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Leadership and virtual work in a pandemic and post-pandemic world

In: Handbook of Virtual Work

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  • Claudia C. Cogliser
  • William L. Gardner
  • Haimanti Ghosh
  • Azucena Grady

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated ongoing trends in virtual work as a massive shift from face-to-face to remote work was necessitated to combat the spread of the virus. When combined with ongoing societal forces such as globalization, rapid technological advancements, work-life boundary challenges, economic disparities, the “Gig Economy” and emergence of freelance virtual contributors, and generational and cultural diversity, unprecedented leadership challenges have emerged. We chronicle the nature of these challenges and explore the implications of alternatives to hierarchical leadership within virtual work contexts, including shared leadership, functional and visionary leadership, structural substitutes for leadership, complexity leadership, paradoxical virtual leadership, and authentic leadership. We conclude with practical recommendations for formal and informal leadership operating in virtual work settings.

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  • Claudia C. Cogliser & William L. Gardner & Haimanti Ghosh & Azucena Grady, 2023. "Leadership and virtual work in a pandemic and post-pandemic world," Chapters, in: Lucy L. Gilson & Thomas O’Neill & M. T. Maynard (ed.), Handbook of Virtual Work, chapter 12, pages 216-234, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:20908_12
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