THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENSITY ON JOB STRESS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ROLE AMBIGUITY WITH EVIDENCE FROM TOP 1.000 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS OF TURKEY

Abstract

There are two principal questions were addressed in this study: (a) Does an entrepreneurial intensity (i.e. degree and frequency of entrepreneurial actions inside an organization) contribute to an individual’s level of job stress? (b) Does role ambiguity mediate the effect of entrepreneurial intensity on an individual’s level of job stress? The data for the study have been taken from the top 1.000 industrial organizations of Turkey as of 2015, a typical example of an emerging economy. The findings reveal that entrepreneurial intensity (both degree and frequency of entrepreneurship) consistently contributes to lower role ambiguity and an individual’s level of job stress. It also demonstrates that role ambiguity positively affects an individual’s level of job stress and partially mediates the relationship between the frequency of entrepreneurship and his/her level of job stress. Based on the results, some managerial implications for practice and useful suggestions for future research are set forth.