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Digital leadership indirectly drives the innovation process in organizations by fostering technological readiness and organizational sustainability, rather than having a direct effect. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine the relationship between digital leadership and the innovation process, assessing technological readiness and organizational sustainability as underlying mediating mechanisms.

September 8, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Digital Leadership and the Innovation Process in Libyan Organizations: The Mediating Roles of Technological Readiness and Organizational Sustainability

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AAAbdulnasser Ali Altabouli AÇAyşem ÇelebiAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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Quantitative survey finds digital leadership indirectly fosters innovation via technological readiness and sustainability in enterprises, suggesting leaders act as strategic capability enablers.

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To examine the relationship between digital leadership and the innovation process, assessing technological readiness and organizational sustainability as underlying mediating mechanisms.
Administered a quantitative survey to 423 employees and managers across energy, banking, telecommunications, and service sectors in Libya.
Validated the measurement model using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and tested hypotheses through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).
Digital leadership showed a statistically significant positive association with both technological readiness and organizational sustainability.
Digital leadership exhibited no statistically significant direct relationship with the organizational innovation process.
Statistically significant indirect associations were observed between digital leadership and the innovation process through technological readiness and organizational sustainability.

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Altabouli et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd7d558e84d0ff5b46efd https://doi.org/10.3390/su18179176

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Quantitative survey finds digital leadership indirectly fosters innovation via technological readiness and sustainability in enterprises, suggesting leaders act as strategic capability enablers.

Digital Leadership and the Innovation Process in Libyan Organizations: The Mediating Roles of Technological Readiness and Organizational Sustainability

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Digital Leadership and the Innovation Process in Libyan Organizations: The Mediating Roles of Technological Readiness and Organizational Sustainability

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