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

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 belon...

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Main Authors: Abu Seman, Shahri, Syed Mohamad, Syed Jamal Abdul Nasir
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29513/
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description 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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spelling uitm-295132020-04-15T02:23:14Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29513/ 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 abrij Abu Seman, Shahri Syed Mohamad, Syed Jamal Abdul Nasir Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning Organization Organizational effectiveness. Performance measurement 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. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29513/1/29513.pdf 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. (2019) Advances in Business Research International Journal (ABRIJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Advances_in_Business_Research_International_Journal_=28ABRIJ=29.html>, 5 (1). pp. 104-108. ISSN 2462-1838 https://abrij.uitm.edu.my
spellingShingle Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning
Organization
Organizational effectiveness. Performance measurement
Abu Seman, Shahri
Syed Mohamad, Syed Jamal Abdul Nasir
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
title 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_short 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
title_sort 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
topic Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning
Organization
Organizational effectiveness. Performance measurement
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29513/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29513/