The Influence of Innovation Culture and Digital Competency on Digital Transformation through Organizational Commitment

Digital transformation has become a strategic priority in the education sector, yet its implementation in schools often faces internal challenges related to human resource readiness and organizational dynamics. This study aims to examine the influence of innovation culture and digital competency on digital transformation, with organizational commitment positioned as a mediating variable. The study adopts a quantitative approach using a survey method and was conducted at six Center of Excellence Vocational High Schools (SMK PK) in Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Data were collected from teachers and analyzed using Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modeling (SEM-PLS) with SmartPLS software. The results indicate that innovation culture, digital competency, and organizational commitment explain 66.8% of the variance in digital transformation, while digital competency and innovation culture explain 48.3% of the variance in organizational commitment. Path analysis results reveal that digital competency and innovation culture have positive and significant effects on digital transformation. Both variables also significantly influence organizational commitment. Furthermore, organizational commitment has a strong positive effect on digital transformation and is proven to partially mediate the relationships between digital competency and digital transformation, as well as between innovation culture and digital transformation. These findings highlight the importance of strengthening teachers’ digital competency, fostering an innovation-supportive school culture, and enhancing organizational commitment to ensure the successful and sustainable implementation of digital transformation in vocational schools. Keywords: digital competency, digital transformation, innovation culture, organizational commitment