Abstract

VARGAS-SALGADO, María Marisela  and  GOMEZ-BULL, Karla Gabriela. Transformational leadership and its impact on knowledge transfer and operational performance in the context of the automotive industry. Rev. esc.adm.neg [online]. 2021, n.90, pp.11-26.  Epub Feb 21, 2022. ISSN 0120-8160.  https://doi.org/10.21158/01208160.n90.2021.2850.

Today, organizations are facing challenging changes in pursuance of becoming more competitive. The theoretical background reveals that leadership is a necessary variable in the work context, since it motivates and guides followers to share knowledge in order to carry out activities that have a significant impact on organizational performance and success. Therefore, the aim of this work was to analyze the impact of transformational leadership on operational performance by means of the mediation of knowledge transfer. The study used a non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive and causal correlational quantitative design. The sample was non-probabilistic by convenience, considering middle managers working in the automotive industry in the northern border of Mexico as study subjects; a total of 300 participants were surveyed. Descriptive data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical tool, while inferential statistics were analyzed through the structural equation modeling tool, using the estimation of partial least squares (PLS). The results reveal that transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on knowledge transfer and operational performance, at a 99.9% trust level.

Keywords : transformational leadership; knowledge transfer; operational performance; organizational performance; manufacturing industry; automotive industry.

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