ABSTRACT

Do-It-Yourself laboratories (DIY labs) are autonomous community-based science research spaces that facilitate creative experiments independently in an unstructured location. The research on do-it-yourself (DIY) laboratories is emerging and there remain various questions to answer about the structure, leadership style, innovation strategies and environmental and public safety policies of DIYs. Keeping in view various challenges of DIY labs, this study theoretically highlights the challenges of DIY labs and competencies required for DIY leaders in coping with challenges and driving innovation. Drawing on existing literature of entrepreneurial leadership competencies, this paper proposes a comprehensive entrepreneurial leadership competency model comprising of personal, functional, interpersonal, technological, ethical and environmental competencies. This study offers insights into the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and DIY innovation, thus laying a foundation for further research in this domain. The competency model proposed in this study helps individuals to understand and learn the capabilities of becoming more effective DIY entrepreneurial leaders and foster innovation and creativity in DIY labs.

摘要

自己动手实验室（DIY 实验室）是基于社区的自治科学研究空间，可在非结构化位置独立促进创造性实验。对自己动手 (DIY) 实验室的研究不断涌现，关于 DIY 的结构、领导风格、创新战略以及环境和公共安全政策等方面仍有各种问题需要回答。鉴于DIY实验室面临的各种挑战，本研究从理论上突出了DIY实验室的挑战以及DIY领导者应对挑战和推动创新所需的能力。借鉴现有的创业领导能力文献，本文提出了一个综合的创业领导能力模型，包括个人、功能、人际关系、技术、道德和环境能力。本研究深入探讨了创业领导力与 DIY 创新之间的关系，从而为该领域的进一步研究奠定了基础。本研究中提出的能力模型有助于个人理解和学习成为更有效的 DIY 创业领导者的能力，并在 DIY 实验室培养创新和创造力。