Re-Concepting the Spirit of Study through Absorptive Capacity and Leadership Empowerment

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2022 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 9 Issue 12

Year of Publication : 2022

Authors : Yuliana Sri Purbiyati, Elizabeth Supriharyanti

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V9I12P101

How to Cite?

Yuliana Sri Purbiyati, Elizabeth Supriharyanti, "Re-Concepting the Spirit of Study through Absorptive Capacity and Leadership Empowerment," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 9,  no. 12, pp. 1-9, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V9I12P101

Abstract:

This article discusses the reconceptualization of the spirit of study, which is one of the pillars of Dominican spirituality (the spirit of study), which is implemented in school Y for the development of school quality and finding competitive advantages in school Y. competitive. Among the confusion, often the leader's response is not as expected. Therefore, this article presents an overview of how school Y should re-concept the spirit of study through absorptive capacity and empowering leadership. What steps for school Y to re-conceptualize the spirit of study through absorptive capacity, which has dimensions: acquisition, assimilation, transformation, and exploitation. Also, school Y re-concepts the spirit of study through empowering leadership with a focus on leaders empowering their leadership through organizational mechanisms, namely the ability to coordinate, system, and socialization. The result is steps that can be taken by school Y to re-concept in the spirit of study through absorptive capacity and empowering leadership.

Keywords:

Spirit of Study, Absorptive Capacity, Empowering Leadership, Dominican Spirituality.

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