Abstract
Despite the growing research on the influence of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on social networking, our understanding of its effect on political ties in developing economies is limited. Building upon resource dependence and social networking perspectives, this study examines the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on political ties and how it is contingent on environmental dynamism. We test our model on a sample of 309 new ventures operating in Egypt. The results show that EO positively impacts their political ties. In addition, the findings indicate that environmental dynamism positively moderates the relationship between EO and political ties. The study provides novel insights into the EO- political ties nexus in developing markets and the practical implications of the results are discussed.