THE LEADERSHIP AS ELEMENT OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

Authors

  • Álvaro Cardoso Armond Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa
  • Vânia Maria Jorge Nassif Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Keywords:

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Behavior, Leadership, Organizational change

Abstract

It seems there is an

 

 

 

agreement about the fact that the central element of the entrepreneurship is the entrepreneur. This was the assumption used in this study. A survey was carried out to identify the leadership behaviors applied by entrepreneurs in order to promote the organizational changes required to consolidate and develop their businesses. The survey was qualitative and exploratory, developed though in-depth interviews with three entrepreneurs, that generate four hours of report from each one of  them. Evidences were found that the leadership behaviors applied by entrepreneurs in order to promote the growth of their ventures are consistent with the theory, particularly with respect to relationship and change. Hence, it´s possible to presume that, although the experiences narrated here are aligned with the theory, there are some significant personal and contextual aspects which would characterize leadership as an individual exercise, mediated by specific environmental factors.

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Author Biographies

Álvaro Cardoso Armond, Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa

Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM). Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração do Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa.

Vânia Maria Jorge Nassif, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Doutora em Administração pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM). Professora e coordenadora do Núcleo de Empreendedorismo e Desenvolvimento Empresarial da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

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Published

2009-08-20

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 5 (2009)

Section

Human and Social Management

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