The moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation in the relationship between career adaptability and ambidextrous behavior

People with ambidextrous behavior prepare the field for entrepreneurship and creating innovation in the company. They also optimize their performance. In this regard, the aim of the current research is to investigate the moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation in the relationship between career adaptability and ambidextrous behavior. The current research is practical in terms of its purpose, and descriptive and correlational in terms of the method of solving the research problem and data collection. The statistical research community is knowledge-based companies located in Fardis Science and Technology Park, which number 289 companies and with a sample method. A random sampling of 165 companies was determined as the sample size. The data collection method is library and field, and the data collection tool is a questionnaire. Validity was confirmed through expert opinions and reliability with Cronbach's alpha. PLS software was used to analyze the data. According to the path coefficient of entrepreneurial orientation, it has a positive and significant moderating role in the effect of career adaptability on the two-way behavior. At the same time, such work versatility has a positive and significant effect on ambidextrous behavior, and entrepreneurial orientation has a positive and significant effect on ambidextrous behavior. These results can be used in the growth and improvement of the level of ambidextrous behavior and the entrepreneurial tendency of employees.