Transactional and Transformational Leadership Styles, Sensing, Seizing, and Configuration Dynamic Capabilities in Kenyan Firms

IF 2.1 Q3 BUSINESS

Journal of African Business Pub Date : 2022-08-18 DOI:10.1080/15228916.2022.2112487

L. Wamalwa

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Leaders play a vital role in the development of dynamic capabilities. However, the effects of leadership styles on firms’ dynamic capabilities have not been fully explored, with relatively few studies examining the relationship between leadership and dynamic capabilities. This research examined the influence of transformational and transactional leadership styles on dynamic capabilities. Using data from 279 Kenyan firms. Data analysis was done using hierarchical linear regression model. The finding shows that transformational and transactional leadership styles influence the development of organizational dynamic capabilities. While the transformational leadership style leads to the development of sensing, seizing, and configuration capabilities, transactional leaders do not affect the development of sensing dynamic capabilities. However, they have significant effects on seizing and configuration capabilities development. This study develops knowledge that enables leaders, scholars and practitioners to understand how to use different leadership styles to pursue or develop different dynamic capabilities.

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肯尼亚企业的交易型和变革型领导风格、感知、把握和配置动态能力

领导者在动态能力的发展中起着至关重要的作用。然而，领导风格对企业动态能力的影响并没有得到充分的探讨，相对较少的研究考察了领导与动态能力之间的关系。本研究考察了变革型领导风格和交易型领导风格对动态能力的影响。使用279家肯尼亚公司的数据。数据分析采用层次线性回归模型。研究发现，变革型和交易型领导风格影响组织动态能力的发展。变革型领导风格导致感知能力、把握能力和配置能力的发展，而交易型领导风格不影响感知动态能力的发展。然而，它们对获取和配置能力的开发有重要的影响。本研究发展了知识，使领导者、学者和实践者了解如何使用不同的领导风格来追求或发展不同的动态能力。

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Journal of African Business BUSINESS-

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4.60

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10.50%

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