Organizational Learning of Absorptive Capacity and Innovation: Does Leadership Matter?

Tamer K. Darwish, Jing Zeng, Mohammad Rezaei Zadeh, Washika Haak‐Saheem · 2018 · European Management Review

Summary. This study examines how leadership styles affect the relationship between organizational learning and innovation. Using survey data from the United Arab Emirates, the researchers found that transformational leadership strengthens the connection between exploratory learning and innovation, while transactional leadership does not enhance the link between internal learning and innovation. The findings explain why some firms convert external knowledge into strategic innovations more effectively than others.

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Darwish, T. K., Zeng, J., Zadeh, M. R., & Haak‐Saheem, W.. (2018). Organizational Learning of Absorptive Capacity and Innovation: Does Leadership Matter?. European Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12320

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DOI: 10.1111/emre.12320
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Categories: innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28