The Strategic Role of Digital Transformation: Leveraging Digital Leadership to Enhance Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment in the Digital Era
Given the rapid advancements in the digital transformation era, digital leadership has become essential for enhancing employee performance and organizational commitment. This study specifically examines the mediating role of digital transformation in the relationship between digital leadership, empl...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2024-10-01
|
| Series: | Systems |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/12/11/457 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850266988210814976 |
|---|---|
| author | Guanming Qiao Yannan Li Ahreum Hong |
| author_facet | Guanming Qiao Yannan Li Ahreum Hong |
| author_sort | Guanming Qiao |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Given the rapid advancements in the digital transformation era, digital leadership has become essential for enhancing employee performance and organizational commitment. This study specifically examines the mediating role of digital transformation in the relationship between digital leadership, employee performance, and organizational commitment, drawing on data collected between June and August 2024 from 579 participants across diverse industries. The findings demonstrate that digital leadership significantly enhances employee outcomes by driving digital transformation, which serves as a crucial intermediary that amplifies the positive effects of leadership. This research underscores the importance of aligning leadership strategies with digital transformation initiatives, especially in the DT-driven business landscape, to promote sustainable growth and maintain a competitive edge. By highlighting the combined influence of leadership and digital transformation on employee performance and organizational commitment, this study provides valuable insights for organizations addressing the complexities of digital change. It also emphasizes the pivotal role of leadership in fostering innovation and organizational resilience in the digital transformation era. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-2ffe12d3dc554c8c975fdca5cfc5b9fd |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2079-8954 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-10-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Systems |
| spelling | doaj-art-2ffe12d3dc554c8c975fdca5cfc5b9fd2025-08-20T01:53:58ZengMDPI AGSystems2079-89542024-10-01121145710.3390/systems12110457The Strategic Role of Digital Transformation: Leveraging Digital Leadership to Enhance Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment in the Digital EraGuanming Qiao0Yannan Li1Ahreum Hong2Graduate School of Technology Management, KyungHee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of KoreaGraduate School of Technology Management, KyungHee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of KoreaGraduate School of Technology Management, KyungHee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of KoreaGiven the rapid advancements in the digital transformation era, digital leadership has become essential for enhancing employee performance and organizational commitment. This study specifically examines the mediating role of digital transformation in the relationship between digital leadership, employee performance, and organizational commitment, drawing on data collected between June and August 2024 from 579 participants across diverse industries. The findings demonstrate that digital leadership significantly enhances employee outcomes by driving digital transformation, which serves as a crucial intermediary that amplifies the positive effects of leadership. This research underscores the importance of aligning leadership strategies with digital transformation initiatives, especially in the DT-driven business landscape, to promote sustainable growth and maintain a competitive edge. By highlighting the combined influence of leadership and digital transformation on employee performance and organizational commitment, this study provides valuable insights for organizations addressing the complexities of digital change. It also emphasizes the pivotal role of leadership in fostering innovation and organizational resilience in the digital transformation era.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/12/11/457digital leadershipemployee performanceorganizational commitmentdigital transformation |
| spellingShingle | Guanming Qiao Yannan Li Ahreum Hong The Strategic Role of Digital Transformation: Leveraging Digital Leadership to Enhance Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment in the Digital Era Systems digital leadership employee performance organizational commitment digital transformation |
| title | The Strategic Role of Digital Transformation: Leveraging Digital Leadership to Enhance Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment in the Digital Era |
| title_full | The Strategic Role of Digital Transformation: Leveraging Digital Leadership to Enhance Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment in the Digital Era |
| title_fullStr | The Strategic Role of Digital Transformation: Leveraging Digital Leadership to Enhance Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment in the Digital Era |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Strategic Role of Digital Transformation: Leveraging Digital Leadership to Enhance Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment in the Digital Era |
| title_short | The Strategic Role of Digital Transformation: Leveraging Digital Leadership to Enhance Employee Performance and Organizational Commitment in the Digital Era |
| title_sort | strategic role of digital transformation leveraging digital leadership to enhance employee performance and organizational commitment in the digital era |
| topic | digital leadership employee performance organizational commitment digital transformation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/12/11/457 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT guanmingqiao thestrategicroleofdigitaltransformationleveragingdigitalleadershiptoenhanceemployeeperformanceandorganizationalcommitmentinthedigitalera AT yannanli thestrategicroleofdigitaltransformationleveragingdigitalleadershiptoenhanceemployeeperformanceandorganizationalcommitmentinthedigitalera AT ahreumhong thestrategicroleofdigitaltransformationleveragingdigitalleadershiptoenhanceemployeeperformanceandorganizationalcommitmentinthedigitalera AT guanmingqiao strategicroleofdigitaltransformationleveragingdigitalleadershiptoenhanceemployeeperformanceandorganizationalcommitmentinthedigitalera AT yannanli strategicroleofdigitaltransformationleveragingdigitalleadershiptoenhanceemployeeperformanceandorganizationalcommitmentinthedigitalera AT ahreumhong strategicroleofdigitaltransformationleveragingdigitalleadershiptoenhanceemployeeperformanceandorganizationalcommitmentinthedigitalera |