Dorothy Ndletyana2018-05-112018-05-1130-03-182017Pieters, R 2017, The influence of leadership style on innovation, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64911>http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64911Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2017.Innovation is an important aspect of organisational survival and competitiveness. It has been found that leadership has a profound influence on innovation outcomes. However, the innovation process is complex and leading in a complex, dynamic and adaptive environment makes it even more so. Thus, the efficacy of three leadership styles, authentic leadership, complexity leadership and contextual intelligence were tested and compared on exploitive and exploratory innovation, within the South African context. This research found that complexity leadership and contextual intelligence both grounded in non- Newtonian paradigms had the greatest positive influence on exploitive and exploratory innovation outcomes.en© 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.UCTDMini Dissertation23037173