Transformational Leadership and Technological Innovation——The Mediated Effect of Learning Orientation and the Moderated Effect of Industry
WANG Yong-wei1,2
1.School of International Trade and Economics, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450002, China; 2. Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Three-aspect Coordination of the Central Plains Economic Zone, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450002, China
Abstract:
This paper gets the samples of 205 senior managers from Shanghai, Xinjiang, Shandong. Hierarchical regression analyses on the research data shows that: transformational leadership behavior and learning orientation have a significantly positive impact on the technological innovation; the learning orientation plays fully mediating roles between the transformational leadership behavior and the technological innovation. There are differences existing in different industries as to how to use organizational learning to promote enterprise technology innovation ability in the industry, organizational learning in manufacturing enterprises tend to have a stronger influence on technology innovation ability while in the service sector companies, the influence is weaker.
WANG Yong-wei.Transformational Leadership and Technological Innovation——The Mediated Effect of Learning Orientation and the Moderated Effect of Industry[J] Economic Survey, 2016,V33(1): 107-113