TITLE:
The Impact of Authentic Leadership on Employee Innovation Behavior and Work Engagement in Specialized, Fined, Peculiar and Innovative SMEs
AUTHORS:
Hongpeng Zhang, Xueying Li, Yannan Li
KEYWORDS:
Digital Transformation, Authentic Leadership, Innovative Behavior, Work Engagement, SFPI SMEs
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.11 No.1,
January
20,
2023
ABSTRACT: Existing firms are undergoing rapid and substantial
change as a result of digital transformation. Dealing with accelerating digital
transformation is a difficult process for
business leaders. The digital transformation process presents both an opportunity and a challenge. This paper
examines how authentic leadership may contribute to increased work
engagement and innovative behaviors during
times of digital change, both theoretically and empirically. This study
investigated data from an online survey of 305 current employees of enterprises
in the fields of specialized, fined, peculiar and innovative SMEs, include information technology, media, and
networking and so on. SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 23.0
were used to analyze the data. The findings indicate that authentic leadership positively impacts employee innovation behaviors
and engagement, and that digital transformation moderates the relationship
between authentic leadership and innovation behavior and engagement. Not only
do these findings contribute to our understanding of digital transformation and
extend and broaden applicable theories of authentic leadership, but they also
open the way for corporate leaders to adopt appropriate behavioral techniques
to encourage work engagement and innovation. Enhancing employee innovation performance, maximizing management
leadership behaviors, and offering practical inspiration all contribute
to the long-term success of the firm. The findings are conceptually significant
and provide corporate leaders with a practical roadmap.