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An Initial Exploration of Leadership Communication Between Chinese Salaried Digital Nomads and Their Supervisors - From Salaried Digital Nomads’ Perspective

Yu, Shijia LU (2024) SKOM12 20241
Department of Strategic Communication
Abstract
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of salaried digital nomads surged, reshaping leader-employee interactions and presenting new challenges for internal organizational communication. This study employs the five elements of the Perceived Effectiveness of Leaders Communication Scale and applies a contingency approach, incorporating Leadership Behavioral Complexity Theory, to explore the communication dynamics between salaried digital nomads and their leaders. Using qualitative methods, the research is based on semi-structured interviews with Chinese salaried digital nomads. The findings offer a comprehensive depiction of these dynamics and reveal a dissonance between certain leadership communication practices and the values of... (More)
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of salaried digital nomads surged, reshaping leader-employee interactions and presenting new challenges for internal organizational communication. This study employs the five elements of the Perceived Effectiveness of Leaders Communication Scale and applies a contingency approach, incorporating Leadership Behavioral Complexity Theory, to explore the communication dynamics between salaried digital nomads and their leaders. Using qualitative methods, the research is based on semi-structured interviews with Chinese salaried digital nomads. The findings offer a comprehensive depiction of these dynamics and reveal a dissonance between certain leadership communication practices and the values of digital nomads. The results imply that organizational power and control are being further negotiated in this context, and there is a need to enhance leaders’ “big picture” communication and empowerment of employee self-management. The study also indicates that perceived effective leaders of salaried DNs are those who successfully blend task-oriented and relationship-oriented behaviors, balancing both effectively, and embody multiple roles, among other essential traits. This research enhances and extends the academic understanding of virtual leadership and internal communication within this rapidly growing workforce segment. It also provides actionable insights for organizations to better adapt to digital work environments and for leaders to enhance their leadership with salaried DNs as well as other remote workers. (Less)
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author
Yu, Shijia LU
supervisor
organization
course
SKOM12 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
salaried digital nomads, virtual leadership, leadership communication, leadership behaviors, digital nomads, internal communication
language
English
id
9173885
date added to LUP
2024-10-01 09:20:25
date last changed
2024-10-01 09:20:25
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  abstract     = {{Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of salaried digital nomads surged, reshaping leader-employee interactions and presenting new challenges for internal organizational communication. This study employs the five elements of the Perceived Effectiveness of Leaders Communication Scale and applies a contingency approach, incorporating Leadership Behavioral Complexity Theory, to explore the communication dynamics between salaried digital nomads and their leaders. Using qualitative methods, the research is based on semi-structured interviews with Chinese salaried digital nomads. The findings offer a comprehensive depiction of these dynamics and reveal a dissonance between certain leadership communication practices and the values of digital nomads. The results imply that organizational power and control are being further negotiated in this context, and there is a need to enhance leaders’ “big picture” communication and empowerment of employee self-management. The study also indicates that perceived effective leaders of salaried DNs are those who successfully blend task-oriented and relationship-oriented behaviors, balancing both effectively, and embody multiple roles, among other essential traits. This research enhances and extends the academic understanding of virtual leadership and internal communication within this rapidly growing workforce segment. It also provides actionable insights for organizations to better adapt to digital work environments and for leaders to enhance their leadership with salaried DNs as well as other remote workers.}},
  author       = {{Yu, Shijia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{An Initial Exploration of Leadership Communication Between Chinese Salaried Digital Nomads and Their Supervisors - From Salaried Digital Nomads’ Perspective}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}