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

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  • Andy Lockett

    (Warwick University Business School)

  • James Hayton

    (Warwick University Business School)

  • Deniz Ucbasaran

    (Warwick University Business School)

  • Kevin Mole

    (Warwick University Business School)

  • Gerard P. Hodgkinson

    (Warwick University Business School)

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.

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  • Andy Lockett & James Hayton & Deniz Ucbasaran & Kevin Mole & Gerard P. Hodgkinson, 2013. "Entrepreneurial leadership, capabilities and growth: A review of existing evidence," White Papers 0002, Enterprise Research Centre.
    • Handle: RePEc:enr:wpaper:0002
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    1. Asef Karimi & Mahmood Ahmadpour Daryani & Soma Rahmani, 2021. "The influence of entrepreneurial orientation on firm growth among Iranian agricultural SMEs: the mediation role of entrepreneurial leadership and market orientation," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 11(1), pages 519-531, December.

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    Keywords

    capabilities; leadership; growth capabilities; dynamic capabilities; firm growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups

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