Leaders' Entrepreneurial Behaviors in Mexico

As a result of the interplay between internal and
regional and global dynamics Mexico s economy and
society have significantly changed during the last
three decades and currently face important
challenges. Mexican leaders have traditionally
played a key role in the evolution of Mexican
organizations. Thus, leaders in Mexico appear to have
the responsibility of properly directing the changes
that are currently required by business, and other
types of, organizations. However, scholarly
knowledge on leadership and entrepreneurship in
Mexico is scarce. This work studies leadership
motive profiles and behaviors of CEOs in Mexico and
their impact on individual and organizational
outcomes using McClelland s leader motives and a
modified version of GLOBE s leadership behaviors. It
identifies, and discusses, similarities and
differences between entrepreneurial and
non-entrepreneurial CEOs. Therefore, this book
contributes to increase our understanding about both
leadership and entrepreneurship in Mexico and may be
useful to academics and policy makers interested in
improving the formulation and enactment of the
incentive infrastructure that will effectively steer
Mexico s economy.

Autorentext

Leonel Prieto is Assistant Professor of Management at Texas A&M
International University, USA.

Klappentext

As a result of the interplay between internal andregional and global dynamics Mexico's economy andsociety have significantly changed during the lastthree decades and currently face importantchallenges. Mexican leaders have traditionallyplayed a key role in the evolution of Mexicanorganizations. Thus, leaders in Mexico appear to havethe responsibility of properly directing the changesthat are currently required by business, and othertypes of, organizations. However, scholarlyknowledge on leadership and entrepreneurship inMexico is scarce. This work studies leadershipmotive profiles and behaviors of CEOs in Mexico andtheir impact on individual and organizationaloutcomes using McClelland's leader motives and amodified version of GLOBE's leadership behaviors. Itidentifies, and discusses, similarities anddifferences between entrepreneurial andnon-entrepreneurial CEOs. Therefore, this bookcontributes to increase our understanding about bothleadership and entrepreneurship in Mexico and may beuseful to academics and policy makers interested inimproving the formulation and enactment of theincentive infrastructure that will effectively steerMexico's economy.