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Impact of managerial skills and ties on business model innovation: the role of exploitative and explorative learning

Makhmoor Bashir (Department of Business Administration, College of Business and Economics, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia)
M. Muzamil Naqshbandi (School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Brunei Darussalam)
Anish Yousaf (Department of Marketing, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK)

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

ISSN: 0143-7739

Article publication date: 21 March 2023

Issue publication date: 17 April 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

Research in the area of business model innovation (BMI) has focused on theoretical and exploratory discussions, thereby creating a lack of empirical evidence on the role of top management in BMI. The current study focuses on this research gap and provides empirical evidence by studying the impact of top managers’ managerial skills, managerial ties and entrepreneurial skills on BMI. It also seeks to explore the mediating influence of explorative and exploitative learning.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected from 200 respondents from top multinational firms in India covering six sectors, which was analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Findings

The findings reveal significant positive relationships of BMI with managerial skills, entrepreneur skills and managerial ties, and these relationships are found to be mediated by exploitative and explorative learning.

Practical implications

Given the increasing importance of BMI to organizational success, the study has highlighted that top managers’ skills and ties favorably influence BMI. Organizations can make related investments in training and capacity building by instituting appropriate programs in their organizations. In addition, organizations can exercise caution during recruitment by recruiting and selecting managers in top management teams who excel in managerial skills.

Originality/value

This study is one of the few to validate a comprehensive measurement model that highlights the influence of managerial skills, entrepreneur skills and managerial ties on BMI, explaining these associations with the mediating role of exploitative and explorative learning.

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Citation

Bashir, M., Naqshbandi, M.M. and Yousaf, A. (2023), "Impact of managerial skills and ties on business model innovation: the role of exploitative and explorative learning", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 44 No. 2, pp. 240-259. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-10-2021-0441

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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