Entrepreneurial orientation and leadership : a review, model and research agenda

Although the extant literature indicates that both entrepreneurial orientation and transformational leadership influence firm performance, there is limited literature examining how these two important organisational variables relate to each other, and how they interact to influence firm performance within the context of small businesses. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to review the extant literature on entrepreneurial orientation, transformational leadership and firm performance and then build a logical framework depicting the interrelationships between transformational leadership, entrepreneurial orientation and organisational effectiveness within the context of small businesses. We conclude the paper by outlining a future research agenda for effectively leading entrepreneurial organisations within the small business sector.