The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Entrepreneurs' Perceptions of Success: An Exploratory Study
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Haibo Zhou, Ana Maria Bojica, 'The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Entrepreneurs' Perceptions of Success: An Exploratory Study', Senate Hall, 2017, International Review of Entrepreneurship, 341-360Download Item:
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This study contributes to the entrepreneurship literature by introducing emotional intelligence (EI) as an additional factor that explains how entrepreneurs perceive their own success. Using survey data from a sample of Dutch entrepreneurs, we find that emotionally intelligent entrepreneurs are more likely to judge positively their entrepreneurial success in terms of: employee satisfaction, social responsibility, personal satisfaction, customer satisfaction and business performance. Furthermore, not all EI dimensions are equally relevant to explain self-perceived success. In this respect, we find that the (self-perceived) ability to regulate emotions of other people is most strongly linked to entrepreneurial success.
Keywords: Emotional intelligence, regulate emotions of other people, (self-perceived) success criteria, entrepreneurial success, Dutch entrepreneurs
Author: Zhou, Haibo; Bojica, Ana Maria
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