Intelligent entrepreneurship and firm performance: A cross-cultural investigation

M. Afzalur Rahim (), Zhenzhong Ma (), Cheng-Sim Quah (), Md. Sahidur Rahman (), Sajjad M. Jasimuddin (), Leslie Shaw () and Adnan Ozyilmaz ()
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M. Afzalur Rahim: Center for Advanced Studies in Management
Zhenzhong Ma: University of Windsor
Cheng-Sim Quah: Ministry of Education
Md. Sahidur Rahman: University of Chittagong
Sajjad M. Jasimuddin: Kedge Business School
Leslie Shaw: ESCP Europe Business School
Adnan Ozyilmaz: Mustafa Kemal University

Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2019, vol. 17, issue 4, No 1, 475-493

Abstract: Abstract This is a cross-cultural study that explores the relationship between entrepreneurs’ social intelligence and firm performance in six countries (China, Malaysia, Bangladesh, France, Ireland, and Turkey). These firms were founded during the 7 years preceding the study. Data for this study were collected with questionnaires from three managers of each firm who rated their founding CEOs on social intelligence and performance of their firms. Data from each firm were averaged. Data analyses in each sample with structural equations models suggest that CEOs with greater social intelligence contributed more to firm performance in each country. Implications for management, directions for future research, and limitations of the study are discussed.

Keywords: CEO’s social intelligence; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Firm performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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