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Digital Leadership in the New Century

Digital Leadership in the New Century

Viktor Wang, Geraldine Torrisi-Steele
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522510499|ISBN10: 1522510494|EISBN13: 9781522510505
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1049-9.ch012
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Wang, Viktor, and Geraldine Torrisi-Steele. "Digital Leadership in the New Century." Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management, edited by Viktor Wang, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 143-159. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1049-9.ch012

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Wang, V. & Torrisi-Steele, G. (2017). Digital Leadership in the New Century. In V. Wang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management (pp. 143-159). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1049-9.ch012

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Wang, Viktor, and Geraldine Torrisi-Steele. "Digital Leadership in the New Century." In Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management, edited by Viktor Wang, 143-159. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1049-9.ch012

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Abstract

The emergence of information and communication technologies have impacted greatly on organizations and subsequently their leaders. The virtual context in which many leaders now operate both provides opportunities and poses challenges. The virtual environment, demands that leaders develop some different practices but this is not to say that traditional leadership has no place in the new virtual environment. Rather, the traditional leadership theories and leadership styles studied previously conceptualized by researchers and scholars enhances electronic leadership (e-leadership). E-leadership is supported by Rogers' facilitative leadership. It is important to realize that leadership theories are not ideologies that must be followed to the letter but rather that leadership theories can be applied in part or in whole. In the present chapter the authors consider the relevance of existing leadership theories to e-leadership, highlight the impact of technologies on leadership practice, and raise discussion around e-leadership challenges, and key e-leadership skills.

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