An Overview Of The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Innovation Adoption Among Malaysian Construction Companies

• Main Authors: Shazwan, Mohamed Shaari, Mohd Hisham, Ariffin, Aini, Jaapar, Hafiszah, Ismail
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Institution of Surveyor Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37199/1/Shazwan%20Mohamed%20Shaari.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37199/; https://rism.org.my/publication/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This paper is an overview on the influence of transformational leadership towards innovation adoption among Malaysian construction companies. The Malaysian government has always been pushing for innovation adoption among construction companies but this effort has always been hammered by the lack of support from industry players due to varies of reasons. The review of literature has identified that leadership within the organization plays an important part in innovation adoption to be successful. The research used a quantitative method for its methodology through a structured questionnaire survey as its instrument. Malaysian Grade G7 construction firms were the respondents. Findings from the survey found variables such as transformational leadership, perceived use, ease of use, satisfaction, and continual improvement had a strong influence on adoption intention for these construction companies.