Knowledge-oriented leadership and technology standard innovation: a temporary-team perspective
Journal of Knowledge Management
ISSN: 1367-3270
Article publication date: 4 November 2021
Issue publication date: 5 September 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to investigate the relevance of knowledge-oriented leadership (KOL) to technology standard innovation (TSI) from a temporary-team perspective. The mediating and moderating effect on knowledge integration (KI) and leader–member exchange (LMX) is emphasized.
Design/methodology/approach
The conceptual model is built based on an exhaustive literature review and is empirically tested in terms of a sample of 341 Chinese individuals with TSI experience. Quantitative analysis was performed using a questionnaire with the bootstrapping method used to demonstrate the mediating effect of KI.
Findings
The empirical results of this study prove that KI mediates the relationship between KOL and TSI. The authors deduce that LMX moderates the positive relation between KOL and KI.
Originality/value
Few studies have investigated the innovation activities of technology standards from a temporary-team perspective. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to look into the underlying mechanism of KOL in TSI. This research deepens the analysis by introducing LMX’s moderating role in the innovation process of technology standards, thereby providing valuable insights for leaders of innovation activities of technology standards and illuminating new aspects of knowledge-intensive temporary-team management.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant No. 71774067.2020 graduate innovation research program of Jilin University No. 101832020CX052.
Citation
Jiang, H., Motohashi, K., Liu, W. and Zhang, X. (2022), "Knowledge-oriented leadership and technology standard innovation: a temporary-team perspective", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 26 No. 8, pp. 2061-2083. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-03-2021-0201
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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