Abbasali Rastgar; Tahereh Maghsoodi
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At the present time, organizations are increasingly faced with dynamic and changing environments. In these turbulent conditions, firms need to be flexible, adaptive, entrepreneurial and innovative. There are numerous preconditions for an innovation organization that transformational leadership ...
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At the present time, organizations are increasingly faced with dynamic and changing environments. In these turbulent conditions, firms need to be flexible, adaptive, entrepreneurial and innovative. There are numerous preconditions for an innovation organization that transformational leadership and knowledge sharing play the most important and key role. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational innovation with mediating role of knowledge sharing. This is a descriptive correlational study with purpose from the applied research. The sample size was 160 senior managers of engineering companies on field of robotic in Tehran that were selected by random method. The instruments used in this study were standard knowledge sharing questionnaire, the combined questionnaire of transformational leadership combined (Nasehifar et al, 2013; Bass, 1985; Timothy et al, 1999) and combined questionnaire of organizational innovation (Jimenez-Jimenez et al, 2008; Panayides, 2006; Prajogo & Sohal, 2006; Mirkamali & Choopani, 2011). Reliability of the questionnaire was reported by using Cronbach's alpha as 0/89, 0/93and 0/93, respectively. Test validity, with construct validity using was confirmed. Results of Pearson Correlation showed that all of transformational leadership, organizational innovation and Knowledge sharing components are mutually correlated with each other (p < 0/01). Implementing structural equation modeling with Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) for relationship between transformational leadership and organizational innovation through mediator variable knowledge sharing tests, we found that the proposed model has a good fit and organizational innovation is well explained by transformational leadership and knowledge sharing. Also all of the model path coefficients were significant
Mahmod Moradi; Farzaneh Abdollahia; Atiyeh Safardoust
Volume 21, Issue 69 , January 2013, , Pages 121-149
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from it. The importance of understanding and learning from theorganizational errors has recently enhanced. Learning from errors provides sustainable source of knowledge for organizations which in turn will increase the absorptive capacity of employees. High ability and motivation in employees are two ...
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from it. The importance of understanding and learning from theorganizational errors has recently enhanced. Learning from errors provides sustainable source of knowledge for organizations which in turn will increase the absorptive capacity of employees. High ability and motivation in employees are two important factors in absorptive capacity that facilitate knowledge transfer in organizations and improve organizational innovation. The present study investigates the relationship between learning from organizational errors, personnel absorptive capacity and organizational innovation. Managers and supervisors of pharmaceutical companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange were selected for this survey and according to Cochran's sample size; statistical sampling was estimated at 113 people. Hypotheses were tested by structural equation modeling and regression analysis. Findings prove a positive relationship between variables. Furthermore absorptive capacity of employees plays the role of mediator between learning from organizational errors and innovation
