SAGE Open (Nov 2020)

Corporate Entrepreneurship and Business Performance: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement

  • Umair Ahmed,
  • Waheed Ali Umrani,
  • Umer Zaman,
  • Sheraz Mustafa Rajput,
  • Tariq Aziz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020962779
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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The present study examined corporate entrepreneurship (CE) influence upon business performance following the mediation of employee engagement. In all, 201 middle managers from big 5 banks in Pakistan were sampled for the present study. Through applying structural equation modeling to test statistical relationship, the results revealed significant positive relationship between CE and business performance. Accordingly, the results also indicated mediation of employee engagement in this relationship thus, supporting both the hypothesized relationships. The study is first of its kind, addressing critical gap concerning employee engagement in the domain of CE and business performance. The study presents critical explanations and potential implications through which CE prospects could help employees to feel obliged to respond back with higher engagement and business performance. Toward the end, the chapter also discusses future research directions and scope for further study.