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. 2020 Sep 16;11:556933. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.556933

TABLE 1.

A comprehensive view of leadership in smart working contexts.

Concept synthesis method Field delimitation Smart working dynamics

Changing behaviors Creating shared meanings Integrating physical and technological interactions
Sources collection Agile leadership Ethical leadership Organic leadership Transformational leadership Purposeful leadership Resonant leadership Emotional intelligence Leadership 4.0 e-leadership Smart leadership

Notions of leadership

Categories and subcategories Antecedents Attributes Outcomes

Agile philosophy Smart working settings Advanced Information Technology New employees expectations Visioning Inspiration Self-awareness Relationships creator Lifelong learning Execution Innovation Ethical New mindset, new methods, new instruments Psychological empowerment Better work-related outcomes Person-Organization alignment Facilitative function Performative function

Evaluation Leadership in smart working contexts

A facilitative behavior that naturally emerges in smart working contexts to inspire change and produce innovation in the ways of thinking about work. While using advanced technologies to improve organizational effectiveness, it should put people at the center of all processes, which are consistently organized around the principles of agility, autonomy, trust and responsibility. Its inspiring vision, together with ethically driven behaviors contributes to create a shared meaning of change, thus resulting into the alignment of both individual and organizational values, objectives and interests

Agile approach to work Innovation Centrality of employees Importance of data

Source: Own elaboration.