• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.165-177
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• 2023

In this paper analyzed the impact of innovation of CEOs of small and medium-sized companies, which are rapidly shifting to a digital economy, on corporate performance and how data literacy performs mediating functions. It was confirmed that innovation has a positive effect on corporate performance and that data literacy partially mediates the relationship between innovation and corporate performance. Transformational leadership shows a moderating effect in the relationship between innovation and corporate performance, and transactional leadership showed no moderating effect. Laissez-faire leadership has a moderating effect in the relationship between innovation and data literacy. These results show that innovation is an effective means of improving the organization's management performance, and are expected to awaken the importance of laissez-faire leadership and contribute to the establishment of management strategies.