Utjecaj stilova vodstva na uspješnost poslovanja malih i srednjih poduzeća

master's thesis

• Title (english): The impact of leadership styles on the performance of small and medium-sized businesses
• Author: Mihaela Džono
• Mentor: Domagoj Hruška (mentor); MBZ: 262253
• Committee member: Domagoj Hruška (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Darko Tipurić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tomislav Baković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Economics and Business; (Department of Organization and Management); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-27, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Organization and Management

Abstract

Cilj ovog rada je istražiti odnos između stilova vodstva i uspješnosti poslovanja malih i srednjih poduzeća u Hrvatskoj. Iz temeljnog cilja rada proizlaze izvedeni ciljevi: ispitati odnos između različitih stilova vodstva u malim i srednjim poduzećima, opisati odnos između stilova vodstva po spolu, edukaciji, industriji poslovanja te ulozi u poslovanju malih i srednjih poduzeća te opisati odnos između kombinacija poduzetničkog vodstva i uspješnosti poslovanja malih i srednjih poduzeća. Metoda istraživanja koja se primijenila u ovom radu bila je kvantitativna istraživanja putem anketnog upitnika. Uzorak je činio 45 ispitanika odnosno vlasnika/menadžera malih i srednjih poduzeća. Glavni rezultati rada su da postoji značajna povezanost između poduzetničkog vodstva i demokratskog stila vođenja. Nadalje, ne postoji povezanost između spolova i edukacija i poduzetničkog stila vodstva, ali postoji povezanost između industrije i stilova vodstva. Doprinos ovog rada je dokazivanje utjecaja poduzetničkog vodstva na uspješnost poslovanja malih i srednjih poduzeća.

Abstract (english)

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between leadership styles and the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in Croatia. The main objectives of the paper are derived objectives: to examine the relationship between different leadership styles in SMEs, to describe the relationship between leadership styles by gender, education, business industry and the role of SMEs, and to describe the relationship between combinations of entrepreneurial leadership and business success SMEs. The research method used in this paper was quantitative research through a questionnaire. The sample consisted of 45 respondents or small business owners/ managers. The main results of the paper are that there is a significant correlation between entrepreneurial leadership and democratic leadership style. Furthermore, there is no correlation between gender and education and the entrepreneurial leadership style, but there is an association between industry and leadership styles. The contribution of this paper is to demonstrate the influence of entrepreneurial leadership on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises.

• Keywords: stilovi vodstva; uspješnost poslovanja; mala i srednja poduzeća
• Keywords (english): leadership styles; business success; small and medium-sized businesses
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:148:035171
• Study programme: Title: Business Economics; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra ekonomije (magistar/magistra ekonomije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-10-01 22:19:31