Leading teams to bring about new technologies successfully during fast-changing times can be challenging. In the current era, people are more connected than before and able to access knowledge, networks, equipment and services themselves without corporate structures and management permission. Industrial age management practices appear inadequate for technology innovation in the innovation economy, while the literature reveals surprisingly little evidence of research into leader competencies across the technology innovation process. This paper reports the results of an exploratory mixed-methods study involving successful technology innovation leaders who were identified through peer-referenced snowball sampling. Qualitative research triangulated expert opinions, case materials, workshops results and the literature to identify leadership competencies. A measurement instrument was developed for the quantitative research, which involved eligible respondents rating the significance of identified leader behaviours. Statistically significant relationships were found in a hypothetical competency model through exploratory PLS-SEM analysis. The results reinforced some previously identified competencies, and contributed to understanding and identifying additional innovation leader competencies, including integrative leader competencies, to lead technology innovation into the future.

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技术创新的综合领导

领导团队在瞬息万变的时代成功实现新技术可能会充满挑战。在当前时代，人们之间的联系比以往更加紧密，并且无需公司结构和管理许可即可自行访问知识，网络，设备和服务。在创新经济中，工业时代的管理实践似乎不足以进行技术创新，而文献却令人惊讶地发现，很少有证据表明对整个技术创新过程中的领导能力进行研究。本文报告了一项探索性混合方法研究的结果，该研究涉及成功的技术创新领导者，这些领导者是通过同行参考雪球采样确定的。定性研究将专家意见，案例材料，讲习班的结果和文献，以确定领导能力。开发了一种用于定量研究的测量工具，其中涉及合格的受访者，他们对确定的领导者行为的重要性进行了评估。通过探索性PLS-SEM分析，在假设能力模型中发现了统计学上显着的关系。结果增强了一些先前确定的能力，并有助于理解和确定其他创新领导者能力，包括集成领导者能力，以将技术创新带入未来。通过探索性PLS-SEM分析，在假设能力模型中发现了具有统计学意义的关系。结果增强了一些先前确定的能力，并有助于理解和确定其他创新领导者能力，包括集成领导者能力，以将技术创新带入未来。通过探索性PLS-SEM分析，在假设能力模型中发现了具有统计学意义的关系。结果增强了一些先前确定的能力，并有助于理解和确定其他创新领导者能力，包括集成领导者能力，以将技术创新带入未来。