Volume 5, Issue 10 (7-2018)                   jea 2018, 5(10): 1-9 | Back to browse issues page


XML Persian Abstract Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Nouri M, Sharifzadeh M. (2018). An Analysis of the Influence of Emotional Intelligence Components on Rural Entrepreneurial Opportunities: The Case of Fars Province. jea. 5(10), 1-9. doi:10.29252/jea.5.10.1
URL: http://jea.sanru.ac.ir/article-1-170-en.html
Yasouj University
Abstract:   (2842 Views)

     Entrepreneurship as the capacity of exploring and exploitation of profitable opportunities is the center of gravity of the work and development in the present era. This study sought to answer the question of why, when, and how some people recognize and exploit opportunities, while others do not have this ability. Accordingly, this survey study was conducted to study the effects of emotional intelligence on rural entrepreneurship. For this purpose, two standardized questionnaires (Bar-on's Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) and Scarborough and Zimmerer's Entrepreneurship Questionnaire) were used to collect data from 362 rural residents of Gallehdar district, Fars province. After confirming the validity of research tool by experts, to assess its reliability the pilot study was conducted and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was estimated from 0.76 to 0.91. The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurship among participants. So, people who were better and more able to identify, control and appropriately manage self and others' emotions were more likely shown entrepreneurial tendency in comparison to others. Also, regression analysis revealed that the components of intrapersonal relationships, interpersonal relationships, adaptability and the general mood were able to predict 18.4% of the variance of the rural entrepreneurship.

Full-Text [PDF 1002 kb]   (756 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: کارآفرینی در کشاورزی
Received: 2019/01/26 | Accepted: 2019/05/8 | Published: 2019/07/21

