IMPACT OF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION ON THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: MEDIATIONAL ROLE OF IT CAPABILITY

This is a very competitive environment in which organizations must focus on strategic management factors to survive and develop a competitive advantage. The current study examines the effect of strategic leadership and organizational innovation on strategic management. It introduces a new mechanism of the effect of strategic leadership and organizational innovation by assessing the mediational role of the IT capability of the organization. It focuses on how an organization can do efficient strategic management by utilizing the strategic leadership and the organizational innovation. For this purpose, the data was collected from the faculty members of Malaysian universities. The data was collected through survey questionnaires. The usable response rate of the data was 61%. PLS-SEM technique was adopted for analysis for which Smart-PLS used. The findings of the study revealed that organizational innovation, strategic leadership and IT capability are important antecedents of strategic management. Moreover, mediating effect of IT capability was also confirmed. The findings of the study are helpful for academicians and policymakers.