Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between digital transformational leadership (DTL) and innovation capability (IIC) in multinational (MNC) firms’ settings. The current study emphasises the mediating-moderating impact of symmetrical internal communication (SIC) and trust in leadership (TIL) in further shaping this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

The researchers adopted three-wave data consisting of responses from 323 cross-border team members working in MNC firms. A moderated-mediation model was tested using Hynes’ Process Macro and IBM Amos.

Findings

The empirical findings underscore a positive relationship between DTL and IIC and the mediation by SIC. Furthermore, the researchers also identified a moderated mediation relationship of TIL.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the moderated mediation relationship among DTL, SIC, IIC and TIL using the complexity leadership theory perspective.

中文翻译：

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将数字化转型领导力、对称内部沟通与创新能力联系起来：有调节的中介模型

 目的

本研究的目的是调查跨国公司 (MNC) 环境中数字化转型领导力 (DTL) 与创新能力 (IIC) 之间的关系。当前的研究强调对称内部沟通（SIC）和领导信任（TIL）在进一步塑造这种关系中的中介-调节作用。

设计/方法论/途径

研究人员采用了由 323 名在跨国公司工作的跨境团队成员的反馈组成的三波数据。使用 Hynes 的 Process Macro 和 IBM Amos 测试了有调节的中介模型。

 发现

实证结果强调了 DTL 和 IIC 以及 SIC 的中介之间的正相关关系。此外，研究人员还发现了 TIL 的调节中介关系。

 原创性/价值

据作者所知，这是第一个使用复杂性领导理论视角来调查 DTL、SIC、IIC 和 TIL 之间调节中介关系的研究。