Examining the mediating role of ambidexterity, wireless IT competence, and sensing capability of supply chain management to drive innovation capability in higher education ,

This study examines the interaction effect between transformational leadership, transactional leadership, wireless IT competence, ambidexterity and supply chain management capability in increasing innovation capability. By using a knowledge-based view and dynamic capability theory basis, this research has provided an exploration of the supply chain of a merchant marine college and its impact on innovation capability using a quantitative method approach. The authors collected data from a cross-section of 673 questionnaires distributed to Managers in 3 managerial classifications from top, middle and bottom in the technical service unit of the merchant marine college under the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. A total of 523 data were collected from questionnaires that could be continued for data analysis. The results of this study indicate that all the hypotheses put forward in this study are accepted, and the role of mediating variables in this research has succeeded in demonstrating their role in mediating each antecedent variable to increase innovation capability. The theoretical implication of this research is the growth of cloud or virtual supply chains facilitated by digital wireless communications, and internet technology is advancing logistics and supply chain innovations. Also, it can reinforce theory and dynamic capability.