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The Mediating Role of Attitudes towards Performing Well between Ethical Leadership, Technological Innovation, and Innovative Performance

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  • Hassan Danial Aslam

    (Institute of Business, Management and Administrative Sciences, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan)

  • Sorinel Căpușneanu

    (Faculty of Economic Sciences, Titu Maiorescu University, 040441 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Tasawar Javed

    (Institute of Business, Management and Administrative Sciences, Department of Management and Science, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan)

  • Ileana-Sorina Rakos

    (Faculty of Sciences, University of Petrosani, 332006 Petrosani, Romania)

  • Cristian-Marian Barbu

    (Department of Management-Marketing, Artifex University, 060754 Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

The business sector is rife with unethical managerial practices, such as blaming subordinates for organizational failings, along with the exploitation of colleagues, favoritism, and conflicts of leadership. In light of this, numerous researchers have endeavored to explain the phenomenon of ethical perspectives and concerns. It is recommended that organizations in the SME sector adopt ethical practices in order to achieve their long-term objectives. This study stresses the influence of ethical leadership and technological innovation, particularly the mediating role of a positive attitude in encouraging good performance. This study, which was conducted in the SME sector of Malaysia in the state of Selangor, employed a convenience sampling technique for data collection and reports that ethical leadership, technological innovation, and attitude significantly influence performance. A mediating role of attitude in relation to technological innovation and innovative performance is hereby reported, and attitude towards performance was found to have an insignificant effect on ethical leadership and innovative performance. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by explaining the role of ethical leadership and technological innovation in expressing and assessing the revolutionary business practices required to ensure organizational success.

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  • Hassan Danial Aslam & Sorinel Căpușneanu & Tasawar Javed & Ileana-Sorina Rakos & Cristian-Marian Barbu, 2024. "The Mediating Role of Attitudes towards Performing Well between Ethical Leadership, Technological Innovation, and Innovative Performance," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:14:y:2024:i:4:p:62-:d:1362784
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