Organizational Identity and Resistance to Environmental Pressures

Schilke, Oliver

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2015.8

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“…It has been suggested as a significant moderator of the relationship between leadership and several firm outcomes such as exploratory and exploitative innovation ( Jansen et al, 2009), the rate of new product introduction (Nadkarni and Chen, 2014) and new venture performance (Ensley et al, 2006). However, the influence of environmental dynamism on the relationship between leadership and organizational innovation requires further investigation (Schilke, 2015). Functioning in a dynamic environment demands agility and flexibility from the leadership to make sure that the organization is responding to emerging changes (Yitzhack Halevi et al, 2015).…”

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CEO transformational and transactional leadership and organizational innovation

Prasad

Junni

2016

Management Decision

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Purpose – Organizational innovation is critical for firm competitive advantage. Yet, we do not know enough about the relationship between leadership and organizational innovation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of chief executive officer (CEO) transformational and transactional leadership on organizational innovation. The authors examine the moderating role of environmental dynamism. Design/methodology/approach – The authors collected survey-based data from top management team members in 163 companies in services, construction, manufacturing and other industries in the USA. The authors used multiple regression analyses to test the study hypotheses. Findings – The empirical findings indicate that CEO transformational and transactional leadership behaviors positively influence organizational innovation. However, organizations benefit more from transformational leadership in dynamic environments. Originality/value – This study highlights the role of CEO leadership behavior in the pursuit of organizational innovation. Significantly, the study shows that both transformational and transactional leadership can enhance organizational innovation. However, their effectiveness is contingent on environmental dynamism. This contributes to the firm innovation literature by clarifying how specific types of CEO leadership influence organizational innovation in different environmental conditions.

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