Project description
Digital communication tools, such as video conferencing systems, Enterprise Social Networks, Messengers, or virtual Kanban boards, have become an integral part of collaboration between leaders and employees and enable the exchange of ideas and flexible working. But, besides all these advantages, there is a dark side. Virtual tools can change the nature of leadership, which due to the distance could become more destructive. We want to understand this dark side of digital leadership in more detail, identify central mechanisms and then develop approaches that promote resilience for employees, managers and, above all, the resilient design of digital communication tools.
Project team
Prof. Dr. Ellen Schmid
Professor, Chair of Personnel and Organisational Development | University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Prof. Dr. Markus Böhm
Professor, Chair for Information Systems, esp. Digital Transformation | University of Applied Sciences Landshut
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Hauser
Professor, Chair for Responsible Leadership | Munich Business School, Munich
Dr. Melanie Vilser
Research Associate and Project Coordinator , Chair of Personnel and Organisational Development | University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Maxi F. Holzapfel
Research Associate and Doctoral Candidate , Chair for Responsible Leadership | Munich Business School
Mehmood Ayyaz
Research Associate and Doctoral Candidate, Chair for Information Systems, esp. Digital Transformation | University of Applied Sciences Landshut
Publications
From Insight to Action:
Practical Implications from Interdisciplinary bidt Research Projects for Navigating Digital Change in Organisations
This publication brings together practice-oriented insights into digital change in organisations from four interdisciplinary research projects conducted at the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt). The contributions address different key challenges of digital transformation and deepen the understanding of the organisational dynamics and complex interdependencies that shape digital change. The publication is explicitly aimed at practitioners and provides concrete, practice-oriented guidance for the evidence-based and responsible shaping of digital transformation processes in organisations.
External links
ELDiCo – linkedin Project page (German)