Abstract:
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 conducted using structural equations modeling method (SEM) and with the help of smart PLS software. The results showed that managers' leadership style and organizational culture had a positive and significant impact on employees' entrepreneurial orientation and the mediating variable of organizational culture had a significant impact on the relationship between leadership style and entrepreneurial orientation.
Machine summary:
The Impact of Leadership and Organizational Culture on Entrepreneurial Orientation Parvaneh Gelard a*, Masoud Samadzadeh b a Department of Management, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran, Iran.
Further, some studies have shown that leadership styles are among the key factors Organization influencing culture and entrepreneurial orientation in organizations.
Burgess (2013), in his research concluded that the organizational structure, systems, leadership, and communication, including innovation and risk impact the ability to engage in entrepreneurial activities within the organization.
Considering all above mentioned the this study sets forward the following hypotheses:Hb1 al Culture Work engagement Compatibility Mission Hb2Method of leadership Transformational Style Transactional Style Stability Entrepreneuri al activity Risk Innovation PioneeringHa Fig 1.
Thus, leadership styles, organizational culture, and entrepreneurial activities are unknown variables and the data collected from the questionnaires are known variables.
Research Findings Our findings indicate that the causal relationship between leadership style and entrepreneurial activity as well as the role of organization culture as a mediator in entrepreneurial orientation is significant and positive, 0.
Research results of Franco and Hussey (2017), Dunne, et al (2016) and Urbano, & Alvarez (2014), stated that appropriate transformational leadership styles lead to the development of innovation and entrepreneurship, which is consistent with the findings of the present study.
Further, Davenport and Porusak (2009) found a significant and positive relationship between leadership style and organizational culture, which complies with the findings of this study.
It is recommended for future researches to study the impact of other styles of leadership on organizational development through entrepreneurship.