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This study aimed to verify the impact of entrepreneurship strategies with its dimensions (innovation, proactivity, and risk) on competitive advantage with its dimensions (cost, quality, flexibility, and responsiveness) at Jordanian private hospitals. The study was applied on (130) managers at the middle and senior administrative levels using the comprehensive survey method by distributing a questionnaire to them, (94) questionnaires were returned with a (72%) return rate. The SPSS program was used to process the data. The study concluded that there are high levels of entrepreneurship strategies and competitive advantage at hospitals, and that there is a positive impact of entrepreneurship strategies on competitive advantage at Jordanian private hospitals, and that entrepreneurship strategies clearly impact each dimension of competitive advantage (cost, quality, flexibility, and responsiveness).
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