Entrepreneurial leadership

Entrepreneurial Leadership : Leadership Theory of Humanism and Emotional Intelligence

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The humanistic aspect of an entrepreneurial organization in today 's business world continues to draw attention as more research is conducted in respect to entrepreneurial behavior . In general definition humanistic leadership is the ability of a manager or management to view people as more than organizational resources (Mathews , 2006 Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting a new business or reviving an old one in to capitalize on new found opportunities . The simplest definition of an entrepreneur

is a person who manages runs and takes on the risks of a business (Mathews , 2006 . Emotional intelligence (EI ) is the capability to recognize the meanings of emotions and their relationships , then reason and solve problems based on them . It is involved in the ability to identify emotions , incorporate emotional feelings , comprehend the information of those emotions and manage them This involves accurately perceiving emotions , accessing and creating them in to assist thought , to comprehend emotions and their knowledge and insightfully regulate them to promote emotional and intellectual growth (Mayer , Caruso , 2002 .This discusses the leadership theory of humanism and emotional intelligence and its relationship with entrepreneurial behavior

Theory of humanism and emotional intelligence

According to humanistic theory , the incentive to achieve maximum learning potential is inborn to everyone . Despite the lack of an exact definition of the humanistic theory , there are four main humanistic categories namely , personal growth , personal responsibility , the here and now , and the phenomenology of...