Top Level Leader Behavior and the Impact on Business Model Innovation
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2012-08-06
Author(s)
Klang, David Johann
;
Hoffmann, Friederike
Abstract
The innovation of an incumbent firm's business model is one of today's most important, yet challenging, tasks facing management today. However, current research has scarcely addressed the role of leadership in business model innovation. By developing a conceptual model, we address this research gap and establish a theoretical linkage between top-level leader behavior and business-model innovation from a cultural historical activity system perspective of organizational learning and development. Based on our model, we suggest that transformational and transactional leader behaviors of top-level managers are likely to have a positive impact on business model innovation by supporting the development of followers' learning activity. We also suggest that transactional and transformational leader behaviors mediate the positive impact of instrumental leader behavior, and that laissez-faire leader behavior is negatively associated with business model innovation.
Language
English
Keywords
Business model innovation
charismatic leadership
leader behavior
full range leadership theory
organizational learning
activity system
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
The Informal Economy
Publisher
Academy of Management
Publisher place
Chicago
Event Title
72nd Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM) 2012 "The Informal Economy"
Event Location
Boston, USA
Event Date
03.-07.08.2012
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
211571