Achieving Sustainable Performance Through Digital Knowledge Integration: The Roles of Green Knowledge Sharing and Digital Leadership in the Hospitality Industry

Sustainable performance in today’s digital world relies on understanding how technology supports sustainability through organisational processes and leadership. This study applies the Knowledge-Based View and Dynamic Capabilities Theory. It assesses how digital knowledge integration impacts sustainable performance in the hospitality sector. The study examines whether green knowledge sharing mediates the link between digital knowledge integration and sustainable performance. It also explores whether digital leadership strengthens this link. The research team collected data from 373 hotel and restaurant managers in Jordan and analysed the results using SmartPLS version 4. The analysis shows that digital knowledge integration enhances both sustainable performance and green knowledge sharing. Green knowledge sharing strongly associates with sustainable performance. Mediation analysis shows that green knowledge sharing partly explains the effect of digital knowledge integration on sustainable performance. Moderation analysis reveals that digital leadership amplifies the link between digital knowledge integration and sustainable performance. However, digital knowledge integration does not significantly affect the relationship between green knowledge sharing and sustainable performance. These findings clarify how digital knowledge integration, green knowledge sharing, and digital leadership interact to affect sustainable performance. The study provides practical and theoretical implications for hospitality managers aiming to leverage digital transformation and leadership to achieve sustainability goals.