THE DIGITAL-READINESS-PERFORMANCE (DRP) MODEL: INTEGRATING LEADERSHIP, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION IN THE INDUSTRY 5.0 ERA
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https://doi.org/10.35631/IJIREV.824003Keywords:
Digital Leadership, Digital Transformation, Emotional Intelligence, Industry 5.0, Organizational ReadinessAbstract
The fast-advancing Industry 5.0 (IR5.0), has ushered in a new era in how organization combine technology, people and processes to achieve lasting digital transformation. However, digital leaders continue to face significant challenges, including skill shortages, resistance to change, and cybersecurity threats that hinder effective transformation. The Digital-Readiness-Performance (DRP) model, a conceptual model with the objective of explaining how the dynamics relationship between digital leadership, organizational readiness, emotional intelligence and transformation performance occur. Based on recent leadership theory and supported by empirical evidence, the model makes clear that digital transformation succeeds not only through technology investment but also by strategic alignment of leadership capabilities, human adaptability and organizational readiness. Emotional intelligence (EI) is proposed as a moderating variable for increased leadership effectiveness by dissolving resistance, increasing trust, and decreasing technostress in technology change. The DRP model offers both theoretical and practical implications by providing a structured roadmap for organizations to assess readiness, strengthen leadership and digital capabilities, and sustain competitive advantage in the IR5.0 landscape. The paper is adding to the growing literature around digital transformation by bringing the human aspect more into focus within technology led organizational development.
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