Impact of Leadership on the Relationship Between Innovation and Performance: Portuguese Hotel Sector

Leadership, innovation, and performance are essential factors to achieve the desired sustainable profitability of companies. The relationship between these variables is one of the keys to the organizational success, although their study has proved to be complex. The purpose of this article is to ana...

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Published in:International journal of tourism and hospitality management in the digital age 2021-07, Vol.5 (2), p.29-49
Main Authors: Leitão, Cláudia Ferreira, Gomes, Jorge, Capela dos Santos, Denise, Maia, Bruno Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Hotels & motels
Hotels and motels
Innovations
International economic relations
Leadership
Portugal
Surveys
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Summary:Leadership, innovation, and performance are essential factors to achieve the desired sustainable profitability of companies. The relationship between these variables is one of the keys to the organizational success, although their study has proved to be complex. The purpose of this article is to analyse the impact of leadership on the relationship between innovation and performance in the Portuguese hotel sector. To answer to this challenge, a survey was carried out to top and middle managers of four-star and five-star hotel units. The existence of a positive correlation between innovation and performance was found; however, leadership has not been shown to have a moderating effect on the relationship. The work highlights several important contributions to the hotel industry and identifies aspects that, when well implemented and developed, can lead to superior performance in organizations.
ISSN:2473-5361
2473-5353
DOI:10.4018/IJTHMDA.2021070103