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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Leadership in Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1545888
This article is part of the Research TopicEducational Leadership and Sustainable DevelopmentView all 8 articles
How Significantly Is Principal and Teacher Entrepreneurial Leadership Related to Teacher Efficacy and Organizational Effectiveness in China?
Provisionally accepted- Putra Malaysia University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Entrepreneurial leadership has garnered increasing attention in educational contexts. While the positive impact of principals’ entrepreneurial leadership on organizational advancement is well-documented, the role of teacher entrepreneurial leadership in organizational performance remains underexplored. This study aims to investigate the relationships among principal entrepreneurial leadership, teacher entrepreneurial leadership, teacher efficacy, and organizational effectiveness in Chinese schools. A quantitative research design was adopted, utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM). Data were collected through paper-based questionnaires administered to 400 teachers in Shandong Province, China. Correlation analysis and path analysis were conducted to examine the relationships between the variables. The findings reveal several significant relationships: Principal entrepreneurial leadership is positively associated with teacher entrepreneurial leadership (β = 0.084, p < 0.01). Both principal entrepreneurial leadership (β = 0.512, p < 0.001) and teacher entrepreneurial leadership (β = 0.096, p < 0.001) are positively related to teacher efficacy. Similarly, both principal entrepreneurial leadership (β = 0.572, p < 0.001) and teacher entrepreneurial leadership (β = 0.159, p < 0.001) are positively related to organizational effectiveness. Additionally, teacher efficacy is positively associated with organizational effectiveness (β = 0.168, p < 0.001). This study provides a novel mechanism for understanding entrepreneurial leadership from the perspectives of both principals and teachers. The findings offer valuable insights for government educational ministries, school principals, and teachers to enhance organizational effectiveness and improve educational services for the younger generation in China.
Keywords: organizational effectiveness1, principal entrepreneurial leadership2, teacher entrepreneurial leadership3, teacher efficacy4, educational administration5
Received: 16 Dec 2024; Accepted: 08 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 LI, Abdul Aziz and Kadir. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: JINKE LI, Putra Malaysia University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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