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Purpose : Entrepreneurial orientation as a new phenomenon in the economy is in a wide range and in interaction with entrepreneurship. Therefore, the purpose of this research was investigating the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on company performance with considering the role of sustainable entrepreneurial orientation and its consequences. Methodology : This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was cross-sectional from type of quantitative. The research population was the entrepreneurial managers of companies located in the scientific-research of Isfahan city in 2020 year with number 208 people, which all of them selected by census sampling method, but the questionnaire for 187 people was received. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire with 38 items and seven components of innovation, pioneering, risk-taking, sustainable entrepreneurial orientation, creation and expansion of new markets, organization and effective use of resources and company performance, which whose validity was confirmed by the opinion of experts and their reliability was evaluated as suitable by Cronbach's alpha method. Data were analyzed with exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling methods in SPSS and Smart PLS software. Findings : The findings showed that the factor load and average variance extracted of all components of innovation, pioneering, risk-taking, sustainable entrepreneurial orientation, creation and expansion of new markets, organization and effective use of resources and company performance was higher than 0.50 and the reliability of all of them with Cronbach's alpha and combination methods was higher than 0.70. In addition, the model of entrepreneurial orientation on company performance with considering the role of sustainable entrepreneurial orientation and its consequences had a good fit. Also, the sustainable entrepreneurial orientation had a direct and significant effect on innovation, pioneering, risk-taking, creation and expansion of new markets, organization and effective use of resources and company performance and company performance had a direct and significant effect on creation and expansion of new markets and organization and effective use of resources (P<0.05). Conclusion : The findings of this research indicated that entrepreneurial orientation was effective on the company performance with considering the role of sustainable entrepreneurial orientation and its consequences.

COVID-19 pandemic has been a worldwide grave issue that unfavorably affected people’s life, including education. This study aimed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ learning in Iran EFL context. A mixed method research design was employed in carrying out the study. The quantitative data were gathered through an online survey questionnaire from 139 students in Islamic Azad university (IAU) selected on convenience sampling method and six semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect qualitative data. The quantitative data analyzed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) showed that the students were not involved in a continual online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also revealed that the pandemic unspeakably affected students’ learning in Iran. In addition, the qualitative data coded and analyzed thematically showed that the students had problems with the Internet and technological facilities, and they suggested that the IAU design and introduce a resourceful online platform which will be free for and accessible to poor Internet connection users because some of the students live in areas where the Internet speed is very slow. The finding of the study may help educational managers and higher education leaders to review and adopt policies for teaching and learning in emergency cases. It will also help lecturers to design a proper plan and improve their instruction in these cases.