References
1. Amabile, T., S. Barsade, J. Mueller and B. Staw. 2005. Affect and creativity at work. Administrative Science Quarterly, 5(50): 367- 403. [DOI:10.2189/asqu.2005.50.3.367]
2. Ataei ZanjaniNezhad, H., M.R. Marjani and A. Najafi. 2015. A study on relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurship of trainees in vocational and technical organization. Management Science Letters, 5: 501-506. [DOI:10.5267/j.msl.2015.3.003]
3. Awad, M.S. and H. Kada Ali. 2012. Emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation: The moderating role of organizational climate and employees' creativity. Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, 146: 115-136. [DOI:10.1108/14715201211246869]
4. Badsar, M., R. Rezaei and N. Salahi Moghadam. 2014. The Effect of emotional intelligence on students' entrepreneurship competencies in agricultural majors (Case Study: University of Zanjan). Journal of Entrepreneurship Development, 7(3): 407-425.
5. Bar-On, R. 2004. Bar-On emotional quotient inventory: A measure of emotional intelligence technical manual. North Tonawanda, New York: Multi-Health Systems.
6. Bar-On, R. 2006. The Bar-On model of emotional-social intelligence (ESI). Psicothema, 18(l): 13- 25.
7. Baron, R.A. 2008. The role of affect in the entrepreneurial process. Academy of Management Review (AMR), 33: 328-340. [DOI:10.5465/amr.2008.31193166]
8. Bartlett, J.E., J.W. Kotrlik and C.C. Higgins. 2001. Organizational research: Determining appropriate sample size in survey research. Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, 19(1): 43-50.
9. Chin, S.T.S., K. Raman, J.A. Yeow and U.C. Eze. 2014. The contributing roles of emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence in entrepreneurial innovation and creativity. World Journal of Management, 5(2): 66- 77. [DOI:10.21102/wjm.2014.09.52.06]
10. Cross, B. and A. Travaglione. 2003. The untold story: Is the entrepreneur of the 21st century defined by emotional intelligence? The International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 11(3): 221-228. [DOI:10.1108/eb028973]
11. Droudi, H. 2014. An investigation on the relation between personal characteristics and emotional intelligence among small business entrepreneurs in the Zanjan province, Iran. Research Journal of Recent Sciences, 3(7): 103-107.
12. Farahani, H., Z. Rasouli Nia and Z. Asdqy Sraskanrvd. 2014. The Factors of effective on growth of entrepreneurship in rural areas Case: Jaber Ansar District Abdanan. Journal of Space Economy & Rural Development, 3(9): 1-16.
13. Faraji Sabokbar1, H., S.A. Badri1, H. Sojasi Qidari, T. Sadeghloo and A. Shahdadi Khaje Asgar. 2011. Entrepreneurship Development Ranking (Gradation) in Rural Area by Using of PROMETEE Technique. Human Geography Research, 75: 53-68
14. Fars Province Governorate Portal. 2015. Fars Province statistics. Retrieved from www.fars.ir.
15. Fars Province Statistics. 2013. Shiraz statistics. Fars Province Governorate Department of Planning and Employment publications.
16. Ghorbani, M., S. Johari and A. Abassi Moghadam. 2012. Analysis of the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurship. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research, 11(5): 679-689.
17. Goleman, D. 1995. Emotional Intelligence. Bantam Books.
18. Goleman, D. 1998. Working with Emotional Intelligence. Bantam Books. [DOI:10.1002/ltl.40619981008]
19. Hadizadeh Moghadam, A., H. Raminmenhr and S.S. Hosseini. 2009. Relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation among the employees of oil company-affiliated organizations. Journal of Entrepreneurship Development, 1(4): 139-162.
20. Hamidianpour, F., M. Esmaeilpour, M. Saadat Alizadeh and A. Dorgoee. 2015. The influence of emotional intelligence and organizational climate on creativity and entrepreneurial orientation of small to medium-sized enterprises. European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, Special Issue on New Dimensions in Economics, Accounting and Management, 4(1): 20-30.
21. Ibaishwa, R.L. and T. Abege. 2014. Personality traits and emotional intelligence and as predictors of entrepreneurial behaviour among students of Benue state university. International Journal of Education and Research, 2(7): 587-598.
22. Kalpana, P.N. 2011. Role of rural entrepreneurship in rural development. International Referred Research Journal, 2(26): 11-14.
23. Karimi, A. and M.H. Mobaraki. 2012. The significance of emotional intelligence on entrepreneurial behavior of instructors (case study: Iran technical and vocational training organization (TVTO)'s instructors). International Journal of Business and Social Research (IJBSR), 2(5): 20-34.
24. Krueger, N.F. 2007. What lies beneath? The experiential essence of entrepreneurial thinking. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 31(1):123-138. [DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00166.x]
25. Mair, J. 2005. Entrepreneurial Behavior in a Large Traditional Firm: Exploring Key Drivers. In: Elfring, T. (Ed.), Series on International Studies in Entrepreneurship Research: Corperate Entrepreneurship and Venturing, Springer, New York pp: 49-72. [DOI:10.1007/0-387-24850-1_3]
26. Najafi, M., Z. Naderi Ghahfarokhi, Z. Shafiei and A. Naghi Raedi. 2014. Investigating the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurship competencies of third year high school students in the city of Langarod. Journal of Education and Practice, 5(14): 24-30.
27. Nakhaei, A., F. Hadavi, M. Talebpour, A. Farahani and E. Abbasnejad. 2013. The relationship between emotional intelligence and its dimensions with organizational entrepreneurship. Advances in Environmental Biology, 7(8): 1356-1365.
28. Neqabi S. and M. Bahadori. 2012. Relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial behavior. Journal of Military Medicine, 14(2): 123-128.
29. Ngah R. and Z. Salleh. 2015. Emotional intelligence and entrepreneurs' innovativeness towards entrepreneurial success: A preliminary study. American Journal of Economics, 5(2): 285-290.
30. Petrides, K.V., P.A. Vernon, J.A. Schermer, L. Ligthart, D.I. Boomsma and L. Veselka. 2010. Relationships between trait emotional intelligence and the Big Five in the Netherlands. Personality and Individual Differences, 48: 906-910. [DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2010.02.019]
31. Piperopoulos, P. 2010. Tacit knowledge and emotional intelligence: The 'intangible' values of SMEs. Strategic Change, 19: 125-139. [DOI:10.1002/jsc.863]
32. Pradhan, R.K. and P. Nath. 2012. Perception of entrepreneurial orientation and emotional intelligence: A study on India's future techno-managers. Global Business Review, 13(1): 89-108. [DOI:10.1177/097215091101300106]
33. Rezvani, M.R. and M. Najarzadeh. 2009. Study and analysis of villagers' background knowledge on entrepreneurship in the process of rural development case study: South Baraan Distrcit (Isfahan County). Journal of Entrepreneurship Development, 1(2): 161-182.
34. Rhee, K.S. and R.J. White. 2007. The emotional intelligence of entrepreneurs. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 20(4): 409-425. [DOI:10.1080/08276331.2007.10593408]
35. Salari, A., M. Zamahani and R. Rasouli. 2014. Study the relationship between emotional intelligence of the managers and their entrepreneurial personality in air-handling units and industrial diffusers manufacturers with using artificial neural network. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 3(2): 158-164.
36. Salovey, P. and J.D. Mayer. 1989. Emotional intelligence. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 9(3): 185-211. [DOI:10.2190/DUGG-P24E-52WK-6CDG]
37. Salovey, P., L.R. Stroud, A. Woolery and E.S. Epel. 2002. Perceived emotional intelligence, stress, reactivity, and symptom reports: Further exploration using trait Meta Mood Scale. Psychology and Health, 17: 611-627. [DOI:10.1080/08870440290025812]
38. Scarborough, N.M. and T.W. Zimmerer. 1990. Effective small business management. Columbus: Merrill.
39. Suliman, A. and F. Al-Shaikh. 2007. Emotional intelligence at work: links to conflict and innovation. Jordan Employee Relations, 29(2): 208-20. [DOI:10.1108/01425450710720020]
40. Venkataraman, S. 1997. The distinctive domain of entrepreneurship research. Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth, 3: 119-138.
41. Yadollahi Farsi, J., Gh. Hosseininia and M. Asadollahi Shad. 2014. The survey of effective criteria on evaluating entrepreneurial opportunities in the organic food industry. Journal of Entrepreneurial Strategies in Agriculture, 1(1): 15-24.
42. Yadollahi Farsi, J., M. Mohammadi Saleh and A. Aghajani Afrouzi. 2015. Investigation of the selected financing strategy of individual entrepreneurs in Mazandaran Province (Agriculture Sector). Journal of Entrepreneurial Strategies in Agriculture, 2(4): 29-37. [DOI:10.18869/acadpub.jea.2.4.37]
43. Yaghoubi, N.M. and M. Naroei. 2011. Affecting factors on entrepreneurial orientation in the industry. Chinese Business Review, 10(10): 889-894. [DOI:10.17265/1537-1506/2011.10.006]
44. Zampetakis, L.A., K. Kafetsios, N. Bouranta, T. Dewettand and V.S. Moustakis. 2009. On the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 15: 595-618. [DOI:10.1108/13552550910995452]

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA

Send email to the article author


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

© 2024 CC BY-NC 4.0 | Journal of Entreneurship and Agriculture

Designed & Developed by : Yektaweb