NEW LEADERSHIP DYNAMICS IN THE INFORMATION AGE: LATERAL LEADERSHIP AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Year 2019, Issue: 38, 223 - 241, 31.12.2019

Dilek Koçak

https://doi.org/10.35343/kosbed.628466

Abstract

Given the emerging challenges in a globalized and
integrated world, achievement of organizational goals requires new kinds of
leadership beyond classical thinking, centered on creativity, innovation,
insight, logical sense, and acknowledging customer demands and preferences.
Thus, this paper analyzes some emerging leadership styles in globalized at
information age.  In this context,
lateral and thought leadership will be examined from various perspectives. In
this study, after a brief theoretical analysis, focused on the evolution and
the main characteristics of both leadership styles. Next, the similarities and
differences of the leadership with each other and with conventional leadership
will be studied. The paper will then be summarized achieved findings at
conclusion. The major finding is that both leaderships, as a relatively new
approach, focuses on meeting the challenges of corporate business emerging in a
globalized world with a slight difference methods and implementation. 

Keywords

Lateral leadership, Thought Leadership, Conventional Leadership, Innovation, Hierarchy

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