Discovering the antecedents of virtual leadership in universities and higher education institutions of Iran during Covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

IF 2.5 Q3 MANAGEMENT

JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT Pub Date : 2023-07-14 DOI:10.1108/jmd-11-2022-0276

Soudabeh Vahdati, Mir Ali Seyyed Naghavi, R. Vaezi, F. Sharifzadeh

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to discover the components of virtual leadership in universities and higher education institutions during Covid-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThis research uses the qualitative research design, and semi-structured interviews with senior leaders were conducted with non-random purposeful and snowball sampling methods. Also, grounded theory was used for analyzing, coding and classifying the data.FindingsAfter analyzing data, five main components influencing virtual leadership including leader's personality traits, followers' characteristics, technological, environmental and organizational components were identified.Research limitations/implicationsAs leadership, particularly virtual leadership, highly depends on context such as the level of technology in that certain region, the results cannot be generalized to other sectors or countries.Originality/valueThe research advances leadership development theory by highlighting the main components of virtual leadership in educational sector as a comprehensive perspective and complement the other aspects of virtual leadership such as consequences and challenges investigated by other studies.

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发现新冠肺炎大流行期间伊朗大学和高等教育机构虚拟领导力的前因：一项定性研究

目的本研究旨在发现新冠肺炎大流行期间大学和高等教育机构虚拟领导的组成部分。设计/方法论/方法本研究采用定性研究设计，采用非随机目的和滚雪球抽样方法对高级领导进行半结构化访谈。并运用扎根理论对数据进行了分析、编码和分类。结果通过对数据的分析，确定了影响虚拟领导的五个主要组成部分，包括领导者的人格特征、追随者的特征、技术、环境和组织组成部分。研究局限性/含义由于领导力，特别是虚拟领导力，在很大程度上取决于特定地区的技术水平等背景，因此结果不能推广到其他部门或国家。独创性/价值该研究从全面的角度突出了教育部门虚拟领导力的主要组成部分，并补充了虚拟领导力的其他方面，如其他研究所调查的后果和挑战，从而推进了领导力发展理论。

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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT-

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7.00

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9.70%

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期刊介绍： ■Competence-based management development ■Developing leadership skills ■Developing women for management ■Global management ■The new technology of management development The Journal of Management Development draws together the thinking and research relating to the role played by managers in their immediate environment, and the ways in which they can widen their responsibilities to take on larger roles. Many companies now appreciate that investment in management development helps to reduce costs, increase sales and improve productivity - so it"s well worth investigating.