Entrepreneurial leadership, capabilities and growth: A review of existing evidence

Andy Lockett (), James Hayton (), Deniz Ucbasaran (), Kevin Mole and Gerard P. Hodgkinson ()
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Andy Lockett: Warwick University Business School
James Hayton: Warwick University Business School
Deniz Ucbasaran: Warwick University Business School
Gerard P. Hodgkinson: Warwick University Business School

No 2, White Papers from Enterprise Research Centre

Abstract: Our knowledge of the factors influencing SME growth has increased dramatically over the last two decades. Scholars have pointed to factors influencing business growth intentions; yet we still have limited understanding of the context and conditions under which the leaders of SMEs view business growth as desirable and feasible. Leadership behaviours and management activities through interactions and complementarities among individuals, processes and structures create growth capabilities; moreover, existing evidence suggests a positive relationship between growth capabilities and growth; however, much less is known about the determinants of these capabilities. In this review we focus on entrepreneurial leadership and capabilities for growth. Our review highlights four concepts: leadership, dynamic firm capabilities, substantive capabilities and growth outcomes. We examine evidence for the processes, routines and resources underlying substantive growth capabilities. We review evidence relating managerial cognitions, motivations and decisions to invest in growth. We review what is known about the dynamic capabilities that support the sustained pursuit of new opportunities and highlight areas of consensus and contention.

Keywords: capabilities; leadership; growth capabilities; dynamic capabilities; firm growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 M10 M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 67
Date: 2013-04-02
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