Saleh SS, Auso KA. The role of transformational leadership in enhancing competitive advantage for E‐business analysis in organisational practices. Expert Systems. 2025 Jan;42(1):e13307.
The research conducted by Dr. Saleh and Dr. Auso investigates how transformational leadership can enhance competitive advantages in e-business contexts, with a particular focus on academic organizations. Conducted at Near East University, the research explores the perceptions of academic staff regarding transformational leadership and its influence on organizational success. Using quantitative methods, data were collected through questionnaires distributed to faculty members, focusing on dimensions such as inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration.
The findings reveal a significant positive relationship between transformational leadership traits and competitive advantages, including cost efficiency, innovation, and quality enhancement. Leaders who promote a vision-oriented approach, foster trust, and empower employees significantly contribute to organizational adaptability and success. These leaders enhance not only operational outcomes but also employee morale and innovation. The study emphasizes the importance of transformational leadership in fostering a sustainable competitive edge within academic and e-business frameworks, aligning with global trends in digital transformation and quality management practices.
Dr. Sarhang Salahadin Saleh, a member of the Business Administration Department at Near East University, specializes in organizational leadership and e-business strategies. Dr. Saleh welcomes collaborations that extend the boundaries of research in e-business, leadership, and competitive strategies.
Abstract
This research examines the connection between the adoption of e-commerce and leadership ideologies. The purpose of the study is to evaluate leaders’ perspectives toward using e-commerce and to determine the sorts of management styles that are associated with the level of e-commerce adoption. Becoming a successful leader in the economic world of today is a difficult task. Businesses which have already adopted new business concepts nowadays often have a greater benefit and fulfil more clients than businesses that operate in the traditional way. The personality and leadership style of a manager directly affect the business ecology, according to experience. To improve the organisation’s efficiency in practice, various methods are widely used to promote employees’ personal development based on the “generating learning” and “organisational knowledge” systems. This study investigates the role of leadership in enhancing competitive advantage for E-business analysis in organisational practices that has been done at the Near East University in Cyprus. The study provided questionnaires among the university’s teaching staff to know the role of leadership in the eyes of the academic staff. The results showed that transformational leadership influences the competitive advantage, proved by the data collected from the Near East University in Cyprus, which contributes to increasing the competitiveness of the university and its sustainable development.
