Entrepreneurial orientation and supply chain resilience: the mediating role of supply chain analytics

Purpose – This study aims to explain how entrepreneurially oriented companies can be better at developing supply chain resilience (SCR). This study also explores how entrepreneurial orientation (EO), as a behavioral capability, contributes to the development of SCR through the mediating role of supply chain analytics (SCA). Adopting an analytics lens, this study investigates how EO stimulates the use of SCA to enhance SCR. Design/methodology/approach – Survey data from multiple respondents from 243 manufacturing companies in Pakistan was collected. Hypothesis testing was conducted using structural equation modeling, outlining direct and mediational relationships among EO, SCA and SCR. Findings – EO drives all dimensions of SCA, i.e. plan, source, make and deliver analytics, but only plan, source and deliver analytics enhance SCR. Also, plan, source and deliver analytics mediate the relationship between EO and SCR. Research limitations/implications – This study advances theoretical understanding of how behavioral and technological capabilities interact to foster resilience. Furthermore, by disaggregating SCA into plan, source, make and deliver analytics, the study highlights the differentiated roles of analytics functions, offering new directions for theory-building around capability bundles and contingency effects in supply chain contexts. Originality/value – Previous studies assume the relationship between EO and supply chain performance as a black box without highlighting the underlying mechanisms. This study pioneers in integrating EO, SCA and SCR in a unified framework, positioning behavioral and technological capabilities as enablers of resilience.