Title: Entrepreneurial Doggedness and Corporate Agility of Family Owned Business in Imo State
Authors: Obi, Celestina Onyinyechi and B. Chima Onuoha
Volume: 9
Issue: 10
Pages: 671-679
Publication Date: 2025/10/28
Abstract:
This research examines the correlation between entrepreneurial perseverance and organizational agility within family-owned enterprises in Imo State, Nigeria. This study analyses the impact of entrepreneurial doggedness (persistence and resilience) on two aspects of organizational agility: adaptive capacity and decision-making speed. The population comprises of 245 CEO's of family owned business within Imo State A sample of 148 was drawn using krejcie and Morgan 1970 Table. The primary data was obtained using a well-structured questionnaire. The Spearman's rho correlation method forused to test the hypothesis. The results indicate a substantial and favourable correlation between persistence and both adaptive capacity and decision-making speed. Resilience exhibited a robust positive association with the measures of organizational agility. These results highlight the essential function of persistent entrepreneurial conduct in improving the responsiveness and adaptability of family enterprises in volatile and unpredictable contexts. The study concludes that entrepreneurial doggedness relates with corporate agility of family owned business in Imo State. The study recommends that FOB owners should make efforts to enhance persistence and resilience through training, leadership development, and institutional reforms designed to improve decision-making efficiency.