The importance of innovation leadership in cultivating strategic fit and enhancing firm performance

被引:95
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作者
Carmeli, Abraham [1 ]
Gelbard, Roy [1 ]
Gefen, David [2 ]
机构
[1] Bar Ilan Univ, Grad Sch Business Adm, IL-52900 Ramat Gan, Israel
[2] Drexel Univ, LeBow Coll Business, Dept Management, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
来源
LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY | 2010年 / 21卷 / 03期
关键词
Innovation leadership; Strategic fit; Adaptability; Change; Firm performance; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONS; EVOLUTION; MODEL; PERSPECTIVES; INTEGRATION; COMPLEXITY; PATTERNS; BEHAVIOR; DECLINE;
D O I
10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.03.001
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study examines the importance of innovation leadership in cultivating the strategic fit of an organization with its environment, and enhancing various economic, relationship, and product performance outcomes. It thus explores how innovation leadership enables a firm to change and adapt to its external environment and by implication enhance its performance The results of data collected from 117 firms show that innovation leadership, both directly and through increased strategic fit, significantly enhances firm performance Implications for research on strategic and innovation leadership and adaptive organizational systems are discussed. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:339 / 349
页数:11
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