The Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Climate on Creativity and Entrepreneurial of Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises

Abstract

These new evidences indicate that emotional intelligence and organizational climate have an important role in generating creativity and organizational entrepreneurial orientation, however, so far little work has been done to prove this. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of emotional intelligence and organizational climate on employee creativity and an entrepreneurial orientation among managers. A sample of 181 managers was selected among 345 SMEs’ in Bushehr. The conceptual model was plotted based on theoretical studies of emotional intelligence, employee creativity, organizational climate and entrepreneurial orientation. Then, a questionnaire was designed and the data were collected. Finally, by using the structural equation modeling and AMOS Software, the hypotheses were investigated and it was determined that emotional intelligence had a positive impact on organizational climate and employee creativity. Also, the organizational climate influences the employee creativity and employee creativity in turn has an effect on entrepreneurial orientation. At the end, the recommendations are offered.