Conceptualizing digital leadership characteristics for successful digital transformation: the case of Tanzania

Digital leadership role in developing business strategy suitable for digital transformation

“…Research from this perspective seems more likely to offer a valid prescription for digital leadership. Finding or implementing the right technology seems to be important and Digital leadership conceptual framework (Magesa and Jonathan, 2021) Second, these leaders are a guide on how to monitor progress for updated business objectives (Guinan et al, 2019). The literature on digital transformation highlights changes in an organization's leadership structure as an important enabler of new business models.…”

“…Authentic leadership, on the other hand, fosters a sense of togetherness in transformation and interaction. Digital leadership developed based on these three leaderships reveals that in addition to these features, it is necessary to develop a digital mindset and skill set to inspire and help corporate employees adapt and adopt digital changes ( Magesa and Jonathan, 2021 ). At this point, one of the main functions of the leader; the task of reconciling individual values with organizational values ( Bass, 1999 ) plays a key role.…”

“…At this point, the motto is “Early bird gets ahead.” In this respect, leadership is seen as a critical factor in supporting change management processes in an organization so that business strategies can achieve an optimal balance suitable for transformation in the digital transformation process ( Michaelis et al, 2009 ). About the time management role of digital leadership, Willcocks (2022) argues for the cost of digital technology and argues for early investment in capabilities and technological platforming for digital transformation ( Magesa and Jonathan, 2021 ). It is claimed that a digital leader has the role of inspiring, being visionary, managing uncertainty, being innovative, and adapting during digital transformation.…”

Do Generative Leadership and Digital Literacy of Executive Management Help Flourishing Micro and Small Business Digital Maturity?

“…Personal curiosity and being open-minded are considered major leadership characteristics in the digital environment (Day, 2011). Leaders driving DT should be facilitators and communicators (Gilli et al, 2022;Magesa & Jonathan, 2021;Schiuma et al, 2021), creative and visionary (Gilli et al, 2022;Zhu, 2015), knowledge-oriented (Klein, 2020), collaborative (Gilli et al, 2022;Promsri, 2019), enthusiastic and motivator (Magesa & Jonathan, 2021) and should organize the change and increase the awareness related to the benefits of DT practices (Cichosz et al, 2020). Besides, innovativeness resulting in knowledge creation increased market accessibility, and new products/services are considered the most critical component of digital development (Magesa & Jonathan, 2021;Scuotto et al, 2022).…”

“…This issue has been discussed as digital leadership characteristics in some studies, while some have discussed the qualities a leader should have. These qualities are stated as innovativeness (Scuotto et al, 2022), being employee-oriented (Bolte et al, 2018), cooperative, collaborative (Promsri, 2019), communicative (Cichosz et al, 2020), facilitator (Gilli et al, 2022), willingness for life-long learning (Kaivo-oja et al, 2016), creative (Zhu, 2015), knowledge-oriented (Magesa & Jonathan, 2021), and motivator (Magesa & Jonathan, 2021). In this context, these qualifications that the literature draws attention to can be matched with generative leadership, one of the leadership types of Klimek et al (2008).…”