Investigating the role of transformational leadership on manpower productivity by emphasizing on the role of Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Article 2, Volume 6, Autumn & Winter 2014 - Serial Number 12, February 2015, Pages 1-28   

Document Type: Articles

DOI: 10.22067/pmt.v6i12.33623

Authors

Ali Shaemi barzoki; Mahnaz Mohamadi^*

Isfahan University

Abstract

Today, manpower’s growth and development, improvement of skill, creativity and knowledge of work force is considered as a strategic priority at all levels of organization . relevant subjects to the style of leadership and entrepreneurship in an Enterprise are some of the factors that lead to enhance any human resources productivity. This research was accomplished with the aim of “investigating the impact of transformational leadership on the manpower’s productivity with regards to the role of Enterprise entrepreneurship interface. The sample of study involved 132 employees from Agricultural Organization in Isfahan. Data was gathered through questionnaires and in order to analyze the data SPSS and Smart PLS software were used. The results indicate that there are direct relations between “transformational leadership and enterprise entrepreneurship” and also “enterprise entrepreneurship and manpower’s productivity”. besides, The results indicate that the indirect influence of transformational leadership on manpower’s productivity through enterprise entrepreneurship is more than its alternative.

Keywords

Leadership Style; Transformational leadership; manpower productivity; Corporate Entrepreneurship

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