Enabling Innovative Governance: Ethical Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities in Government Digital Transformation
As governments face unprecedented technological disruption, understanding the enablers of administrative innovation becomes crucial. This study examines how ethical leadership fosters innovative behavior within government institutions across China’s western region, focusing on the interplay between...
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| description | As governments face unprecedented technological disruption, understanding the enablers of administrative innovation becomes crucial. This study examines how ethical leadership fosters innovative behavior within government institutions across China’s western region, focusing on the interplay between leadership styles and dynamic capabilities. Data were collected through a survey targeting government officials in this region, employing a convenience sampling method. Over two months, two rounds of data collection were conducted, yielding 430 valid responses. Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the data and test the hypotheses. The analysis reveals that ethical leadership not only directly promotes innovative behavior but also indirectly stimulates innovation by enhancing public service motivation ‒ a psychological mechanism that channels civil servants' intrinsic drive toward creative problem-solving. Moreover, the study identifies knowledge management capability, a specific dynamic capability, as a critical moderating factor. Organizations with higher levels of knowledge management capability exhibit stronger positive effects of ethical leadership on innovation, suggesting that robust digital and intelligent infrastructures amplify the leadership’s impact. By exploring these complex dynamics, the findings provide actionable insights for advancing public sector innovation, emphasizing the importance of ethical leadership and organizational readiness in navigating digital transformation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da59abbf8f40446f88e5cd07804368c02025-01-15T12:30:06ZengAcademic Research and Publishing UG (AR&P)Business Ethics and Leadership2520-67612520-63112024-10-018418620010.61093/bel.8(4).186-200.2024Enabling Innovative Governance: Ethical Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities in Government Digital TransformationXiangyu Bian0https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3630-3197Bin Wang1https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9465-4231Ph.D., College of State Governance, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaPh.D., Professor, College of State Governance, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaAs governments face unprecedented technological disruption, understanding the enablers of administrative innovation becomes crucial. This study examines how ethical leadership fosters innovative behavior within government institutions across China’s western region, focusing on the interplay between leadership styles and dynamic capabilities. Data were collected through a survey targeting government officials in this region, employing a convenience sampling method. Over two months, two rounds of data collection were conducted, yielding 430 valid responses. Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the data and test the hypotheses. The analysis reveals that ethical leadership not only directly promotes innovative behavior but also indirectly stimulates innovation by enhancing public service motivation ‒ a psychological mechanism that channels civil servants' intrinsic drive toward creative problem-solving. Moreover, the study identifies knowledge management capability, a specific dynamic capability, as a critical moderating factor. Organizations with higher levels of knowledge management capability exhibit stronger positive effects of ethical leadership on innovation, suggesting that robust digital and intelligent infrastructures amplify the leadership’s impact. By exploring these complex dynamics, the findings provide actionable insights for advancing public sector innovation, emphasizing the importance of ethical leadership and organizational readiness in navigating digital transformation.https://armgpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BEL_4_2024_13.pdfdigital transformationdynamic capabilitiesethical leadershipgovernment innovationknowledge management capability |
| spellingShingle | Xiangyu Bian Bin Wang Enabling Innovative Governance: Ethical Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities in Government Digital Transformation Business Ethics and Leadership digital transformation dynamic capabilities ethical leadership government innovation knowledge management capability |
| title | Enabling Innovative Governance: Ethical Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities in Government Digital Transformation |
| title_full | Enabling Innovative Governance: Ethical Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities in Government Digital Transformation |
| title_fullStr | Enabling Innovative Governance: Ethical Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities in Government Digital Transformation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enabling Innovative Governance: Ethical Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities in Government Digital Transformation |
| title_short | Enabling Innovative Governance: Ethical Leadership and Dynamic Capabilities in Government Digital Transformation |
| title_sort | enabling innovative governance ethical leadership and dynamic capabilities in government digital transformation |
| topic | digital transformation dynamic capabilities ethical leadership government innovation knowledge management capability |
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