Understanding sustainable outcomes in the digital age: The vital role of digital leadership in leveraging the impact of green innovations

The increasing complexities posed by green organizational challenges and technological
advancements require a thorough grasp of the vital capabilities needed to maintain the firm’s
sustainable performance. This study aims to explore the associations of green technological
innovation and management innovation to sustainable performance and estimate to what extent
digital leadership moderates these associations. The resource-based view (RBV) and sociotechnical system theory (STS) are leveraged to conceptualize the research model. By adopting a
survey-based approach on data gathered from 419 manufacturing and service firms, the PLS-SEM
is the statistical approach conducted to test the validity of predictions The outcomes demonstrated
that green technological innovation, green management innovation, and digital leadership are
positively linked to sustainable performance. Furthermore, higher digital leadership strengthens the
linkage of green technology and management innovation to sustainable performance. The outcomes
made a powerful contribution to the current literature on green innovations and digital
transformation, and substantial recommendations were inferred for organizations aiming to achieve
environmental, social, and economic performance.