Title: Servant leadership and ambidexterity: the mediating role of talent management in pharmaceutical companies at Egypt

Authors: Mohamed Elsotouhy; Tamer Ashry; Nada Khalifa; Hamida Al-Najjar

Addresses: Mansoura University, El Gomhouria St., Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt ' Mansoura University, El Gomhouria St., Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt ' Mansoura University, El Gomhouria St., Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt ' Mansoura University, El Gomhouria St., Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Abstract: The essential target of this study is to examine the effect of both servant leadership and talent management on organisational ambidexterity in pharmaceutical industries in Egypt. To test these impacts, a highly structured questionnaire has been developed and circulated among 294 chemists and pharmacists in six organisations following the public area. The questionnaire was completed by 262 people, with an 89% response rate. In view of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and Amos, the outcomes showed that servant leadership has a significant positive effect on both talent management and organisational ambidexterity. Furthermore, the results showed that talent management has a significant positive effect on ambidexterity, and affirmed also the mediating vital role of talent management in the relationship. Important implications have been founded and discussed for both researchers and practitioners.

Keywords: servant leadership; talent; talent management; ambidexterity; exploration; exploitation; Egypt.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTTC.2022.123083

International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 2022 Vol.19 No.1, pp.97 - 116

Received: 26 Mar 2021
Accepted: 05 Jul 2021
Published online: 26 May 2022 *