2024/05/10 by Jørgen Skovhus Haunstrup · 1 voice
Business, Management and Accounting · Decision Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Computer science #Knowledge Management and Sharing #Knowledge management #Leadership #Leadership studies #Leadership style #Meaning (existential) #Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies #Perception #Political science #Psychology #Public relations #Shared leadership #Technology Adoption and User Behaviour #Transactional leadership
paper · doi:10.1177/00910260241247954
openalex publication_date 2024/05/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
Public leadership is increasingly conducted through digital information technology, and dynamic leadership tools are offered as alternatives to static tools. As a first test of dynamic leadership tools in public leadership, this study focuses on leadership tools for visionary leadership. The study examines whether the positive effect on employee needs satisfaction of dynamic leadership tools based on persuasive information technology is stronger than for static leadership tools. The study involves a field experiment on leadership training combined with leadership tools and shows that dynamic tools indeed have a stronger impact than static tools on satisfying employee needs for meaning and employee perception of prosocial impact. This research contributes to the understanding of how information technology can be harnessed to support public leadership and highlights the potential benefits of dynamic leadership tools in supporting beneficial employee outcomes.