Abu Seman, Shahri and Syed Mohamad, Syed Jamal Abdul Nasir (2019) Organizational learning capability and organizational innovativeness: the mediating effect of transformational leadership style of academic managers / Shahri Abu Seman and Syed Jamal Abdul Nasir Syed Mohamad. Advances in Business Research International Journal (ABRIJ), 5 (1). pp. 104-108. ISSN 2462-1838
Abstract
The role of organizational learning in enhancing firm’s innovativeness has become important to secure a sustainable competitive edge. This study attempts to explore this relationship by introducing a transformational leadership style as a mediator. The data were collected from 220 participants belonging to private higher education institutions in Malaysia through survey research using the structured interview schedule. The findings confirm organizational learning to be an important factor in promoting creativity in innovative organization. Transformational leadership Managers with learning ability improves their leadership skill and understanding to accumulate knowledge and experience to use it productively in challenging and competitive environment. This accumulated knowledge can further be utilized to enhance ability to anticipate the future and respond to customers’ demands through products based on their innovation capability. The implications of the results for academics and practitioners are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management > Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management > Organization H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management > Organizational effectiveness. Performance measurement |
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Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Business and Management | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Advances in Business Research International Journal (ABRIJ) | ||||||
Journal: | UiTM Journal > Advances in Business Research International Journal (ABRIJ) | ||||||
ISSN: | 2462-1838 | ||||||
Volume: | 5 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 104-108 | ||||||
Official URL: | https://abrij.uitm.edu.my | ||||||
Item ID: | 29513 | ||||||
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Organizational learning capability, Organizational innovativeness, Transformational leadership | ||||||
URI: | http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29513 |
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