Received: 03-04-2023 / Accepted: 05-10-2023
This study aimed to anlalyze the factors affecting leadership capacity of small and medium-sized enterprise CEO in Hanoi.We randomly selected 225 Small and Medium-sized Enterprise CEOand 225 of their subordinates according to the number of variables in the applied model, the variable/observation ratio and the proportion of small and medium enterprises by field.By applying Cronbach's alpha, Exploratory Factor Analysis, resgression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors. The level of impact of each factor wasassessed using a 5-point Likert scale. The results showed that factors belonging to the directors themselves, the subordinates' characteristics, enterprise’s characteristics, and the macro environment positively influenced the leadership capacity of small and medium-sized enterprise CEO in Hanoi.