Encouraging SMEs performance through entrepreneurial intentions, competencies, and leadership: serial mediation model
ISSN: 0955-534X
Article publication date: 19 September 2023
Issue publication date: 6 March 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The study aims to investigate the effect of entrepreneurial leadership (EL), competencies (ECs) and intentions (EIs) on enterprise performance (EP) via entrepreneurial resilience (ER) and risk-taking propensity (RTP).
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from 403 early-stage small and medium enterprise (SME) owners in Pakistan at two-time intervals and were analyzed using AMOS 22.
Findings
All predictors (i.e. EIs, EL and ECs) positively affected EP and ER, except for EL and ER. Furthermore, RTP and ER were serially mediated in linking EIs and ECs with EP but could not establish a link between EL and EP.
Research limitations/implications
The findings reveal that the Pakistani government and business owners must focus on SMEs’ sustained development and prioritize ECs.
Originality/value
This paper is unique in nature, as understanding EIs, EL and ECs in a holistic framework has never been tested before in relation to EP.
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Acknowledgements
Declarations
Funding and/or conflicts of interest or competing interests:
No funding of any sort was received for this research article.
There are no conflicts or competing interests of any authors regarding this submission.
Prior ethical approval for this study was sought from SMEDA and the Lahore Chamber of Commerce to carry out this study.
Credit author statement: Mukram Ali Khan: Conceptualization, methodology, resources, validation and writing-original draft, Kashif Rathore: Writing-review and editing, supervision and project administration, Syed Sohaib Zubair: Writing-original draft, investigation resources and data collection, Aamna Tariq Mukaram: Investigation, writing-original draft and visualization, Kareem M. Selem: Software, validation, formal analysis and visualization.
Citation
Khan, M.A., Rathore, K., Zubair, S.S., Mukaram, A.T. and Selem, K.M. (2024), "Encouraging SMEs performance through entrepreneurial intentions, competencies, and leadership: serial mediation model", European Business Review, Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 271-289. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-04-2023-0119
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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