The Leadership and Innovation: Prospects and Challenges

Abstract

The contemporary competitive landscape is being driven by globalization, hyper-competition, technological revolution, price and customer satisfaction and extra-ordinary focus on quality, demanding an increased emphasis and recognition on innovation, being a strategic competence. A majority of scholars have opined that these two constructs are tightly intertwined. Numerous researchers recommended the positive relationship between the leadership and innovation. Innovation management is a cumbersome process entailing consistent support and involvement. Evaluation of the leadership, innovation relationship is very vital in a developing countries context since organizations often confront intense competition, institutional flux and macroeconomic volatility. The hierarchal leadership resulted in toxic organizational cultures that influenced innovation implementation and thus quality.