This study aims to contribute to the knowledge of leadership styles and entrepreneurial orientation at small and medium enterprises as well as their effects on business performance. This study examines how leadership style can affect the development and implementation of entrepreneurial orientation in small and medium enterprises in Taiwan. It is also designed to examine the effects of leadersh...

this paper provides a critical perspective on entrepreneurial characteristics and gives an input to the discussion on the influence of entrepreneurial leadership, communication skills, determination and motivation on sales and customer satisfaction. it also presents the findings from an empirical study examining the structural effect of these four entrepreneurial characteristics on performance....

This research as a practical, quantitative, and descriptive survey was conducted with the aim of studying the impact of leadership styles and organizational culture on employees' entrepreneurial orientation. The statistical population included 110 employees of Saveh educational organization. By using the method of random sampling, 68 people were selected as the sample. Data analysis was conduct...

This research as a practical, quantitative, and descriptive survey was conducted with the aim of studying the impact of leadership styles and organizational culture on employees' entrepreneurial orientation. The statistical population included 110 employees of Saveh educational organization. By using the method of random sampling, 68 people were selected as the sample. Data analysis was conduct...

Innovative work behavior has been one of the essential attribute of high performing firms, and the roles of entrepreneurial orientation and self-leadership have been important for promoting innovative work behavior. This study advances research on innovative work behavior by examining the mediating role of self-leadership in the relationship between perceived entrepreneurial orientation and inn...

Background Community pharmacy has been a lucrative area of practice for pharmacists in Jos, Nigeria, until about the turn of the millennium where a decline in viability of the business has been observed. Objective This study assessed the entrepreneurial skills of community pharmacists, the business performance of community pharmacies and the impact of their entrepreneurial skills on business ...

Strategy is not what it used to be. To compete effectively, large businesses must respond quickly, creatively and innovatively to develop an entrepreneurial environment to assist this response. Strategic leadership is crucial to develop the organizational environment needed to increase the entrepreneurial orientation in established businesses. The purpose of this paper is to determine if the sa...

This paper provides a critical perspective on entrepreneurial characteristics and gives an input to the discussion on the influence of entrepreneurial leadership, communication skills, determination and motivation on sales and customer satisfaction. It also presents the findings from an empirical study examining the structural effect of these four entrepreneurial characteristics on performance....

Maria Taesil Hudson Carpenter is Director of Library Services for the City of Somerville, MA and a Doctoral Student of Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions program at Simmons College; e-mail: [email protected]. The author gratefully acknowledges the comments of the journal reviewers and Judy K. Hudson. © Maria Taesil Hudson Carpenter This study explores how directors o...

The purpose of this article is to discuss core competencies that entrepreneurial health care leaders should acquire to ensure the survival and growth of US health care organizations. Three overlapping areas of core competencies are described: (1) health care system and environment competencies, (2) organization competencies, and (3) interpersonal competencies. This study offers insight into the...