Abstract:
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the auto sector have emerged in response to growing off-shore requirements of auto industry. The growth has been so rapid that it has remained elusive to researchers and the present study is an attempt to bridge this knowledge gap.
Three scales (Engaging Leadership both from the perspectives of the leaders and the subordinates and Employee Engagement) were developed by the researchers for the purpose of the study. Two existing scales viz., Cultural Intelligence and Positive & Negative Affectivity were also used in the study. The results show statistically significant results between professionals of high performing and low performing SMEs on Engaging Leadership, Employee Engagement, Cultural Intelligence and Positivity and Negativity.
This paper was contributed by Prof.Narendra Nath Akhouri, Professor at IMI, New Delhi and Prof. (Dr.) Ms. Radha R. Sharma, Professor at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon as part of Call for Papers for our World SME Conference 2009
