The Effects of Leadership Style and Work Environment on Digital Leadership: A Literature Review
Abstract
This paper thoroughly reviews the literature on the link between leadership style, digital leadership, and the climate of a company. As more and more organizations embrace digital developments, it’s important to know how leadership styles and digital leadership affect the environment of a company. This study aimed to combine what we already know about leadership styles with digital leadership. This will help us understand how corporate climate affects the relationship between leadership style and digital leadership. The results showed that the organizational climate, which is affected by how leaders do their jobs, significantly affects how well digital leadership practices work in a company. Different types of leadership have different effects on a company’s culture, which can help or hurt the success of digital leadership initiatives. The results also showed how important it is to understand and change the organization’s culture in order to use digital tools and lead teams well in the digital age. By creating a positive and helpful environment, organizations can make it easier for digital leadership practices to be adopted and used successfully. This will improve the effectiveness of leadership and the results of the whole organization.
Keywords: Leadership Style, Digital Leadership, Organizational Climates
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