Role of leadership in the digitalisation of manufacturing organisations

Abstract

Purpose: This study examines the moderating role of leadership behaviours on the relationship between Industry 4.0 (I4.0) maturity and operational performance in manufacturers. Design/methodology/approach: For that, 189 leaders from manufacturing organisations located in India and Brazil that are undergoing I4.0 implementation were surveyed. The collected data was analysed using multivariate data techniques, which allowed to verify the validity of our research hypotheses. This study was grounded on the concepts from the socio-technical systems (STS) theory. Findings: The findings indicated that task-oriented leadership behaviours positively moderate the relationship between technologies for ..