| Title: | A systems perspective on sustainable leadership and innovation capability : building organizational resilience in a high-tech company |
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| Authors: | ID Vladić, Nenad (Author)
ID Maletič, Damjan (Author)
ID Maletič, Matjaž (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/13/12/1075
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MD5: 15ECE3F3C86EA10CF07A09051BA19299
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FOV - Faculty of Organizational Sciences in Kranj
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| Abstract: | While previous studies have examined sustainable leadership and innovation separately, limited attention has focused on their systemic interconnection. Building on established
frameworks, this study adopts a systems perspective to explain how sustainability-oriented leadership mechanisms shape innovation capability across strategic, organizational, and
functional levels. Drawing on a single-case study of an information-rich high-tech company, data were collected through semi-structured interviews and internal documentation
to examine leadership practices and organizational enablers that foster innovation. The findings show that sustainable leadership strengthens innovation capability by embedding sustainability values into organizational routines, aligning strategic intent with daily learning, and empowering employees to experiment, collaborate, and share knowledge
continuously. These feedback-driven processes connect strategic intent with operational learning, enabling organizations to adapt and renew. The study introduces the Systems
Framework for Sustainable Innovation Capability (SFSIC), which explains how leadership, culture, and learning interact as interdependent components of innovation capability and
organizational resilience. By framing innovation capability as a dynamic, feedback-driven process rather than a fixed set of determinants, the study advances theory by specifying how sustainability-oriented leadership strengthens adaptive capacity within innovation ecosystems. The study offers guidance for building innovation capability and resilience through aligned leadership practices, enabling structures, and feedback-based learning systems. |
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| Keywords: | sustainable leadership, innovation capability, systems thinking, organizational resilience, organizational mechanisms, high-tech industry |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 29.10.2025 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 27.11.2025 |
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| Publication date: | 28.11.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-28 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 13, issue 12, [article no.] 1075 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-96093  |
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| UDC: | 502.131.1 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2079-8954 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 259439619 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/systems13121075 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 01.12.2025 |
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| Views: | 118 |
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| Downloads: | 6 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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