The role of transformational leadership in innovation performance of Malaysian SMEs
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Adel Tajasoma, Daisy Kee Mui Hunga, Davoud Nikbinb & Sunghyup Sean Hyunc*a School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysiab Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, 75450 Melaka, Malaysiac School of Tourism, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-dong, Seongdonggu, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea* Corresponding author. Email: sshyun@hanyang.ac.krThis study examines the relationship between transformational leadership (TL; idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualised consideration) and innovation performance (IP) and investigates whether perceived organisational support (POS) moderates the relationship between TL and the IP of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Data on TL, POS, and IP were collected through a survey of Malaysian SMEs. The results show that idealised influence, intellectual stimulation, and individualised consideration had significant positive effects on IP. In addition, POS moderated the relationship between TL and IP in terms of idealised influence and inspirational motivation. The results are expected to encourage managers of Malaysian SMEs to stimulate their followers through their motivational and charismatic style. No study of TL and IP has considered SMEs in Malaysia, and therefore, this study contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence of the relationship between TL and innovation as well as between TL and performance in the Malaysian SME context. In addition, although POS has been highlighted as an important variable, no study has identified POS as a moderator of the relationship between TL and IP in the context of Malaysia.
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“75 percent response rate, which is adequate to apply the PLS‐path model [86] and much higher than similar studies in different contexts [18,26,87].”
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- Authors
- Tajasom, A., Hung, D. K. M., Nikbin, D., & Hyun, S. S.
- Affiliations
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- Multimedia University (MY)
- Hanyang University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Hyun, Sunghyup Sean
- Venue
- Asian Journal of Technology Innovation
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-05-04
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 172-188
- ISSN
- 1976-1597 (ISSN-L)
- 2158-6721
- OpenAlex
- W2175840978
- Cited by
- 86
- References
- 77
- Citations by year
- 2025: 8 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 5.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Asian Journal of Technology Innovation (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Keywords
- transformational leadership, innovation performance, small and medium-sized enterprises, perceived organizational support, moderating effect, idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration, Malaysian SMEs
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