Purpose

This study aims to examine the relevant but overlooked intervening role of knowledge sharing and innovation capability between digital leadership and open innovation. This study hypothesizes that top management knowledge value (TMKV) can strengthen the relationship between digital leadership and knowledge sharing. In line with the resource- and knowledge-based views, the serial mediation model explains how organizations can achieve open innovation through knowledge sharing and innovation capability development under digital leadership.

Design/methodology/approach

The research hypotheses were tested with survey data collected in four different rounds, separated by three to four weeks each, from 250 employees working in telecom and IT companies. The statistical analyses relied on the PROCESS macro, which enabled a simultaneous estimation of the direct, mediation and moderated mediation effects that underpin the proposed theoretical framework.

Findings

Results showed good support for the serial mediation model. TMKV was found a significant factor to improve knowledge sharing among employees.

Practical implications

The role of leadership is inevitable in the journey of organizational performance, and digital leadership has become a significant phenomenon in this regard. To achieve open innovation, organizations need digital leadership that induce knowledge sharing and innovation capability.

Originality/value

This study contributes to extant research by explaining how digital leadership induces knowledge sharing and innovation capability to achieve open innovation that is highly important to compete and outperform the rivals.

中文翻译：

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数字领导力对开放式创新的影响：调节序列中介模型

目的

本研究旨在探讨知识共享和创新能力在数字领导力和开放式创新之间的相关但被忽视的干预作用。本研究假设高层管理人员知识价值（TMKV）可以加强数字领导力与知识共享之间的关系。序列中介模型与基于资源和知识的观点相一致，解释了组织如何在数字化领导下通过知识共享和创新能力发展来实现开放式创新。

设计/方法论/途径

研究假设通过四轮不同的调查数据进行了检验，每轮间隔三到四个星期，调查对象是电信和 IT 公司的 250 名员工。统计分析依赖于 PROCESS 宏，它能够同时估计支撑所提出的理论框架的直接、中介和调节中介效应。

发现

结果表明串行中介模型得到了良好的支持。TMKV 被发现是改善员工之间知识共享的重要因素。

实际影响

领导力的作用在组织绩效的旅程中是不可避免的，数字化领导力已成为这方面的一个重要现象。为了实现开放式创新，组织需要数字化领导力来促进知识共享和创新能力。

原创性/价值

这项研究通过解释数字领导力如何促进知识共享和创新能力来实现开放式创新，这对于竞争和超越竞争对手非常重要，从而为现有研究做出了贡献。