Author(s): Nuanluk Sangperm, Chanongkorn Kuntonbutr, Natnarong Jaturat
This study analyzed the influence of transformational leadership on organizational innovation. The realized absorptive capacity was applied as a mediator, and differences in the level of organizational learning served as a moderator in the model. The sample comprises large and medium-sized firms in the food manufacturing industry in Thailand. The conceptual framework was composed of organizational learning as the moderator and realized absorptive capacity as the mediator serving as the link between transformational leadership and organizational innovation. It was found that the different levels of organizational learning constitute a significant moderator and realized absorptive capacity as a mediator has an indirect effect on transformational leadership and organizational innovation.