonly known in the literature that learning orientation (LO) plays a critical role in enhancing startups’ performance by nurturing firms’ capabilities, stimulating active learning, and generating new knowledge. Based on this, using entrepreneurship theory, this study empirically tested a theoretical research model to create business model innovation (BMI) for start-ups. Specifically, this study examines the impact of the LO on EP. Also, the study explored the mediating role of BMI in the link between LO and start-up EP. Further, the present study explored the moderating role of propensity to take risks to probe this nexus. The research design was quantitative, and cross-sectional data obtained through questionnaire survey of 421 managers of start-ups with fewer than six years of business operations in Turkey was utilized to verify the relationships. The results indicated that LO has a positive impact on EP. LO has a positive impact on BMI. BMI has a positive impact on EP. Business model innovation mediated the relationship between LO and EP. Propensity to take risk moderates the positive link between LO and BMI, such that at lower levels of propensity to take risk, the strength of the positive link is weakened. Propensity to take risk moderated the positive relationship between LO and EP, such that at higher levels of propensity to take risk, the strength of the positive relationship is further intensified. This research contributes to the existing literature on entrepreneurship and innovation by demonstrating the importance of BMI and the propensity to take risks for start-ups to attain performance

It is commonly known in the literature that learning orientation (LO) plays a critical role in enhancing startups' performance by nurturing firms' capabilities, stimulating active learning, and generating new knowledge. Based on this, using entrepreneurship theory, this study empirically tested a theoretical research model to create business model innovation (BMI) for start-ups. Specifically, this study examines the impact of the LO on EP. Also, the study explored the mediating role of BMI in the link between LO and start-up EP. Further, the present study explored the moderating role of propensity to take risks to probe this nexus. The research design was quantitative, and cross-sectional data obtained through questionnaire survey of 421 managers of start-ups with fewer than six years of business operations in Turkey was utilized to verify the relationships. The results indicated that LO has a positive impact on EP. LO has a positive impact on BMI. BMI has a positive impact on EP. Business model innovation mediated the relationship between LO and EP. Propensity to take risk moderates the positive link between LO and BMI, such that at lower levels of propensity to take risk, the strength of the positive link is weakened. Propensity to take risk moderated the positive relationship between LO and EP, such that at higher levels of propensity to take risk, the strength of the positive relationship is further intensified. This research contributes to the existing literature on entrepreneurship and innovation by demonstrating the importance of BMI and the propensity to take risks for start-ups to attain performance [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nurses are full partners with other health care professionals. Until fairly recently the scope of nurses potential in entrepreneurship has not been widely recognized. The present study tries to evaluate entrepreneurship psychological characteristics among nurses. The survey instrument included scales measuring entrepreneurship psychological characteristics including locus of control, need for achievement, risk taking propensity, ambiguity tolerance, and innovation, among nurses in the Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Yazd, Iran in 2013. In this study average of entrepreneurship psychological characteristics of nurses which are higher than standard mark. The majority of the nurses have average entrepreneurship (20.4%). It means that they have some strong entrepreneurship. The result show that average of the need for achievement is 34.5%, the locus of control 33.8%, risk taking propensity 33.2%, ambiguity tolerance 34.2%, and innovation 41.6%. The results indicate that the 4 dimensions of the need for achievement, risk taking, Ambiguity Tolerance, and Innovation were significant. However, the locus of control is not significant at a 0.05 significance level. In terms, entrepreneurially nurses are comparatively more innovative, have risk taking attitudes, need for achievement, Ambiguity Tolerance, and Innovation. Results largely support significant positive relationships between psychological traits and entrepreneurial orientations.

This paper examines the factors that influence managers’ propensity to take risk in projectselection decision contexts with a special focus on payoff magnitude as an influencing factor.This study utilises an experimental research design to examine this relationship in a projectselection context. The results reveal that there is an inverse relationship between payoffmagnitude and the participants’ propensity to take risk with individuals becoming more riskaverse as the level of payoff magnitude increases. The study also provides an insight into the keyfactors considered by risk averse and risk taking managers when making project selectiondecisions.

Nurses are full partners with other health care professionals. Until fairly recently the scope of nurses potential in entrepreneurship has not been widely recognized. The present study tries to evaluate entrepreneurship psychological characteristics among nurses. The survey instrument included scales measuring entrepreneurship psychological characteristics including locus of control, need for achievement, risk taking propensity, ambiguity tolerance, and innovation, among nurses in the Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Yazd, Iran in 2013. In this study average of entrepreneurship psychological characteristics of nurses which are higher than standard mark. The majority of the nurses have average entrepreneurship (20.4%). It means that they have some strong entrepreneurship. The result show that average of the need for achievement is 34.5%, the locus of control 33.8%, risk taking propensity 33.2%, ambiguity tolerance 34.2%, and innovation 41.6%. The results indicate that the 4 dimensions of the need for achievement, risk taking, Ambiguity Tolerance, and Innovation were significant. However, the locus of control is not significant at a 0.05 significance level. In terms, entrepreneurially nurses are comparatively more innovative, have risk taking attitudes, need for achievement, Ambiguity Tolerance, and Innovation. Results largely support significant positive relationships between psychological traits and entrepreneurial orientations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]