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Digital Leadership ‒ Mountain or Molehill? A Literature Review

In: Innovation Through Information Systems

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  • Julia K. Eberl

    (Leuphana University Lüneburg)

  • Paul Drews

    (Leuphana University Lüneburg)

Abstract

Despite the high relevance of digital leadership (DL) in practitioner outlets, its definition and determinants remain fuzzy, resulting in impeded DL theory development. Based on a structured literature review grounded in 96 publications, we developed a new definition of DL and a nomological determinant network. First, we provide conceptual clarity by differentiating DL from E-leadership with a definition of the former. Second, we present an inductively developed nomological network that specifies 13 DL determinants structured per the categories organizational level, individual level, and digital leader. Based on this network, we propose six future research areas, which are (1) theoretical clarity of DL as a concept, (2) measurement systems, (3) DL’s impact on output variables, (4) empirical evidence about determinants of the nomological network, (5) research design extensions through further perspectives and instruments, and (6) approaches to adopt DL.

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  • Julia K. Eberl & Paul Drews, 2021. "Digital Leadership ‒ Mountain or Molehill? A Literature Review," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Frederik Ahlemann & Reinhard Schütte & Stefan Stieglitz (ed.), Innovation Through Information Systems, pages 223-237, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-030-86800-0_17
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86800-0_17
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    1. Vyacheslav Makedon & Nataliya Krasnikova & Oleksandr Krupskyi & Yuliia Stasiuk, 2022. "Arrangement of Digital Leadership Strategy by Corporate Structures: A Review," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 8, pages 19-40.
    2. Yinan Wang & Yingchong Wang, 2022. "Developing Creative Leadership in the Use of Digital Communication Tools: A Psychological Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-20, September.

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