The Study of Entrepreneurial Leadership on Turnover Intention and Job Commitment: Mediation Effect of Strategic Flexibility

Abstract

Recently, interest in entrepreneurial leadership at home and abroad is increasing, and the importance of entrepreneurial leadership of leaders influencing organizational member behavior is being emphasized. This study is a study on the effect of organizational members' turnover intention and job commitment based on entrepreneurial leadership, and the mediating effect of strategic flexibility. Specifically, the model of this study predicted that entrepreneurial leadership would have a negative (-) effect on turnover intention and a positive (+) effect on job commitment and strategic flexibility. It was also assumed that strategic flexibility would mediate in the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership, turnover intention, and job commitment. For empirical analysis, online survey data submitted by 307 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in the Beijing metropolitan area of China were used, and regression analysis was used to verify the hypothesis. According to the progress of the analysis, the mediating effect of strategic flexibility in the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and turnover intention and job commitment as well as the effect of entrepreneurial leadership on turnover intention and job commitment was verified. These findings suggest that business practitioners should recognize the positive effects of entrepreneurial leadership and accept the need for entrepreneurial leadership education.