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Main Challenges of E-Leadership in Municipal Administrations in the Post-Pandemic Context

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  • Rita Toleikienė

    (Institute of Regional Development, Šiauliai Academy, Vilnius University, 76351 Šiauliai, Lithuania)

  • Vita Juknevičienė

    (Institute of Regional Development, Šiauliai Academy, Vilnius University, 76351 Šiauliai, Lithuania)

  • Irma Rybnikova

    (Department Lippstadt 2, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, 59063 Hamm, Germany)

  • Viktoria Menzel

    (Department Lippstadt 2, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, 59063 Hamm, Germany)

  • Inese Abolina

    (Department of Management Sciences, University of Latvia, 1050 Riga, Latvia)

  • Iveta Reinholde

    (Department of Political Science, University of Latvia, 1003 Riga, Latvia)

Abstract

E-leadership (i.e., remotely leading employees) has become a new normal in the public sector during the pandemic. However, practices of e-leadership differ due to legal, national and even organisational conditions. A deeper analysis is needed to understand what has happened with leadership practices in municipalities after the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the article is to reveal the main challenges of e-leadership in the post-pandemic municipal administrations and to identify e-leaders’ approaches (how they should act) in this context. A qualitative method of online focus groups was used to analyze specifics of the post-pandemic e-leadership in municipal administrations. The research was conducted in Lithuanian, Latvian and German municipal administrations. It was revealed that the use of remote work and e-leadership in municipal administrations after the pandemic heavily depends on the attitudes of supervisors toward work productivity. In addition, ensuring effective digital communication as well as managing social contacts and maintaining team spirit become challenges for e-leadership in municipalities after the pandemic also when remote work is reduced.

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  • Rita Toleikienė & Vita Juknevičienė & Irma Rybnikova & Viktoria Menzel & Inese Abolina & Iveta Reinholde, 2024. "Main Challenges of E-Leadership in Municipal Administrations in the Post-Pandemic Context," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:14:y:2024:i:5:p:88-:d:1385039
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