Research Article

The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership

Number: 88 January 29, 2026
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The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership

Abstract

Digital technologies such as big data, cloud computing, social media, artificial intelligence, augmented reality are integrated into many different sectors in the public and private sectors, affecting every aspect of human life. They force both organizations and people to transform their ways of thinking and disturb those who resist transformation. This situation has led to the emergence of a leadership style that requires managing digital transformation processes and adopting a digital culture. In our age of rapid digitalization, traditional leadership approaches are being replaced by digital leadership. The qualitative approach is used. First, the concepts of IT purchasing, digitization, digitalization, digital transformation and digital leadership will be discussed comparatively, then the key components, dimensions and characteristics of digital leadership will be examined in detail and then effective practices in the world will be presented. Thus, the scope of the digital leadership vision will be clearly defined.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Gender, Policy and Administration, Human Resources Management, Public Sector Organisation and Management, Leadership

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 29, 2026

Submission Date

May 1, 2025

Acceptance Date

January 27, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: 88

APA
Akbay, C. (2026). The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 88, 110-129. https://doi.org/10.51290/dpusbe.1688652
AMA
1.Akbay C. The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2026;(88):110-129. doi:10.51290/dpusbe.1688652
Chicago
Akbay, Can. 2026. “The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership”. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, nos. 88: 110-29. https://doi.org/10.51290/dpusbe.1688652.
EndNote
Akbay C (January 1, 2026) The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 88 110–129.
IEEE
[1]C. Akbay, “The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership”, Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, no. 88, pp. 110–129, Jan. 2026, doi: 10.51290/dpusbe.1688652.
ISNAD
Akbay, Can. “The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership”. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 88 (January 1, 2026): 110-129. https://doi.org/10.51290/dpusbe.1688652.
JAMA
1.Akbay C. The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2026;:110–129.
MLA
Akbay, Can. “The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership”. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, no. 88, Jan. 2026, pp. 110-29, doi:10.51290/dpusbe.1688652.
Vancouver
1.Can Akbay. The New Paradigma of Strategic Management: Digital Leadership. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2026 Jan. 1;(88):110-29. doi:10.51290/dpusbe.1688652