The Impact of Consultant Capabilities on Leadership and Intent to Re-participation- A Study on the Leadership Effectiveness in the Industrial Innovation Movement –

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This study is basic on the impact of knowledge and attitude on leadership and the intent to participate again among consultants. This study also studied how the knowledge, attitude and ability of consultants affect leadership by means of intermediation.
Methods/Statistical analysis: The research targets representatives and executives of small businesses participating in the Industrial Innovation Movement and the survey methods were conducted in the form of a survey. The questionnaire consisted of 20 total questions, including eight questions of demographics, and measurements were made using the likert five-point scale. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS22 and AMOS22 programs as an empirical analysis. Basic statistics, factor analysis, reliability analysis, and measurement model analysis were performed, and the parametric effects were tested using structural equation model analysis.
Findings: The results of this study show that the ability of consultants to influence their ability to lead. And consultant leadership skills have been shown to influence the intention of re- participation consulting. In addition, the consultant's leadership skills played a role in the impact of knowledge and attitudes on the intention of re-participation of consultants' capabilities. In other words, when performing consulting, the consultant must give management and the working group a sense of motivation to participate in the consultation. When conflicts arise due to the execution of consulting, the consultant was found to have to show leadership in order to facilitate consulting.
Improvements/Applications: Consultants will need to train management and staff to improve the company's sense of participation, and will need to induce changes in awareness. Consultants should also be trained in response manuals that can be effectively applied in the event of problems on-site prior to conducting consulting. This can induce companies to participate in consulting again with positive views on consulting.