The influence of transformational leadership on organizational innovation
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Huang, Wei-Lun
Abstract
It is widely recognized that leadership is one of the most important factors that affects organizational innovation. In this thesis, we explore how business leaders can improve organizational innovation through empowerment. Although many studies have explored the relationship between empowerment and innovation, the results vary substantially. To address the problem, we propose a model that incorporates five key factors, namely transformational leadership, follower maturity, empowerment, goal clarity, and organizational innovation. To verify our model, data was collected from ten companies involved in Taiwan’s manufacturing, telecommunications, accounting, and information industries. The results support an indirect link between leadership and innovation. Leaders do not empower followers based on their level of maturity, but by promoting follower maturity. Moreover, empowerment of followers who have clear goals has a significant positive effect on innovation.
Subjects
Innovation
Transformational leadership
Empowerment
Follower maturity
Goal clarity
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