Can Leadership Possess a Virtual Pair of Eyes?

Abstract

Studies intersecting organizational networks and cross-cultural leadership research are short supplied in literature. One explanation could be underwhelming motivation to integrate research areas that historically lack consent over operational definitions and contextual applications. This study brings a third variable, e-leadership, investigated as a moderating variable; in the process, the study lends a hand to start the process of arriving at an operational definition of e-leadership. The lack of integration studies encouraged the buildup of this study. What makes such a discussion important is the transition to the remote workspace during COVID-19 and expecting the traditional leadership research accountable for the gaps that were left in the rapid transition and governance of the virtual workspaces. The study is based on 18 international markets of an MNE that recently received ERP upgrades.