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Sustainable leadership and heterogeneous knowledge sharing: the model for frugal innovation

Qaisar Iqbal, Katarzyna Piwowar‐Sulej · 2023 · European Journal of Innovation Management

Summary. Sustainable leadership drives frugal innovation in Pakistani small businesses by enabling both internal and external knowledge sharing across diverse sources. The study analyzed 263 SME participants and found that leaders promoting sustainability encourage employees and external partners to exchange heterogeneous knowledge, which then facilitates resource-constrained innovation. Knowledge sharing acts as the mechanism connecting leadership style to frugal innovation outcomes.

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Iqbal, Q., & Piwowar‐Sulej, K.. (2023). Sustainable leadership and heterogeneous knowledge sharing: the model for frugal innovation. European Journal of Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ejim-03-2022-0144

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DOI
10.1108/ejim-03-2022-0144
Countries
Pakistan
Regions
Asia
Categories
innovation-theory, entrepreneurship, general-innovation
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2026-04-28