Responsible leadership, organizational ethical culture, strategic posture, and green innovation

ABSTRACT

Leaders in service organizations are increasingly challenged to demonstrate leadership underpinned with a strong sense of responsibility. To date, a few studies have empirically investigated the influence of responsible leadership on organizational outcomes such as innovation. Drawing on signaling theory, this study reports the findings of the relationship between RL and green innovation in service firms through the mediating role of organizational ethical culture. We also test the moderating effect of strategic posture on this relationship. Using a three-wave research design and data collected from employees (n = 168) in hospitality organizations, we found that RL positively influences green innovation. We found support for the mediating effect of organizational ethical culture and the moderating role of strategic posture on the direct effect of responsible leadership on green innovation such that this direct effect is stronger where there is a progressive strategic posture. We highlight both the theoretical and practical implications of our findings.

摘要

服务组织中的领导者面临展示出以强烈责任感为基础领导力的挑战不断增加。迄今为止，一些研究已经实证调查了责任型领导对创新等组织成果的影响。借鉴信号理论，本研究通过组织道德文化的中介作用，报告了服务企业中的责任型领导与绿色创新之间关系的结果。我们还测试了战略态势对这种关系的调节作用。使用三期研究设计和从酒店组织员工（n = 168）收集的数据，我们发现责任型领导积极影响绿色创新。我们发现组织道德文化的中介作用和战略态势的调节作用在责任型领导对绿色创新的直接影响中得到支持，因此，在存在进步战略态势的情况下，这种直接影响更强。我们强调了研究结果的理论和实践意义。

KEYWORDS:

• Responsible leadership
• green innovation
• ethical culture
• strategic posture
• signaling theory

关键词:

• 责任型领导
• 绿色创新
• 道德文化
• 战略态势
• 信号

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by National Social Science Foundation of China: [grant no 21BGL047].