The Synergy of Entrepreneurial Leadership and Team Diversity: Pathways to Entrepreneurial Success in Pakistan’s SMEs

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 2063 - 2063

Published: Feb. 27, 2025

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in fostering economic growth sustainability, requiring deliberate emphasis on innovation applying knowledge to navigate ever-changing markets. This study, grounded resource-based view (RBV) theory, explores the synergy of entrepreneurial leadership team diversity, exploring pathways success Pakistan’s SMEs. study employed cross-sectional design, utilizing non-probability convenience sampling approach survey 350 owners, supervisors, managers, employees SMEs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Data were gathered through questionnaire subsequently analyzed using SPSS SMART-PLS validate measurement model examine hypotheses for moderated analysis. The results indicated significant moderating influence. Entrepreneurial accounted 15.8% variation success, while diversity contributed 8.5%. Moreover, influence substantially affected ES (59.7%), underscoring pivotal interplay between EL ES. Drawing from RBV this advances framework by acknowledging that is element strengthens connections enhances existing literature clarifying mechanisms which collaboratively promote outcomes. highlights necessity SME leaders policymakers utilize as strategic asset improve competitive advantage ensure sustainable success.

Language: Английский

Harnessing Digital Transformation for Sustainable Performance: Exploring the Mediating Roles of Green Knowledge Acquisition and Innovation Performance Under Digital Transformational Leadership

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 2285 - 2285

Published: March 6, 2025

The rapidly growing proliferation of digital technology presents unprecedented opportunities to address sustainability challenges in today’s manufacturing sector. This research examines the effects transformation on sustainable corporate performance, focusing mediating roles green knowledge acquisition and innovative performance. Grounded new institutional theory, this targets Turkish industry, employing a quantitative methodology. Data were collected via structured surveys from 332 middle senior managers, representing diverse sectors, using purposive sampling. Statistical analyses, including regression moderated multiple regression, executed AMOS Hayes’ PROCESS macro. Findings demonstrate that positively influences Green innovation performance serve as significant mediators. Moreover, transformational leadership was found enhance relations between its However, limited capabilities weakened these connections. result highlights significance tactics with goals achieve competitiveness eco-friendly practices. These findings significantly by facilitating fostering implications emphasize necessity for policymakers business leaders foster leadership, capabilities, promote management part their organizational strategies. study investigating organizations can leverage technologies actively acquiring driving innovation. introduces novel distinction into mechanism through drive sustainability, thus contributing duality academic literature practical implementation period rising ecological economic difficulties.

Language: Английский