Entrepreneurial Leadership Across Countries: The Role of Informal Institutions

Felix, C.; Aparicio, S.; Urbano, D.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-15526-1_5

Entrepreneurial Leadership Across Countries: The Role of Informal Institutions

Felix, C.; Aparicio, S.; Urbano, D.

Authors

C. Felix

S. Aparicio

D. Urbano

Contributors

José Manuel Saiz-Álvarez
Editor

João Leitão
Editor

Jesús Manuel Palma-Ruiz
Editor

Abstract

This chapter examines the influence of informal institutions on the probability of becoming an entrepreneurial leader. In this regard, institutional economics is used to frame the hypotheses that relate to environmental factors and entrepreneurial leadership. These hypotheses are tested through logistic regression analysis, using a sample of 67,268 individuals from the World Values Survey (WVS) for 50 countries. The main findings show that informal institutions such as independence, risk-taking, and networking increase the probability of becoming an entrepreneurial leader. Also, networking and religious faith moderate the relationship between independence and entrepreneurial leadership. The contributions of this chapter are both conceptual, regarding development in the field of leadership and entrepreneurship and practices concerning business and education.

Citation

Felix, C., Aparicio, S., & Urbano, D. (2019). Entrepreneurial Leadership Across Countries: The Role of Informal Institutions. In J. M. Saiz-Álvarez, J. Leitão, & J. M. Palma-Ruiz (Eds.), Entrepreneurship and family business vitality (67-83). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15526-1_5

Acceptance Date	Apr 17, 2019
Online Publication Date	Jul 17, 2019
Publication Date	2019
Deposit Date	May 9, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Jul 17, 2021
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	67-83
Series Title	Studies on entrepreneurship, structural change and industrial dynamics
Book Title	Entrepreneurship and family business vitality.
ISBN	9783030155254
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15526-1_5
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1655540

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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an chapter published in Entrepreneurship and family business vitality. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15526-1_5