A systematic review and framework for digital leadership research maturity in higher education

Jameson, Jill; Rumyantseva, Nataliya L.; Cai, Minjie; Markowski, Marianne; Essex, Ryan; McNay, Ian

doi:10.1016/j.caeo.2022.100115

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“…DT relies on transformational business and organizational activities specific to higher education institutions by accelerating the impact of digital change across specific internal and external environments. There are a large number of studies that explore the role of DT in the education world [ 90 , 91 ], mostly introducing users to social media platforms, the Internet of Things (IoT), the Internet of Everything (IoE), cloud storage and technologies, and mobile data analytics [ 92 , 93 , 94 ]. Students’ engagement with technology-enhanced learning activities plays an active role in creating value and facilitating new experiences for both teachers and learners.…”

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“…By creating a feeling of belonging [ 112 ] and individual satisfaction [ 113 ] and reducing absenteeism [ 114 ], leadership has an undeniable role in improving work performance due to the open framework created by the institutional architecture involving management and followers [ 94 ]. Moreover, leadership not only benefits teachers’ and students’ work engagement but stimulates and improves the overall operational quality specific to a higher education institution.…”

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The Role of Leadership and Digital Transformation in Higher Education Students’ Work Engagement

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2023

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Teaching and learning processes should be subject to continuous change due to the constant evolution of social, educational and technological environments, which ultimately results in higher levels of student engagement. The current paper describes the technological changes faced by higher education institutions as a result of digital transformation challenges. Further, transformational and transactional leadership styles’ effectiveness is regarded within the context of higher education institutions’ digital enhancements. Over time, these factors have led to contextual shifts that have disengaged students from learning and thus self-development. The current research aimed to examine how higher education institutions should apply different leadership styles within digitally transformed contexts so as to increase students’ learning engagement and reduce the risk of failure in their future developments within (inter)national labor markets. Data gathering and analysis involved a qualitative approach: an online survey was distributed, resulting in 856 responses. Through structural equation modeling, the data revealed a valid higher education digital transformation assessment tool; the results also emphasize the increased role of transactional leadership, as opposed to the traditional transformational style, within a highly digitized higher education institutional framework. Consequently, the linear relationship of students’ work engagement with leadership proved to also be enhanced by quadratic effects. The current study stresses the importance of internal and external peers in higher education performance through high levels of student learning (work) engagement through leadership and a uniformly developed digitally transformed higher education environment.

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“…The term "digital leadership" has been seen as a conceptual integration approach, a complex social construct, not consistent and has no commonly agreed meaning (Adie et al, 2022;Eberl and Drews, 2021;El Sawy et al, 2016;Jameson et al, 2022). Some scholars see it as a synonym term to "e-leadership' (Jameson et al, 2022;Khaw et al, 2022) and linked the concept with many domains. El Sawy et al (2016) defined digital leadership "as doing the right things for the strategic success of digitalization for the enterprise and its business ecosystem.…”

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“…The term “digital leadership” has been seen as a conceptual integration approach, a complex social construct, not consistent and has no commonly agreed meaning (Adie et al ., 2022; Eberl and Drews, 2021; El Sawy et al. , 2016; Jameson et al ., 2022). Some scholars see it as a synonym term to “e-leadership’ (Jameson et al ., 2022; Khaw et al ., 2022) and linked the concept with many domains.…”

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Leaders’ behavioral approach in the digital era: task vs relationship

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PurposeThe importance of modeling digital leadership in quickly digitizing countries, like the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is inevitable for building leadership capabilities to lead, engage and motivate remote employees in the digital environment. Using Blake and Mouton Grid, the current study examines the behavioral approach used by the leaders from both public and private sectors while managing their workforce digitally in the period of the pandemic, when 70% of the workforce worked remotely for the first-time in the region.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was conducted by the managerial employees working in different firms using self-administered questionnaires and adopting the snowball sampling technique. In total, 476 respondents participated in the study from both the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.FindingsThe analysis using IBM SPSS and Smart PLS software reported that 9 out of 10 leaders positioned their digital leadership style well above the middle-of-the-road management style (5,5) oriented towards team management (9,9); with 7 out of 9 displaying high team management leadership style, while managing remote workers. However, millennials displayed higher task orientation when compared to generation-x leaders, who concentrated more on their relations with the workers.Practical implicationsThe findings have implications for practitioners in technology driven regions. Also the results highlighting the task-oriented approach of millennials digital leaders have implication for owners and board of directors of the firms that seniority is not the only credible approach for leadership positions.Originality/valueThe study reveals the behavioral styles beneficial for digital leaders to develop their leadership capabilities and increase their effectiveness while managing the workforce digitally. Black Mountain Grid and its two-dimensional leadership matrix has been found to be a useful conceptual approach for understanding digital leadership behaviors, and based on study findings, recommendations have been provided to effectively improve its utilization for leading teams. The findings have implications for practitioners in technology driven regions as well as digital leadership field scholars.

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Innovative Leadership in the Digital Age: A Preliminary Research on Digital Leadership in Contemporary Management

Saputra,

Roostika

2024

Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects

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A systematic review and framework for digital leadership research maturity in higher education

Cited by 30 publications

References 101 publications

The Role of Leadership and Digital Transformation in Higher Education Students’ Work Engagement

The Role of Leadership and Digital Transformation in Higher Education Students’ Work Engagement

Leaders’ behavioral approach in the digital era: task vs relationship

Innovative Leadership in the Digital Age: A Preliminary Research on Digital Leadership in Contemporary Management

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