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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no7.0657

The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Employees' Innovation in Universities of UAE: Mediating Effect of Technological Diversity  

ALMASKARI, Tariq Humaid (Institute of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka)
MOHAMAD, Effendi (Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka)
YAHAYA, Siti Norbaya (Faculty of Technology Management and Technopreneurship, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka)
JALIL, Muhammad Farhan (School of Business and Management, University College of Technology Sarawak)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.7, 2021 , pp. 657-669 More about this Journal
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This study seeks to empirically investigate the impact of transformational leadership on employees' innovation with the mediating effect of technological diversity. Employees have evolved into leaders in organizing work within institutions over the last few decades. This shift presents new demands for leaders, who are forced to reinvent individual workers while also improving workplace innovation. This research proposes a conceptual model for considering transformational leadership and the impact of technological diversity on innovation. Structured questionnaire is used in the study and the analysis of the data from 633 employees of universities in the United Arab Emirates uses stratified sampling technique and hypotheses verified through Structural Equations Modelling (AMOS-21). According to the results, transformational leadership has a big effect on employees' innovation. Furthermore, in the relationship between transformational leadership and workforce innovation, technological diversity has a partial mediation impact. This research adds to the growing body of knowledge about how transformational leadership influences employees' innovation and how it affects employees' success, especially in the context of UAE-based universities. Overall, this research contributes to the previous studies wherein transformational leadership plays a critical role in influencing the innovative performance of employees and that, in turn, will promote diversification of technology in the organization.
Keywords
Transformational Leadership; Employee Innovation; Technological Diversity; Structural Equation Modelling;
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