Entrepreneurial leadership: towards a model for learning and development

摘要

Recently, entrepreneurial leadership has gained momentum as an emerging paradigm of both research and practice. However, there is not enough knowledge on the theoretical and conceptual basis of this developing area of inquiry and many questions are raised on how to develop entrepreneurial leadership competencies specifically in university students. The main purpose of this conceptual paper is to narrow the gap through presenting the theoretical and conceptual foundations of entrepreneurial leadership. This paper also explains different aspects of entrepreneurial learning in the context of university entrepreneurship programs and then proposes a model for entrepreneurial leadership development. The proposed model defines entrepreneurial leadership development based on a dynamic process of experiential, social interactive, observational and reflective learning which provides a foundation for entrepreneurial leadership practice, education and research.