Increasing company innovation in Russia: developing employee engagement through leadership and knowledge culture

Ekaterina Baidina,Natalya Molodchik,Natalya Nagibina,N Akatov,K Antipyev

doi:10.1051/shsconf/202111600022

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https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202111600022

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Abstract

The article examines the impact of knowledge culture and transformational leadership on employee engagement and company innovation. The partial least square is applied to the data based on the questionnaire survey of the top and middle managers of 110 different Russian enterprises. The study reveals a significant positive impact of employee engagement on company innovation, as well as an empirical evidence of significant positive influence of knowledge culture and transformational leadership on employee engagement.

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In the post-pandemic period, for their strategic stability, an increasing number of companies are studying the factors of the formation and development of innovative activities of personnel
The authors suggest that transformational leadership and a culture of knowledge increase employee engagement in production activities, which in turn has a positive impact on the growth of innovations
Correlation analysis and one-factor models showed that knowledge culture and transformational leadership have a positive and significant impact on employee engagement, while engagement, in turn, has a significant impact on company innovation

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In the post-pandemic period, for their strategic stability, an increasing number of companies are studying the factors of the formation and development of innovative activities of personnel. Innovations in the form of breakthrough ideas allow obtaining new products, improving services, increasing the efficiency of business processes and thereby ensuring the company's competitiveness [1]. The authors suggest that transformational leadership and a culture of knowledge increase employee engagement in production activities, which in turn has a positive impact on the growth of innovations. The influence of these factors will be tested empirically

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