The impact of entrepreneurial leadership and international explorative-exploitative learning on the performance of international new ventures

Nadia Zahoor (), Shlomo Tarba (), Ahmad Arslan (), Mohammad Faisal Ahammad (), Md Imtiaz Mostafiz () and Enrico Battisti ()
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Nadia Zahoor: Queen Mary University of London
Shlomo Tarba: University of Birmingham
Ahmad Arslan: University of Oulu
Mohammad Faisal Ahammad: JEL India & South Asia Business Centre, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
Md Imtiaz Mostafiz: University of Bolton
Enrico Battisti: University of Turin

Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2025, vol. 42, issue 2, No 21, 1095-1129

Abstract: Abstract In this study, we propose entrepreneurial leadership as an important enabler of emerging market international new venture growth (EINVs) and investigate how and when it enhances EINVs. We examined this by considering international explorative and exploitative learning as key mediators and gender diversity of senior management as an important contingency variable. By using survey data from 110 EINVs in Pakistan, the results indicate that international explorative and exploitative learning mediate the effect of entrepreneurial leadership on the international performance of EINVs. Furthermore, the moderation analysis revealed that the positive impact of entrepreneurial leadership on international explorative and exploitative learning is conditioned on the gender diversity of senior management. The implications of the findings are discussed.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial leadership; International explorative learning; International exploitative learning; International performance; INVs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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