Saif Naveed, Ali Sadaqat, Shaheen Imrab, Goh Gerald Guan Gan, Khan Sajid Ullah
Institute of Management Science, University of Science and Technology Bannu, Bannu, Pakistan.
National University of Modern Languages, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 15;15(1):8970. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-93117-y.
This study explores the relationship between digital leadership (DLR), visionary leadership (VSL), and knowledge sharing (KNS) among healthcare professionals in Pakistan, focusing on the mediating role of digital citizenship behavior (DCZ). As leadership becomes increasingly crucial for promoting knowledge sharing in healthcare, understanding how DLR and VSL facilitate this behavior particularly through digital citizenship is essential. A quantitative approach was employed, gathering data from 202 healthcare professionals via a structured questionnaire assessing DLR, VSL, DCZ, and KNS. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the relationships and test the mediating effect of DCZ. Findings reveal significant positive relationships between both DLR and VSL with KNS. Notably, DCZ partially mediates the relationship between DLR and KNS, with a stronger mediation effect observed in this context. In the VSL-KNS relationship, DCZ's mediation was confirmed and indicating partial mediation. These results underscore the importance of fostering digital citizenship behaviors to enhance knowledge sharing, providing valuable insights for leadership development programs aimed at improving organizational performance in healthcare settings.
本研究探讨了巴基斯坦医疗保健专业人员中数字领导力（DLR）、愿景型领导力（VSL）和知识共享（KNS）之间的关系，重点关注数字公民行为（DCZ）的中介作用。随着领导力对于促进医疗保健领域的知识共享变得越来越重要，了解DLR和VSL如何特别是通过数字公民身份来促进这种行为至关重要。采用了定量方法，通过一份评估DLR、VSL、DCZ和KNS的结构化问卷从202名医疗保健专业人员那里收集数据。使用结构方程模型（SEM）来分析这些关系并检验DCZ的中介效应。研究结果显示DLR和VSL与KNS之间均存在显著的正相关关系。值得注意的是，DCZ部分中介了DLR与KNS之间的关系，在这种情况下观察到更强的中介效应。在VSL - KNS关系中，DCZ的中介作用得到证实并表明是部分中介。这些结果强调了培养数字公民行为以加强知识共享的重要性，为旨在提高医疗保健环境中组织绩效的领导力发展计划提供了有价值的见解。
