Identifying the components of entrepreneurial leadership with an emphasis on open innovation working behavior: a case of knowledge-based cooperatives

activities towards achieving business goals. Meanwhile, the components of entrepreneurial leadership in relation to open innovation still remain unknown. This study aims to address the components of entrepreneurial leadership in accordance with open innovation working behavior. Methodology/approach. The statistical population of the research consisted of 350 board members of knowledge-based cooperatives. According to the Krejcie and Morgan table, 250 of the board members were selected as a statistical sample. The exploratory factor analysis technique was used to analyze the components of entrepreneurial leadership. Findings and conclusions. The results showed that the development of interaction and the level of collaboration, drawing a vision and observing the future, paying attention to the limitations of open innovation, improving production and efficiency in the framework of market needs, coordination in the organization, and strengthening human resources, and ideation and team creativity are among the most important components of entrepreneurial leadership, respectively.Originality. Overall, this study can provide a deep insight to understand the appropriate strategies for managing open innovation working behavior in organizations.