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Design leadership, work values ethic and workplace innovation: an investigation of SMEs in Thailand and Vietnam
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Design leadership, work values ethic and workplace innovation: an investigation of SMEs in Thailand and Vietnam

Nuttawuth Muenjohn and Adela McMurray
Social Aspects of Asian Economic Growth, pp.30-42
Routledge as part of the Taylor and Francis Group, 1st
2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203711705-3

Abstract

Cronbach’s Alpha Scores Country’s Gdp Small Scale Business Owners SMEs Manager Design Team’s Performance Affect Innovation Productivity Literature Review Culture Influences Identity Key Organizational Variables Design Leadership Transformational Leadership Increase Employee Commitment Low Positive Effect Workplace Innovation SME Context Human Resource Management Practices SME Sector Innovation Climate Leadership Behavior RMSEA Standard Multiple Regression Innovation Propensity Ethnic Chinese Business Networks Human Resources Capacity Building Work Values Ethic
This study established a new three-dimensional model identifying the relationship between design leadership, workplace values ethic (WVE) and workplace innovation. Based on an analysis of 696 usable questionnaires distributed among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand and Vietnam, our results revealed that WVE influences leadership behavior. In addition, design leadership has a significant effect on the four dimensions of workplace innovation, thus confirming an interactionist theory perspective. Furthermore, examining the under-researched Thai and Vietnamese SME context, the findings indicated that the relationship between WVE and workplace innovation is mediated by leadership behavior. In this way, the study extends the design leadership, innovation and values literatures.

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