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Workplace innovation and work value ethics: The mediating role of leadership in Asian SMEs
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Workplace innovation and work value ethics: The mediating role of leadership in Asian SMEs

Nuttawuth Muenjohn, Adela J McMurray, Joseph Kim and Leila Afshari
Journal of innovation & knowledge, Vol.9(3), 100547
2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2024.100547
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Abstract

Asia Leadership Partial least squares SMEs Work value ethics Workplace innovation
Research on the correlations between design leadership, work values and ethics, and workplace innovation is lacking, especially in non-Western regions. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of design leadership in the relationship of work values and ethics with workplace innovation in Asian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Five hypotheses were established to explore the proposed model. Data were obtained from 995 SMEs in Japan, Thailand, China, and Vietnam and were examined using partial least squares analysis. The findings indicated a correlation between work values and ethics and design leadership, with the latter influencing workplace innovation across its four dimensions. This demonstrated the significant association between work values and ethics and workplace innovation. Design leadership was also shown to fully mediate the relationship between work values and ethics and workplace innovation in Asian SMEs. This study provides a deeper understanding of the emerging literature on the associations of design leadership, work values and ethics, and workplace innovation. It emphasizes the importance of design leadership and its correlations with various aspects of workplace innovation and work values and ethics, which have not received adequate attention in the existing literature. Asian SME entrepreneurs can improve the innovation capabilities of their organizations by focusing on and implementing design leadership behaviors, which may thereby help their organizations establish a competitive advantage and promote long-term sustainability.

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6 Social Sciences
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6.3.48 Organizational Behavior
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