隨著科技的蛻變，企業普遍實施數位轉型以應對後疫情時代下的挑戰，並實現永續發展。數位轉型已成為每家公司必經的一個過程，臺灣中小企也積極的投資在數位轉型專案，以及進行各個層面的變革來保持或提升企業的競爭力。然而，轉型並非易事，許多企業在轉型的道路上會遭遇困難。企業必須具備創新能力來滿足現今的市場需求，像是透過改善、調整現有的業務、行政流程，創造新產品和商業模式，開拓新的收入來源。
領導者的角色對於公司的數位轉型成功與否至關重要，而悖論式領導者具備整合矛盾與衝突的能力。在面對動態競爭環境時，此種領導方式能夠有用地引領企業降低組織僵化所造成的負面影響，同時提升組織的策略敏捷能力和數位雙元能力。當組織擁有數位雙元能力時，它們能夠探索新的資訊科技，或深化已有技術和能力，來對外部環境變化做出回應。突破僵化是企業內部接受變革的關鍵，而具備這些能力和突破後，企業才能實現數位轉型的成功。

With the advancement of technology, companies are universally engaging in digital transformation to address the challenges of the post-pandemic era and achieve sustainable development. Digital transformation has become an indispensable process for every company. Small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan are also actively investing in digital transformation to maintain competitiveness. However, transformation is not an easy task, and many companies encounter difficulties along the transformation journey. Companies must possess innovation capability to meet the demands of the modern market. Through innovative approaches, companies can improve existing business processes, create new products and business models, and explore new sources of revenue.
Leaders actions and behavior are crucial in the success of digital transformation for companies, and paradoxical leaders possess the ability to integrate contradictions and conflicts. In the face of a dynamic competitive environment, they can effectively lead companies to mitigate the negative impacts of organizational rigidity while enhancing the strategic agility and digital ambidexterity of the organization. When organizations have digital ambidexterity, they can explore new information technologies or deepen existing ones to respond to external environmental changes. Breaking through rigidity is the key for internal acceptance of change within companies, and only with these capabilities and breakthroughs can companies achieve successful digital transformation.

審定書 i
中文摘要 ii
Abstract iii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Research Background 1
1.1.1 The importance and Trend of Digital Transformation for SMEs 1
1.1.2 Why is Innovativeness Important For Digital Transformation? 3
1.2 Motivation 4
1.3 Research Questions and Research Purpose 6
1.4 Research Procedure 8
Chapter 2 Literature Review and Hypotheses Development 9
2.1 Digital Transformation Innovativeness 9
2.1.1 Organizational Inertia and Digital Transformation Innovativeness 13
2.1.2 Strategic Agility and Digital Transformation Innovativeness 14
2.1.3 Digital Ambidexterity and Digital Transformation Innovativeness 15
2.2 Paradoxical Leadership 18
2.2.1 Paradoxical Leadership and Organizational Inertia 21
2.2.2 Paradoxical Leadership and Strategic Agility 23
2.2.3 Paradoxical Leadership and Digital Ambidexterity 24
Chapter 3 Research Method 26
3.1 Research Model 26
3.2 Operational Definition 26
3.3 Research Target 28
3.4 Questionnaire Design 29
3.5 Pilot Test and Pretest 36
3.6 Data Collection 38
Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Results 39
4.1 Measures 39
4.2 Reliability and Validity 42
4.3 Common Method Variance 50
4.4 Model and Hypotheses Testing 55
Chapter 5 Conclusions 60
5.1 Discussion 60
5.2 Implications for Research 62
5.3 Implications for Practice 63
5.4 Limitations and Future Research 64
Reference 65
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