The impact of self-confidence, creativity and vision on leadership performance: perceptions at Ecuadorian SMEs owner - managers

  • Gelmar García-Vidal Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial Faculty of Administrative Science
  • Alexander Sánchez-Rodríguez Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial Faculty of Administrative Science
  • Reyner Pérez-Campdesuñer Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial Faculty of Administrative Science
  • Rodobaldo Martínez-Vivar Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial Faculty of Administrative Science

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Leadership performance is an important component for small and median enterprises long-term viability. As a complex phenomenon, leadership performance is affected by many other variables, including the perception of owners - managers of their own behavior as leaders. This study examines the perceived impact of self-confidence, creativity and vision of owner/ managers on leadership performance, for which 334 individuals participating from the three most significant economic sectors of the studied area were surveyed. The results indicate that self-confidence has a positive, strong and significant relationship with the ability of the owner/managers to articulate a vision and influence their subordinates, but not the creativity whose relationship, although positive and significant, is not considered strong. In addition, a strong, positive and significant relationship was found between the ability to articulate a vision and influence its subordinates and the leadership performance.

Biografije autora

Gelmar García-Vidal, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial Faculty of Administrative Science

Full Professor

Department of Business Administration

Alexander Sánchez-Rodríguez, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial Faculty of Administrative Science

Full Professor

Department of Business Administration

Reyner Pérez-Campdesuñer, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial Faculty of Administrative Science

Full Professor

Department of Business Administration

Rodobaldo Martínez-Vivar, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial Faculty of Administrative Science

Full Professor

Department of Business Administration

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