Stimulating innovation performance through knowledge-oriented leadership and knowledge sharing: the moderating role of market turbulence

Abstract

Purpose Due to the vital role of innovation for firms to respond to the change and achieve competitive advantage, the purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of knowledge-oriented leadership (KOL) on innovation performance (IP) via the mediating role of knowledge sharing (KS). This study also clarifies the KS-IP relationship by exploring the moderating role of market turbulence. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of moment structures and structural equation modeling are applied to examine the relationship among the latent factors in the proposed research model using data collected from 281 participants in 112 manufacturing and service firms in Vietnam. Findings The findings revealed that KOL serves as a key precursor to foster IP, directly or indirectly, through knowledge-oriented leaders’ effect on tacit and explicit KS behaviors. In addition, the paper highlights the moderating role of market turbulence in strengthening the impact of KS activities on IP. Research limitations/implications By highlighting the important role KOL practice for stimulating KS behaviors, this paper provides a valuable understanding and novel approach for firms to improve IP. The research findings support the idea that market turbulence significantly contributes to increasing the effects of KS behaviors on IP. Originality/value This study contributes to bridging research gaps in the literature and advances the insights of how KOL directly and indirectly fosters IP via mediating roles of tacit and explicit KS processes under the effects of market turbulence.

Stimulating exploitative and exploratory innovation through transformational leadership and knowledge management capability: the moderating role of competitive intensity

“…Firms of all industries are always interested in promoting innovation capability as one of the most strategic solutions to help them succeed in creating a competitive advantage and adapting with the complex and rapidly changes of technology and customer needs, competitive pressure, instability and economic crisis (Zaabi et al ., 2017; Cao et al ., 2022; Le and Do, 2023). This study aims to investigate the relationship between TL and innovation capabilities via the mediating role of KMC and whether competitive intensity moderates the relationship between KMC and two forms of innovation capability namely exploitative and exploratory innovation.…”

“…Accordingly, it is needful for future study to examine the potential moderating role of perceived organizational supports in improving the positive influences of KMC on certain form innovation capability. Finally, due to the undeniable influences of leadership and knowledge resource on innovation and organizational performance (Le and Lei, 2019; Pham and Hoang, 2019; Le and Do, 2023), to bring deeper insight of the roles of these factors, this paper calls future studies for examining the potential mediating mechanisms of specific components of knowledge management processes between specific leadership styles and specific forms of innovation.…”

“…The previous literature recognizes leadership as a critical factor in effectively managing organizational knowledge (Ding et al, 2019;Zia, 2020;Nabi et al, 2022;Le and Do, 2023). Various studies demonstrated the important role of TL in creating a supportive working climate and providing sufficient resources which are conducive to KMC of an organization (Birasnav et al, 2011;Le and Lei, 2019;Ugwu and Okore, 2020;Nguyen et al, 2022;Nabi et al, 2022).…”

How knowledge-based HRM practices and market turbulence foster organizational innovation capability: a two-path mediating role of knowledge sharing

“…In contrast, the findings do not support a regulatory role of market turbulence in the relationship between tacit KS and aspects of innovation. The main reason may be that currently shared tacit knowledge is incompatible with the changes take place in the market for developing radical and incremental innovation (Dost et al, 2019;Le and Do, 2023). Additionally, although tacit KS is important for improving performance and innovation outcomes (Seidler-de Alwis and Hartmann, 2008;Ganguly et al, 2019), it seems difficult for firms to put in place an effective governance mechanism to motivate employees to share tacit knowledge because they tend to retain their knowledge and expert skills in the context of market turbulence.…”

“…Third, in the context of firms in the developing nations, environmental factors are perceived to have a considerable effect on a firm's efforts and process to pursue innovation (Naranjo-Gil, 2009;Shehzad et al, 2023). Market turbulence is chosen as a significant moderating variable in this analysis since it relevant to the developing nations that requires firms to foster their knowledge resources to enhance their innovation competence for countering threats or risks and seizing opportunities within turbulent markets (Dost et al, 2019;Le and Do, 2023). Although, market turbulence is one of the major environmental factors that significantly dominate the results and levels of innovation, prior works have paid little attention to its role and impact in relation to innovation (Sung and Choi, 2021;Shehzad et al, 2023).…”