At one hand, while research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) continues to proliferate, only recently has attention been drawn to the individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) level. On the other hand, although organizational learning (OL) explains how organizations explore and exploit knowledge to enhance their innovation and performance, limited research has investigated the relationship between EO and OL. In this study, we develop and empirically test in an established Canadian energy provider a framework on the IEO‐OL‐performance relationship. We find that employees' innovative orientation and risk‐taking propensity are more positively related to exploratory learning, while proactive employees are more geared towards exploitative learning. We further unveil that exploitative learning is more positively related to continuous improvement than explorative learning. Our findings add to scant literature on the IEO‐OL‐performance relationship and provide managerial insights for energy sector firms on how IEO can assist with their transformational business strategies towards green and clean energy supply.

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能源转型的持续改进策略：员工个体创业导向和学习过程的重要性


一方面，虽然关于创业导向 （EO） 的研究继续激增，但直到最近才引起人们对个人创业导向 （IEO） 层面的关注。另一方面，尽管组织学习 （OL） 解释了组织如何探索和利用知识来提高其创新和绩效，但调查 EO 和 OL 之间关系的研究有限。在这项研究中，我们在一家成熟的加拿大能源供应商中开发并实证测试了 IEO-OL-绩效关系的框架。我们发现，员工的创新取向和冒险倾向与探索性学习更正相关，而积极主动的员工更倾向于剥削性学习。我们进一步揭示，与探索性学习相比，剥削性学习与持续改进的相关性更为正相关。我们的研究结果补充了关于 IEO-OL-绩效关系的稀缺文献，并为能源行业公司提供了关于 IEO 如何协助其实现绿色和清洁能源供应转型业务战略的管理见解。