Corporate Leadership in the Digital Era: Core Competencies and Practical Strategies

With the rise of the digital tide globally, the structure and management pattern of the competitive logic of enterprises are going through a revolutionary change. The role of leaders is no longer limited to being strategists and allocators of resources, and instead has become the engine that promotes the digital change and a leading force. This article employs a systematic literature review approach to systematically sort and compare the achievements of studies related to digital leadership and enterprise digital change globally over the past ten years. Studies have discovered the true meaning of digital leadership is not the management of the technology itself, but the way and manner leaders employ the use of the technology to facilitate learning within the organization, encourage innovation, and improve adaptability of the company’s culture. Based on a general understanding of the literature, the paper also aims to put forward specific strategies for the enterprise’s digital change. It’s been discovered through research that digital leadership represents a complex expression of the understanding of technology and management, and it’s a very important determining factor of the success of the digital transformation of the enterprise.