The roles of CEO transformational leadership and organizational factors on product innovation performance

Name: Tharnpas Sattayaraksa

keyword: Transformational leadership

; New product development

; Product innovation

; Thailand

Abstract: The influence of leadership on innovation has received increasing attention by both academics and practitioners during the past decade. However, the literature concludes that the linkages between leadership and the innovation process have not been explicitly studied. Among various styles of leadership related to innovation, transformational leadership has gained most attention from researchers. This present research is among the few studies that examine the mechanism between CEO transformational leadership and product innovation performance, to understand the process through which transformational CEOs exert their influence. Grounded in the upper echelon theory and resource-based theory (RBT), the primary objective of this research is to examine the direct and indirect effects of CEO transformational leadership on product innovation performance. Theoretical framework of this study was developed from the literature and supported by the above theories to investigate the linkages between CEO transformational leadership, organizational factors, and product innovation performance. This study is a quantitative research. The measurement scales for each construct were adopted from the literature, reviewed by academics, and verified by practitioners through a Q-sort methodology. Data were collected from 269 manufacturing firms in Thailand through a mail survey. This study applied a two-step structural equation modeling (SEM) process. In the first step, the measurement models of the constructs were examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to verify the construct validity. Then, ten hypotheses were tested using SEM. The results indicate that CEO transformational leadership indirectly affects product innovation performance through an innovation culture, organizational learning, and the new product development (NPD) process. CEO transformational leadership has a strong effect on innovation culture and organizational learning. Organizational learning is strongly associated with the NPD process which significantly leads to product innovation performance. By integrating the knowledge of leadership and operations management fields, this study helps extend the understanding of how leaders at the top of an organization influence the NPD process and product innovation outcomes. This study makes a contribution to the literature by filling the research gaps proposed by several prior studies, supporting the upper echelon theory and RBT, and offering a theoretical framework of the relationship between CEO transformational leadership and product innovation performance. For practical implications, to be more effective, CEOs focusing on product innovation should develop their skills and behaviors of transformational leadership to foster innovation culture and organizational learning, which in turn will affect product innovation performance

Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library

Address: BANGKOK

Email: preserv@tu.ac.th

Name: Sakun Boon-itt

Role: advisor

Created: 2014

Modified: 2022-01-19

Issued: 2022-01-19

วิทยานิพนธ์/Thesis

application/pdf

DOI: 10.14457/TU.the.2014.271

eng

DegreeName: Doctor of Philosophy

Level: Doctoral Degree

Descipline: Business Administration

Grantor: Thammasat University

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