The Role of Smart Learning Ecosystems in Management Transformation in the Digital Era
Keywords:
Intelligent learning, management transformation, digital leadership, data-driven decision-making, organizational agility, artificial intelligenceAbstract
This study aims to examine the impact of smart learning ecosystems on key dimensions of management transformation, including adaptive leadership, data-driven decision-making, and organizational agility in knowledge-based companies. This applied research adopts a descriptive-survey and correlational design. The statistical population consisted of senior and middle managers of knowledge-based companies, from which 384 participants were selected using stratified random sampling. Data were collected through a researcher-developed Likert-scale questionnaire whose validity and reliability were confirmed using expert judgment and Cronbach’s alpha. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with AMOS software was employed for data analysis. The results indicated that smart learning ecosystems have a positive and significant effect on adaptive leadership (β=0.68), data-driven decision-making (β=0.75), and organizational agility (β=0.62) (p<0.01). Furthermore, data-driven decision-making was found to play a mediating role in strengthening the relationship between smart learning ecosystems and organizational agility. The findings suggest that investing in smart learning ecosystems serves as a strategic lever for enhancing managerial capabilities, improving decision quality, fostering adaptive leadership, and increasing organizational agility, thereby facilitating management transformation in the digital era.
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