Interplay of Leadership, Organisational Culture and Learning for Organisational Digital Maturity

The continuous assimilation of digital tools into everyday organisational practices marks a critical stage in reaching organisational digital maturity. In this context, organisations face the challenge of new integration; this time not on a greenfield site because digital tools already exist, but rather building on preexisting digital environments. This research investigates how organisations could approach their strategy regarding leadership, organisational culture and digital learning to achieve digital maturity. The analysis was done on a sample of 193 respondents from the Romanian public and private sectors. The data were processed using a structural equation model facilitated by SmartPLS 4.1.1.8. The results obtained indicate that leadership does not directly influence digitalisation; it operates through organisational culture and digital learning as mediators along a chain of influence. This suggests that the role of a leader is to unlock, through vision, technological potential, and that the success of digitalisation depends on the organisation’s members. In conclusion, organisations’ digital maturity may benefit from agreeing on organisational climate and skills development to ensure a sustainable integration of digital tools.