Forecast of Organizational Entrepreneurship Based on Distributed Leadership Components (Case Study: Employees of Iran Defense Industries Organization in 1395)

Abstract

This study aimed to forecast of organizational entrepreneurship based on distributed leadership components was performed. Methodology of this research was descriptive – correlational research. The population of research was the employees of defense industry in 2016 year, the approximate volume of 600 persons constituted. Simple random sampling was used in this study. Number of samples based on Kregci-Morgan table, 234 person were selected. For Data collected questionnaire of Distributed Leadership Inquiry (DLI) (with reliability α=0/96) in seven Subscale organizational culture, participatory decision making, professional development, assignment, lookout and goals, confidence, all around advocation, leadership behavior’s and questionnaire of Organizational Entrepreneurship (with reliability α=0/88) was used. For data analyzing used Spss.v.22 and regression testing. Results showed that components of distributed leadership provided a significant explaining R2=56 percent of variance organizational entrepreneurship (p<0/01, F(4, 225) =63/96, R=0/75) and Quality of participatory decision making (β= 0/251), confidence (β= 0/242), organizational culture (β= 0/226) and components of assignment, lookout and goals (β= 0/132) quota is significant and quota of other components isn’t significant. Therefore, it is imperative that attempts to induce and develop entrepreneurial abilities of employees through appropriate leadership styles as a serious priority should be placed on the agenda of policymakers and planners and top executives of organizations.

Keywords

• distributed leadership
• entrepreneurship
• organizational entrepreneurship
• employees of defense industry