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Open Questions and Tensions in Digital Leadership Research: Why it is time to rethink leadership again

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  • Güldenberg, Stefan
  • Langhof, Jan G.
  • Moser, Karin S.

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The current leadership literature seems to be characterized by many open questions and tensions. The art and practice of leadership involves successfully navigating between these sometimes contradicting or opposing poles and finding the right balance between various interests. Therefore, our objective for this lead essay is to relate these open questions and tensions to the opportunities and challenges of digitalization that leaders face and to derive key learnings for digital leadership research. This lead essay concludes with a proposal for a future research agenda in digital leadership research.

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  • Güldenberg, Stefan & Langhof, Jan G. & Moser, Karin S., 2023. "Open Questions and Tensions in Digital Leadership Research: Why it is time to rethink leadership again," Die Unternehmung - Swiss Journal of Business Research and Practice, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 77(3), pages 232-247.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:untern:10.5771/0042-059x-2023-3-232
    DOI: 10.5771/0042-059X-2023-3-232
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