Abstract:
This paper examines the mediating effect of ecologies of innovation on
the relationship between entrepreneurial networking and opportunity exploitation
among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda. The study design was a
cross-sectional survey, data were analysed using SPSS and Analysis of Moment
Structure on a sample of 228 SMEs. The mediated model provides support for the
hypothesis that ecologies of innovation partially mediate the relationship between
entrepreneurial networking and opportunity exploitation. This confirms that the
presence of ecologies of innovation significantly acts as a conduit in the association
between entrepreneurial networking and opportunity exploitation. The practica
