Driving Innovation in the Automotive Components Sector: Leveraging Transformational Leadership and Organizational Ambidexterity for Competitive Advantage

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10.2991/978-94-6463-817-2_121How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Organizational ambidexterity; Transformational Leadership; Innovation Performance; Competitive Advantage; Automotive Components Industry

Abstract

This study investigates the role of innovation in achieving competitive advantage within Indonesia’s automotive components industry. Drawing on upper-echelon and resource-based theories, it examines how transformational leadership influences innovation performance, with organizational ambidexterity as a mediating factor. The research employed a quantitative approach, surveying top management from 100 Indonesian automotive component firms. Using PLS-SEM analysis of four hypotheses, the study found that while organizational ambidexterity significantly impacts innovation performance, transformational leadership does not directly affect it. However, transformational leadership indirectly influences innovation performance through organizational ambidexterity. These findings provide valuable insights for industry leaders, offering evidence-based strategies to enhance innovation capabilities. The research contributes to understanding leadership dynamics and innovation in emerging markets’ rapidly evolving automotive supply chains, paving the way for future investigations in this field. The study’s implications extend beyond the Indonesian context, offering potential applications in similar emerging markets and industries undergoing rapid technological changes.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mohamad Zaki Azizi
AU  - Syarifa Hanoum
AU  - Jerry Dwi Trijoyo Purnomo
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/12
TI  - Driving Innovation in the Automotive Components Sector: Leveraging Transformational Leadership and Organizational Ambidexterity for Competitive Advantage
BT  - Proceedings of the 9th Global Conference on Business, Management and Entrepreneurship (GCBME 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1023
EP  - 1029
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-817-2_121
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-817-2_121
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