Jurnal Akuntansi Kontemporer
Vol. 18 No. 2 (2026): Jurnal Akuntansi Kontemporer

LEADERSHIP IMPACT ON ACCOUNTANTS’ COMPETENCE AND AI ADOPTION READINESS

William Octandy Tamara (Universitas Kristen Petra)
Yonathan Christian Azarya Fulbertus (Universitas Kristen Petra)
Hendri Kwistianus (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 May 2026

Abstract

Research Purposes. This study aims to explore how leadership affects employee competence and organizational readiness to adopt AI in Indonesian firms from the perspective of accountants. Research Methods. This research collected data through purposive sampling. The model was tested using PLS-SEM methodology from 280+ professional accountants in Indonesia, facilitated by SmartPLS. The result revealed that leadership has a significant influence on affecting Employee Competence, Organizational Readiness and AI Adoption. In addition, Organizational Readiness and Employee Competence have a significant impact on AI Adoption and significantly mediate the Leadership-AI Adoption relationship. Research Results and Findings. This study is among the few in Indonesia to empirically validate Employee Competence (EC) and Organizational Readiness (OR) as mediators of the relationship between Leadership and AI Adoption. This offers a refined perspective on how Leadership, Employee Competence, and Organizational Readiness drive AI integration in Indonesia’s context. The study's findings are beneficial to organizations, providing more in-depth information on the roles of Leadership, Employee Competence, and Organizational Readiness in adopting AI. Especially for companies that are planning to use AI in the future, or are currently integrating AI in their business process.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JAKO

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal Akuntansi Kotemporer, p-ISSN 2085-1189 e-ISSN 2685-9971, published by Master of Accounting Program, Faculty of Business, Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University, contains the original of research paper. It covers the results of research following topics: financial accounting, management ...