The Mechanism of the Influence of Organizational Culture on Organizational Innovation: The Mediating Role of Strategic Leadership and Employee Involvement

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of organizational culture on organizational innovation through the mediation of strategic leadership and employee engagement at the Class IIA Kendari Detention Center. The study used a quantitative approach with a survey method of 73 employees and was analyzed using PLS-SEM. The results showed that organizational culture had a positive and significant effect on strategic leadership, employee engagement, and organizational innovation. Strategic leadership and employee engagement also had a positive and significant effect on organizational innovation and partially mediated the influence of organizational culture on organizational innovation. These findings emphasize the importance of strengthening organizational culture, strategic leadership, and employee engagement in driving sustainable organizational innovation.