Inclusive leadership, ambidextrous innovation and organizational performance: the moderating role of environment uncertainty

IF 3.6 3区管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT

Leadership & Organization Development Journal Pub Date : 2021-04-29 DOI:10.1108/LODJ-06-2020-0253

L. Gong, Zhiying Liu, Yan Rong, Lihua Fu

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore how inclusive leadership promotes organizational performance through ambidextrous innovation (i.e. exploratory and exploitative innovation). Moreover, the authors examine the moderating role of environmental uncertainty in the relationship between inclusive leadership and ambidextrous innovation.Design/methodology/approachThis study conducted a questionnaire survey of high-tech enterprises in China and obtained 325 useable samples. The hypotheses were tested using latent path analysis and ordinary least squares regression.FindingsThe results indicate that exploratory and exploitative innovations mediate the relationship between inclusive leadership and organizational performance. Moreover, environmental uncertainty positively moderated the relationship between inclusive leadership and exploitative innovation.Practical implicationsManagers should value the critical role of inclusive leadership in promoting exploratory and exploitative innovation, which in turn improves organizational performance. Meanwhile, managers need to pay attention to the risk caused by environmental uncertainty.Originality/valueThis paper extends the influence of inclusive leadership on innovation from the individual level to the organizational level and reveals the influence mechanism of inclusive leadership on organizational performance. In addition, this study supplements the knowledge regarding the boundary conditions under which the influence of inclusive leadership is strengthened or weakened.

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包容性领导、双向创新与组织绩效：环境不确定性的调节作用

目的本研究的目的是探讨包容性领导如何通过双向创新（即探索性创新和开发性创新）来促进组织绩效。此外，作者还考察了环境不确定性在包容性领导和双元创新之间关系中的调节作用。设计/方法/方法本研究对中国高科技企业进行了问卷调查，获得了325个可用样本。使用潜在路径分析和普通最小二乘回归对假设进行了检验。研究结果表明，探索性创新和开发性创新在包容性领导与组织绩效之间起中介作用。此外，环境的不确定性积极调节了包容性领导与剥削性创新之间的关系。实际含义管理者应该重视包容性领导在促进探索性和开发性创新方面的关键作用，这反过来又能提高组织绩效。同时，管理者需要注意环境不确定性带来的风险。创新/价值本文将包容性领导对创新的影响从个人层面扩展到组织层面，揭示了包容性领导对组织绩效的影响机制。此外，本研究补充了关于包容性领导影响力增强或减弱的边界条件的知识。

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Leadership & Organization Development Journal MANAGEMENT-

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7.70

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6.10%

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期刊介绍： The journal addresses a broad range of topics which are relevant to organizations and reflective of societal developments. Public and private sector organizations alike face ongoing pressure to streamline activities, improve efficiency and achieve demanding organizational objectives. In this context, the ability of senior managers to understand the culture and dynamics of organizations and to deliver strong leadership during periods of change, could be the difference between organizational failure and success.