Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR), The University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, 50933 Cologne, Germany.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jul 23;16(14):2628. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142628.
Due to increasing digitalisation, today's working world is changing rapidly and provides managers with new challenges. Digital leadership is an important factor in managing these challenges and has become a key concept in the discussion about what kinds of skills managers need for digital transformation. The main research question our study explored was if digital leadership is associated with psychological well-being in upper-level managers. Based on a qualitative pilot study and relevant literature, we developed a new scale for digital leadership in managers. We conducted an online survey with a sample of 368 upper-level managers from a large German ICT-company. Using a stepwise logistic regression analysis, potential effects of digital leadership on psychological well-being (WHO-5) were analysed. Logistic regression analyses showed that better skills in digital leadership were significantly associated with higher well-being. Results also showed that gender, age and managerial experience had no effect in our model. Our study provides a valuable insight into the association between digital leadership and well-being in managers. However, further research is necessary to validate the newly developed scale for digital leadership and to confirm a causal effect in the relationship between digital leadership and well-being.
由于数字化程度的提高，当今的工作世界正在迅速变化，给管理者带来了新的挑战。数字领导力是应对这些挑战的重要因素，已成为关于管理者在数字化转型中需要哪些技能的讨论的关键概念。我们的研究主要探讨了一个问题，即数字领导力是否与高层管理者的心理健康有关。基于一项定性试点研究和相关文献，我们为管理者制定了一个新的数字领导力量表。我们对一家德国大型信息通信技术公司的 368 名高层管理人员进行了在线调查。我们采用逐步逻辑回归分析，分析了数字领导力对心理健康（WHO-5）的潜在影响。逻辑回归分析表明，数字领导力的技能越好，幸福感越高。结果还表明，在我们的模型中，性别、年龄和管理经验没有影响。我们的研究提供了一个有价值的视角，即数字领导力与管理者幸福感之间的关系。然而，需要进一步的研究来验证新开发的数字领导力量表，并确认数字领导力与幸福感之间的关系是否存在因果效应。
