Entrepreneurs' Job Satisfaction and Its Relationship to Super-Leadership and Self-Leadership

Sibylle Georgianna; Gunter F. Muller; Karin Schermelleh-Engel; Bianca Petersen

Sibylle Georgianna Vanguard University of Southern California.
Gunter F. Muller Vanguard University of Southern California.
Karin Schermelleh-Engel Vanguard University of Southern California.
Bianca Petersen Vanguard University of Southern California.

Keywords: Self-Leadership, Super-Leadership Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Job Satisfaction.

Abstract

How is entrepreneurs' job satisfaction influenced by their use of super-leadership and self-leadership strategies? Can a mindset geared toward leading others and oneself predict entrepreneurs’ job satisfaction? This article reports research on entrepreneurs' use of super- and self- leadership strategies and their subsequent ratings of personal job satisfaction. One-hundred-and-two entrepreneurs completed a questionnaire measuring the super-leadership dimension “coaching and communicational support”, four dimensions of self-leadership (i.e., constructive thought focus, natural reward focus, physical vitality focus, behavioral focus), and job satisfaction. Structural equation analysis lends support to a model where self-leadership behavior is introduced as a variable mediating the relationship between super-leadership and job satisfaction of entrepreneurs. Implications for research and applications are discussed.

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