Beh, L.S. and Imran, S. (2016) Does leadership matter in innovation and new business venturing? testing the mediating effect of absorptive capacity. In: 3rd International Conference on Innovations in Business and Management, 22-24 June 2016, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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Abstract
This study aims to investigate whether leadership matters in promoting innovation and new business venturing. Using survey questionnaire, data is collected from the manufacturing SMEs of Pakistan. Structural equation modeling (SEM) technique is used for analysis. The results demonstrate that transformational leadership has positive influence on innovation, new business venturing and corporate entrepreneurship Absorptive capacity also has a mediating effect between transformational leadership with innovation and new business venturing.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Transformational leadership; Absorptive capacity; Innovation; New business venturing; Corporate entrepreneurship |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory > Business cycles. Economic fluctuations |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Economics & Administration |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Mohd Safri |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2016 08:16 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2016 08:16 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/16287 |
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