Digital leadership as micro-foundations of digital transformation, technology adaptive capability and financial performance

dc.contributor.authorAkarsu, Osman
dc.contributor.authorBagis, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKurutkan, Mehmet Nurullah
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T11:39:49Z
dc.date.available2026-07-01T11:39:49Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurposeBased on leadership theory and dynamic capabilities, this research investigates the impact of digital leadership on digital transformation, technology adaptive capability and firm financial performance. It also explores the mediation of digital transformation and technology adaptability in the relationship between digital leadership and financial performance.Design/methodology/approachWe collected data from 208 firm managers in T & uuml;rkiye using a survey, one of the quantitative research techniques and analyzed the data using Smart PLS software and structural equation modeling.FindingsDigital leadership positively influences digital transformation and technology adaptive capability. Additionally, the findings show that digital transformation positively affects technology adaptive capability and that technology adaptive capability positively impacts financial performance. Furthermore, digital transformation mediates the relationship between digital leadership and technology adaptive capability. In addition, technology adaptive capability mediates the relationship between digital leadership and financial performance.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, this research is the first to examine digital leadership, based on leadership theory, within the micro-foundations of digital transformation and technology adaptive capability grounded in dynamic capabilities.
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JOCM-12-2024-0792
dc.identifier.endpage436
dc.identifier.issn0953-4814
dc.identifier.issn1758-7816
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3392-3376
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-0595-6795
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3740-4231
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105030515576
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage414
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-12-2024-0792
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/23467
dc.identifier.volume39
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001605189600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Organizational Change Management
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260623
dc.subjectDigital Leadership
dc.subjectDigital Transformation
dc.subjectTechnology Adaptive Capability
dc.subjectFinancial Performance
dc.titleDigital leadership as micro-foundations of digital transformation, technology adaptive capability and financial performance
dc.typeArticle

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