Satisfaction of academics with leadership, creativity, innovation and organisational performance at a university 5.0 work environment

Abstract

Just like in industries, university and other higher educational institutions are facing novel working contexts arising from their present technological transitions. As a result, known factors that influence organisational success require new assessments to establish how they have been affected by the disruptions. The objectives of this study were to: (1) explore the satisfaction of academics with leadership, creativity, innovation and organisational performance at university 5.0 work environments (2) assess the relationship between transformational leadership and organisational performance within the university 5.0 context and (3) assess the relationship between innovation and organisational performance within the university 5.0 context. To attain the stated objectives, 200 academics from a university that is a leader in the adoption of education 5.0 transitions completed a questionnaire and the data was analysed. The study found that the academics were satisfied with the leadership, creativity, innovation and organisational performance associated with the university 5.0 contexts. It appears that the adoption of university 5.0 practices was favourable for creativity, innovation and performance. Future studies may have to follow comparative designs that factor in the relevance of sector specific mediators in the realisation of innovativeness, creativity and productivity of university 5.0.