Leadership styles and digital transformation: a literature review

Abstract

Digital transformation is a response to the dynamism in which organizations operate, creating opportunities and innovate. Leaders have become protagonists in the mission of leveraging technology to produce sustainable competitive advantages.  Innovation and creativity are skills perceived as traits of a digital leader. However, do they really influence the capacity to promote digital transformation? The definition of "digital leader model" is complex and permeates lines between technology and human resources. There is a gap between the leadership traits and the understanding about the impact that they have on digital transformation. The aim of this study is covering this lacuna. Based on a systematic literature review, it was developed a "digital leader model", specifically by showing which leadership capabilities influence the digital maturity of an organization and why it happens.