Abstract
Entrepreneurial leadership (EL) is a growing research phenomenon. The recent expansion of EL research is attributed to competencies acquired by entrepreneurial leaders for identifying and exploiting business opportunities as well as navigating complex business challenges. Despite this growing attention, only a limited number of studies have addressed EL learning and development, with no prior exploration of how EL can be learned and developed in teams empirically. In response, this qualitative study conducted semi-structured interviews with 40 entrepreneurial leaders (in 18 teams) selected through purposive sampling and examined learning experiences of entrepreneurial leaders associated with University Business Incubators (UBIs) in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Pakistan. The empirical insights revealed that EL learning in teams is a complex and multifaceted process, and entrepreneurial leaders can enhance their knowledge, skills, and capabilities through various strategies, including classroom-based, project-based, social, and self-regulated learning. The evidence emerging from this study informs policy and practice while broadening the theoretical scope of EL by incorporating a team-based conceptualisation into EL development.