How does digital leadership boost competitive performance? The role of digital culture, affective commitment, and strategic agility

In the age of the digital revolution, businesses are working to become more sustainable. Specifically, when management settings change—which is closely tied to competitive performance—leadership is evolving into digital leadership. Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) theory, this study focused...

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Main Authors: Md Alamgir Mollah, Ibrahim, Abdullah Al Masud, Md Sohel Chowdhury
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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description In the age of the digital revolution, businesses are working to become more sustainable. Specifically, when management settings change—which is closely tied to competitive performance—leadership is evolving into digital leadership. Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) theory, this study focused on finding the interconnection between digital leadership (DL) and competitive performance (CP), as well as the mediating roles of affective commitment (AC) and digital culture (DC), including the moderating effects of strategic agility (SA).To find the results of the investigation, a total 233 sample data points were gathered from employees working in manufacturing and service organizations. The research hypotheses were tested using path analysis with the AMOS-24 program. The findings indicated that DL had no direct impact on CP. While digital culture has no mediation effect but affective commitment has a full mediation effect on the relationship between DL and CP, it also found that SA hasn't played any reinforcing role in the connection between DL and CP. This study contributes to the literature on affective commitment by stressing the role of digital leaders, DC, and AC in predicting long-term CP. In addition, this study adds value to the existing literature on dynamic capabilities and RBV theory by providing evidence for the role of DL in CP. As leadership leads, dynamic capabilities can play a crucial role in managing changing culture, affective commitment, and strategic thinking for CP in Bangladesh.
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spelling doaj-art-f48a2d2aa2db481ea8c4eb3e0e27149b2024-12-13T10:59:57ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-12-011023e40839How does digital leadership boost competitive performance? The role of digital culture, affective commitment, and strategic agilityMd Alamgir Mollah0 Ibrahim1Abdullah Al Masud2Md Sohel Chowdhury3Corresponding author.; Department of Management Studies, University of Barishal, Barishal-8254, BangladeshDepartment of Management Studies, University of Barishal, Barishal-8254, BangladeshDepartment of Management Studies, University of Barishal, Barishal-8254, BangladeshDepartment of Management Studies, University of Barishal, Barishal-8254, BangladeshIn the age of the digital revolution, businesses are working to become more sustainable. Specifically, when management settings change—which is closely tied to competitive performance—leadership is evolving into digital leadership. Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) theory, this study focused on finding the interconnection between digital leadership (DL) and competitive performance (CP), as well as the mediating roles of affective commitment (AC) and digital culture (DC), including the moderating effects of strategic agility (SA).To find the results of the investigation, a total 233 sample data points were gathered from employees working in manufacturing and service organizations. The research hypotheses were tested using path analysis with the AMOS-24 program. The findings indicated that DL had no direct impact on CP. While digital culture has no mediation effect but affective commitment has a full mediation effect on the relationship between DL and CP, it also found that SA hasn't played any reinforcing role in the connection between DL and CP. This study contributes to the literature on affective commitment by stressing the role of digital leaders, DC, and AC in predicting long-term CP. In addition, this study adds value to the existing literature on dynamic capabilities and RBV theory by providing evidence for the role of DL in CP. As leadership leads, dynamic capabilities can play a crucial role in managing changing culture, affective commitment, and strategic thinking for CP in Bangladesh.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024168703Digital leadershipDigital cultureAffective commitmentStrategic agilityCompetitive performance
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Digital culture
Affective commitment
Strategic agility
Competitive performance
title How does digital leadership boost competitive performance? The role of digital culture, affective commitment, and strategic agility
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Digital culture
Affective commitment
Strategic agility
Competitive performance
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