Shahzad Muhammad Asim, Iqbal Tahir, Jan Naveed, Zahid Muhammad
Department of Business Administration, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China.
Department of Business Administration, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jul 7;13:883224. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.883224. eCollection 2022.
The primary purpose of the research is to investigate the mediating role of corporate sustainability in the relationship between the impacts of transformational leadership on the performance of firms. This study also aimed to investigate the moderating role of knowledge-sharing on the relationship of transformational leadership with corporate sustainability. Respondents of the study were the top management of large Chinese automobile sectors, such as Shanghai Automotive Business Corporation (Group), China FAW Group Corporation, Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd., and China North Industries Group Corporation. These are the companies with the biggest market share in the automobile manufacturing industry in China. The data was gathered by using a self-administrative survey questionnaire from 198 individuals operating in different automobile industries in different sectors of China. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) through the Smart PLS 3.3.2 software. The results of this study revealed that transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on the performance of the firm. Corporate sustainability has a significant positive mediating role in the association of transformational leadership and firm performance. Findings indicated that knowledge-sharing also has a positive moderating role in the association between transformational leadership and firm performance. The findings of this study contribute to the body of knowledge and show that leadership style has a significant effect on firm performance and that knowledge-sharing culture in firms is essential for better performance of the firm. Furthermore, firms may improve their performance by improving their sustainability and by creating knowledge-sharing culture. The findings are important, particularly in connection with a developed country like China. The findings have important insights for various stakeholders, i.e., government, regulatory bodies, practitioners, academia, industry, and researchers.
该研究的主要目的是调查企业可持续性在变革型领导对企业绩效影响的关系中所起的中介作用。本研究还旨在调查知识共享在变革型领导与企业可持续性的关系中所起的调节作用。该研究的受访者是中国大型汽车行业的高层管理人员，如上海汽车集团股份有限公司、中国第一汽车集团公司、东风汽车有限公司、北京汽车集团有限公司和中国兵器工业集团公司。这些是在中国汽车制造业中市场份额最大的公司。数据是通过自填式调查问卷从中国不同地区、不同汽车行业的198名个人那里收集的。使用Smart PLS 3.3.2软件通过结构方程模型（SEM）对数据进行了分析。本研究结果表明，变革型领导对企业绩效有积极且显著的影响。企业可持续性在变革型领导与企业绩效的关联中具有显著的正向中介作用。研究结果表明，知识共享在变革型领导与企业绩效的关联中也具有正向调节作用。本研究结果为知识体系做出了贡献，并表明领导风格对企业绩效有显著影响，企业中的知识共享文化对于企业的更好绩效至关重要。此外，企业可以通过提高其可持续性和营造知识共享文化来提升绩效。这些发现很重要，尤其是对于像中国这样的发达国家而言。这些发现对各类利益相关者，即政府、监管机构、从业者、学术界、行业和研究人员都有重要启示。
