The Impact of Leadership on Absorptive Capacity: New insights from the UAE |
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Authors: | Mohammad Rezaei Zadeh Washika Haak-Saheem Tamer K. Darwish Satwinder Singh |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of Gloucestershire School of Business and Management, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;2. University of Reading Henley Business School - Greenlands Campus, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;3. University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Abstract: | This paper investigates the impact of transformational and transactional leadership on the absorptive capacity of firms within an emerging market setting. Unlike some findings from the Western world, the results indicate that both transformational and transactional leadership styles positively influence the learning processes of absorptive capacity. More specifically, the results indicate that transactional leadership style positively influences the exploratory and transformative learning processes, while the transformational leadership style positively affects the exploitative learning process. Given the unique context under investigation and the fluid institutional arrangements associated with it, the results reflect the need for leadership guidance. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. |
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Keywords: | absorptive capacity institutions learning transformational and transactional leadership UAE leadership transformationnel et transactionnel capacité d'absorption apprentissage institutions UAE |
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