Mastering digital transformation: The nexus between leadership, agility, and digital strategy

Bader K. AlNuaimi; Sanjay Kumar Singh; Shuang Ren; Pawan Budhwar; Dmitriy Vorobyev

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.038

Mastering digital transformation: The nexus between leadership, agility, and digital strategy

Bader K. AlNuaimi, Sanjay Kumar Singh (Lead / Corresponding author), Shuang Ren, Pawan Budhwar, Dmitriy Vorobyev

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Abstract

Drawing upon new institutional theory, we developed and tested a model on how digital transformational leadership and organizational agility influence digital transformation with digital strategy as a moderator. We found that digital transformational leadership and organizational agility positively influence digital transformation, and digital transformational leadership influences organizational agility. The finding of our study also indicates organizational agility to mediate the relationship between digital transformational leadership and digital transformation. Our findings offer an advanced understanding of the impact of transformational leadership and organizational agility on digital transformation and the role of digital strategy. Our study's findings address critical questions about how leadership style and promoting organizational agility in the public sector can enhance digital transformation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	636-648
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Business Research
Volume	145
Early online date	21 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.038
Publication status	Published - Jun 2022

Keywords

COVID-19
Digital strategy
Digital transformation
Institutional theory
Leadership
Organizational agility

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Marketing

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