The influence of transformational leadership on the process of innovation in teams

dc.contributor.advisorMbokota, Gloria
dc.contributor.emailichelp@gibs.co.zaen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateXolo, Nokwazi Misiwe Letheni
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-15T07:59:40Z
dc.date.available2025-04-15T07:59:40Z
dc.date.created2025-05-05
dc.date.issued2024-11
dc.descriptionMini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2024.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study delves into the factors influencing the process of innovation in teams, emphasising the importance of understanding transformational leaderships’ influence in an Information Technology and Communication (ICT) organisation, and applying Transformational Leadership Theory to test how specific leadership behaviours can drive creativity, collaboration, and innovative outcomes among team members. The study employed qualitative methods in a single-case study within the ICT sector, embracing an interpretivist philosophy with an inductive approach. The findings highlight the complexities that exist in transformational leadership and the influence this has on the process of innovation in teams within a single ICT organisation in South Africa. The study underscores the importance of collaboration, communication, feedback, and customer centricity amongst other factors in the process of innovation. In addition, the study revealed the benefits associated with a leaders’ actions and attributes that foster innovative thinking in teams. In addition, the study emphasises transformational leaderships’ role for driving employees’ empowerment, development, and motivation, driving a shared vision and goal in the workplace. Insights are provided into naturing collaboration with direct teams or cross collaboration in the organisation is far reaching in encouraging group thinking and buy-in in the process of innovation, placing emphasis on shared value. The research findings enhance one’s understanding of transformational leadership and the process of innovation in teams, especially in an ICT organisation, and they provide actionable guidance for effective leadership management and improved innovation performance.en_US
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_US
dc.description.degreeMBAen_US
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en_US
dc.description.facultyGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-08:Decent work and economic growthen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructureen_US
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.otherA2025en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/102071
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectTransformational Leadershipen_US
dc.subjectTransformational Leadership Theoryen_US
dc.subjectICTen_US
dc.subjectInnovationen_US
dc.subjectProcess of Innovationen_US
dc.titleThe influence of transformational leadership on the process of innovation in teamsen_US
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_US

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