The South East Asian Journal of Management
Vol. 15, No. 2

Transformational Leadership Dimensions and Job-Based Psychological Ownership as Facilitators in International Intrapreneurship of Family Firms

Giang, Huynh Thi Thuy (Unknown)
Dung, Luu Tien (Unknown)



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30 Oct 2021

Abstract

Research Aims: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of transformational leadership dimensions (TL) and job-based psychological ownership (PO) on nonfamily employee international intrapreneurship in family firms (FFs). Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted a sample of 246 key role nonfamily employees at 118 family-owned export and import SMEs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The data are analysed using a partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Results: The article identifies four dimensions of TL and international intrapreneurship in which both concepts are interlinked. Job-based PO plays a significant role in the TL dimensions' effects on international intrapreneurship. Theoretical Contribution/Originality: The article establishes the mechanism by which TL constructs influence nonfamily employee international intrapreneurship actions by examining the mediating role of employee job-based PO in FFs. Managerial Implication in the South East Asian context: FFs need to develop the architecture and mechanisms for enabling nonfamily employees' international intrapreneurship to be committed to TL constructs and job-based PO. Research limitation & implications: This article contributes to international business theory by interpreting the export trading results of FFs using entrepreneurship theory. However, each stage of FFs international business requires a unique set of resources. As a result, it is necessary to incorporate theoretical perspectives from both domains to explain each internationalisation stage of FFs adequately.

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The South East Asian Journal of Management (The SEAM) seeks to publish high quality, scholarly empirical research articles in management, strategic management, organization, entrepreneurship, operations management, human resource management, business and organization topics that test, extend, or ...