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Iranpour S, Borhani A. Investigating the Effect of Corporate Entrepreneurship on Organizational Performance with the Mediating Role of Social Capital and the Moderating Role of Transformational Leadership Style (Case Study: Industrial Companies of Isfahan). 3 2026; 21 (42)
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Industrial Management Department, Sepahan Institute of Higher Education in Science and Technology
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The present study aimed to explain the effect of corporate entrepreneurship on organizational performance through the mediating role of social capital and the moderating role of transformational leadership style in the industrial companies of Isfahan Province. This research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive‑correlational of causal‑correlational type in terms of data collection method, which was conducted with a quantitative approach and survey method. The statistical population consisted of all employees of industrial companies in Isfahan, and using Cochran's formula for unlimited populations, a sample size of 384 individuals was estimated and selected through simple random sampling. Data collection tools included four standard questionnaires: Hill's Corporate Entrepreneurship Questionnaire (1996), Nahapiet and Ghoshal's Social Capital Questionnaire (1998), Doostdar et al.'s Transformational Leadership Questionnaire (2016), and Hersey and Goldsmith's Organizational Performance Questionnaire (1980), all of which had acceptable validity and reliability. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with partial least squares approach (PLS-SEM) through SPSS and Smart PLS software. The findings indicated that corporate entrepreneurship has a positive and significant effect on organizational performance both directly (β = 0.19) and indirectly through social capital (β = 0.19). Furthermore, transformational leadership style positively and significantly moderates the relationship between corporate entrepreneurship and social capital (β = 0.24). In addition, the coefficient of determination (R²) for social capital was 0.43 and for organizational performance was 0.51, indicating the desirable explanatory power of the model. The Goodness-of-Fit index (GOF) with a value of 0.52 confirmed the strong fit of the model. Based on the findings, social capital acts as a vital mediating mechanism through which corporate entrepreneurship leads to better organizational performance, and this mechanism is strengthened in the presence of transformational leadership. The results of this study guide industrial managers to simultaneously pay attention to three areas: fostering entrepreneurial spirit, strengthening social capital networks, and adopting transformational leadership style as prerequisites for achieving sustainable organizational performance.
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship, Social Capital, Transformational Leadership, Organizational Performance, Industrial Companies
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Received: 2026/05/2 | Accepted: 2026/05/31 | Published: 2026/05/31
Received: 2026/05/2 | Accepted: 2026/05/31 | Published: 2026/05/31
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