The Nexus of Entrepreneurial Leadership and Entrepreneurial Success with a Mediation of Technology Management Processes: From the Perspective of the Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Khalid Rehman, Kah Boon Lim (), Sook Fern Yeo, Naveed Saif and Muhammad Ameeq ()
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Khalid Rehman: Institute of Business Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan
Kah Boon Lim: Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, Melaka 75450, Malaysia
Sook Fern Yeo: Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, Melaka 75450, Malaysia
Naveed Saif: Institute of Business Administration, University of Science and Technology Bannu, Bannu 28100, Pakistan
Muhammad Ameeq: Department of Statistics, Faculty of Computing, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Punjab 63100, Pakistan

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: Individual leadership styles, including entrepreneurial leadership (EL), vary and encompass creative urges, risk-taking, decision-making, and a proactive mindset. This research explores how entrepreneurial leadership (EL) can positively impact entrepreneurial success (ES). It also highlights the positive influence that EL has on ES and investigates how technology management processes (TMPs) can play a mediating role. For this purpose, data were collected from employees in the SMEs sector in KP, Pakistan. The results indicate that EL has a significant relationship with ES and TMPs. Findings also reveal that TMPs partially mediate the relationship between EL and ES. Based on the findings, policy-makers and regulators can use the results of this study to design policies that encourage entrepreneurial activity and foster an environment favorable to SMEs in KP. This study’s findings can help KP officials understand the elements that influence the success of SMEs and devise policies that encourage the growth of technology management systems and diverse teams in SMEs.

Keywords: entrepreneurial leadership; entrepreneurial success; technology management processes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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