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Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Leadership

نویسنده
Master's Degree – MBA, Specialization in Information Technology, Payame Noor University, West Tehran Branch, Iran
چکیده
This study investigates the multidimensional factors influencing entrepreneurial leadership, emphasizing its critical role in fostering innovation, adaptability, and organizational sustainability in today’s dynamic and highly competitive business environment. Drawing on a robust theoretical foundation, the research synthesizes perspectives from both classic and contemporary literature to define entrepreneurial leadership as a paradigm distinct from traditional leadership models, characterized by strategic vision, opportunity recognition, resource orchestration, and collective engagement. Employing the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach, the study identifies and structures the most salient factors affecting entrepreneurial leadership within the context of Tonya Distribution Company. Six core dimensions—economic conditions, cultural and social dynamics, organizational structure, regulatory support, human resource capabilities, and technological change—are systematically analyzed to uncover their interrelationships and hierarchical importance. The ISM results reveal that organizational structure emerges as a dependent factor, highly influenced by the other five dimensions, each of which demonstrates high driving power in shaping entrepreneurial leadership outcomes. Furthermore, the research confirms that effective entrepreneurial leadership necessitates not only adaptive and innovative behavior from leaders but also an enabling environment that integrates regulatory, social, economic, technological, and organizational resources. Practical implications suggest that fostering entrepreneurial leadership demands strategic alignment across these factors, targeted financial support, cultural transformation toward digital adoption, robust regulatory assistance, talent identification and development, and proactive engagement with technological advancements. The study’s findings offer a comprehensive framework for both practitioners and scholars to better understand, implement, and enhance entrepreneurial leadership in organizations facing rapid change and competitive pressures.
کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله English

Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Leadership

نویسنده English

Maryam Emadi
Master's Degree – MBA, Specialization in Information Technology, Payame Noor University, West Tehran Branch, Iran
چکیده English

 
This study investigates the multidimensional factors influencing entrepreneurial leadership, emphasizing its critical role in fostering innovation, adaptability, and organizational sustainability in today’s dynamic and highly competitive business environment. Drawing on a robust theoretical foundation, the research synthesizes perspectives from both classic and contemporary literature to define entrepreneurial leadership as a paradigm distinct from traditional leadership models, characterized by strategic vision, opportunity recognition, resource orchestration, and collective engagement. Employing the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach, the study identifies and structures the most salient factors affecting entrepreneurial leadership within the context of Tonya Distribution Company. Six core dimensions—economic conditions, cultural and social dynamics, organizational structure, regulatory support, human resource capabilities, and technological change—are systematically analyzed to uncover their interrelationships and hierarchical importance. The ISM results reveal that organizational structure emerges as a dependent factor, highly influenced by the other five dimensions, each of which demonstrates high driving power in shaping entrepreneurial leadership outcomes. Furthermore, the research confirms that effective entrepreneurial leadership necessitates not only adaptive and innovative behavior from leaders but also an enabling environment that integrates regulatory, social, economic, technological, and organizational resources. Practical implications suggest that fostering entrepreneurial leadership demands strategic alignment across these factors, targeted financial support, cultural transformation toward digital adoption, robust regulatory assistance, talent identification and development, and proactive engagement with technological advancements. The study’s findings offer a comprehensive framework for both practitioners and scholars to better understand, implement, and enhance entrepreneurial leadership in organizations facing rapid change and competitive pressures.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

Entrepreneurial leadership
innovation
organizational structure
interpretive structural modeling
competitive advantage
Tonya Distribution Company
leadership factors
 
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