Abstract
Digital Transformation is predicted to be one of the fastest market intruders in organizational sciences. Numerous organizations are embracing this transformation because of its long-term advantages. Digital transformation introduces the innovative capability of a particular organization where digital technology is employed to foster productivity and attain better business performance outcomes. The leadership group is believed to be crucial for this transformation process and one of the attributes of leadership is agility is being reviewed in this paper. This study aims at testing the role of agile leadership in the context of digitization trends being introduced in the market. The study evaluated that leadership agility performs a significant role in the smooth and successful implementation of digital transformation in organizational functionality and, structure. Furthermore, the study reviews factors including workforce transformation, dynamic capability, and strategic flexibility as important for digital transformation and what role agile leadership plays in integrating these factors into the organizational context.
Publisher
Yildiz Social Science Review, Yildiz Technical University
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science
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