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Zaenudin Zaenudin, Muafi Muafi, & Sri Handari Wahyuningsih. (2026). The Influence of Innovation Culture and Digital Competency on Digital Transformation through Organizational Commitment. Environment and Social Psychology, 11(1), ESP-4544. https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v11i1.4544

The Influence of Innovation Culture and Digital Competency on Digital Transformation through Organizational Commitment

Zaenudin Zaenudin

Student of Doctoral, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Muafi Muafi

Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Sri Handari Wahyuningsih

Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia


DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v11i1.4544


Keywords: digital competency; digital transformation; innovation culture; organizational commitment

Abstract

Digital transformation has become a strategic priority in the education sector, yet its implementation in schools often faces internal challenges related to human resource readiness and organizational dynamics. This study aims to examine the influence of innovation culture and digital competency on digital transformation, with organizational commitment positioned as a mediating variable. The study adopts a quantitative approach using a survey method and was conducted at six Center of Excellence Vocational High Schools (SMK PK) in Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Data were collected from teachers and analyzed using Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modeling (SEM-PLS) with SmartPLS software. The results indicate that innovation culture, digital competency, and organizational commitment explain 66.8% of the variance in digital transformation, while digital competency and innovation culture explain 48.3% of the variance in organizational commitment. Path analysis results reveal that digital competency and innovation culture have positive and significant effects on digital transformation. Both variables also significantly influence organizational commitment. Furthermore, organizational commitment has a strong positive effect on digital transformation and is proven to partially mediate the relationships between digital competency and digital transformation, as well as between innovation culture and digital transformation. These findings highlight the importance of strengthening teachers’ digital competency, fostering an innovation-supportive school culture, and enhancing organizational commitment to ensure the successful and sustainable implementation of digital transformation in vocational schools.

Keywords: digital competency, digital transformation, innovation culture, organizational commitment

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