Managers' emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation : the context of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises in Jordan
Other Title(s)
الذكاء الإنفعالي للمدراء و التوجه الريادي للمؤسسات الصناعية الصغيرة و المتوسطة في الأردن
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Awwad, Muhammad Sulayman Uqlah
Comitee Members
al-Tarawinah, Ikhlas Ibrahim
al-Adayilah, Raid Muhammad
al-Muhammad, Samer Musa
University
Mutah University
Faculty
Faculty of Business
Department
Department of Business Administration and Marketing
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2011
English Abstract
The present study aims at investigating the effect of managers‟ emotional intelligence, organizational climate and employees‟ creativity on entrepreneurial orientation within the context of Jordan industrial Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs).
To achieve this objective, intransitive hypotheses were formulated and tested using AMOS 16.0 to determine the interactions between the various factors.
A survey was conducted over 317 managers from 418 industrial SMEs based in three Jordanian industrial estates: Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein industrial estate (Amman), Al-Hassan Industrial estate (Irbid), and Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II industrial estate (Karak).
The results showed that managers‟ emotional intelligence has a positive direct effect on entrepreneurial orientation of industrial SMEs and organizational climate, while managers‟ emotional intelligence has no positive direct effect on employees‟ creativity.
Furthermore, managers‟ emotional intelligence has indirect effect through organizational climate and employees‟ creativity on entrepreneurial orientation on industrial SMEs and indirect effect on employees‟ creativity through organizational climate.
In turn, organizational climate has a positive direct effect on employees‟ creativity.
Moreover, the results showed that both organizational climate and employees‟ creativity have a positive direct effect of industrial SMEs‟ entrepreneurial orientation.
In turn, organizational climate has indirect effect on entrepreneurial orientation through the employees‟ creativity.
Based on the study findings and conclusions, a number of implications are suggested and some future researches are proposed.
Main Subjects
Topics
No. of Pages
95
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Chapter one : Introduction.
Chapter two : Theoretical framework and literature review.
Chapter three : Design and methodology.
Chapter four : Data analysis and research finding.
Chapter five : Discussion of findings and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ali, Hanan Ali Yakhlif Qadah. (2011). Managers' emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation : the context of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises in Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ali, Hanan Ali Yakhlif Qadah. Managers' emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation : the context of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises in Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University. (2011).
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ali, Hanan Ali Yakhlif Qadah. (2011). Managers' emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation : the context of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises in Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
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Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-303706
