Open AccessLeadership and Organizational Learning: The Determinants of Innovation Speed and Innovation Quality in Vietnamese Firms
Author(s) -
Anh T. Ha,
Phong Ba Le,
Hui Lei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of management and strategy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-3973
pISSN - 1923-3965
DOI - 10.5430/jms.v10n1p29
Subject(s) - transformational leadership , vietnamese , knowledge management , business , structural equation modeling , quality (philosophy) , organizational learning , psychology , computer science , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , epistemology , machine learning
The purpose of this study is to explore the influences of transformational leadership on organizational learning and how it relates to innovation speed and innovation quality. The paper uses structural equations modeling (SEM) to investigate the correlation between the constructs based on analyzing the empirical data collected from 250 small and medium firms in Vietnam. The results support positive and significant effects of transformational leadership on organizational learning and two aspects of innovation namely innovation speed and innovation quality. It also confirms that organizational learning acts as a mediator between transformational leadership and two types of innovation. The findings, therefore, provide clearer understanding of the relationship between transformation leadership, organizational learning and aspects of innovation. It provides managers the useful knowledge and specific pathway to enhance firm’s innovation capability to effectively response to the rapid changes of business environment.