M.A. Thesis:

Investigating the Effect of Strategic on Firm Performance Regarding to Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation

Human resources are the most important and most valuable organizational resources. Encouraging organizational employees to engage in entrepreneurial activities can have an impact on organizational performance and bring sustainable competitive advantage to the organization. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of strategic human resource management on organizational performance with regard to the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation in Ansar Bank branches in Khorasan Razavi province. In order to collect data, a questionnaire was distributed among 140 employees of Ansar Bank branches in Khorasan Razavi province. SPSS and Smart-PLS statistical software were used for data analysis and hypotheses analysis. The results showed that strategic human resource management had a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial orientation in Ansar Bank branches in Khorasan Razavi province. It was also found that entrepreneurial orientation had no significant positive effect on financial performance in Ansar Bank branches in Khorasan Razavi province, but this factor had a significant positive effect on organizational performance. In addition, the results showed that strategic human resource management had a positive and significant effect on financial performance and employee performance at Ansar Bank branches in Khorasan Razavi province. Finally, data analysis showed that entrepreneurial orientation does not mediate the relationship between strategic human resource management on financial performance in Ansar Bank branches in Khorasan Razavi province, but it mediates the relationship between strategic human resource management and employee performance.

Keywords: Keywords: Strategic Human Resource Management, Organizational Performance, EntrepreneurialOrientati