The impact of entrepreneurial skills on manager's job performance

Hosseini, E.; Tajpour, M.; Lashkarbooluki, M.

doi:10.22034/IJHCUM.2020.04.08

Document Type : CASE STUDY

Authors

¹ Department of Management, Faculty of Management, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

² Department of Corporate Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran,Tehran, Iran

³ Department of Corporate Entrepreneurship, Ghazvin Islamic Azad University, Ghazvin, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/IJHCUM.2020.04.08

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Entrepreneurship has become mandatory for different societies because not only does entrepreneurship make it possible for individuals to access the financial resources generated by the idea but it also facilitates the development of a country by solving problems in a new way. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to explore and determine the relationship between entrepreneurial skills on job performance of managers and deputies working in the municipalities of Hormozgan province located in the south of Iran.
METHODS: The present study is a descriptive-practical correlation in terms of how data was collected. The collected data were based on the quantitative research method used to measure job performance by means of the Standard 15 Questionnaire. For evaluating the entrepreneurship skills, the 20 researcher-made questionnaire with 20 statements was used based on the research literature. The statistical population of the study consisted of 350 managers and deputy mayors of Hormozgan province. By applying the Cochran's formula, 182 people were selected as the statistical sample. Data analysis was performed by means of SmartPLS3 software.
FINDINGS:The results of the research indicate positive relationships among entrepreneurial (3.695), managerial (5.680) and technical (7.369) skills concerning job performance. Therefore, these hypotheses were confirmed and, on the contrary, the hypothesis related to the relationship between personal skills and job performance (1.774) was rejected.
CONCLUSION: According to the findings, the development of the relationship between entrepreneurial skills on job performance of managers and deputy mayors of Hormozgan province improves the competitive performance of organizations.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Human capital in urban management

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Volume 5, Issue 4 - Serial Number 20
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Volume 5, Issue 4 - Serial Number 20October 2020Pages 361-372

Volume 5, Issue 4 - Serial Number 20
October 2020
Pages 361-372