Managers’ Readiness To Adopt E-Leadership

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the level of practices of face to face, media richness and virtual team towards readiness of e-leadership adoption, and to examine the relationship between face to face interaction, media richness and virtual teams on e-leadershp adoption. The study employed a quantitative analytical method which involved a sample size of (190) where a (23) paragraph questionnaire was distributed through field visits and online forms. The study has revealed several findings. It showed that there are statically significance differences at level (0.05) with regards to the factors towards managers’ readiness to adopt e-leadership. The study will contribute to the field of e-leadership. The model presented in this study will be helpful for managers to adopt e-leadership as a form of interaction to impact on their environment. It will also help managers decide which factor is more interactive. There was a lack of similar past research regarding this topic making it difficult to compare and refer results with other past studies, especially in Malaysia. Secondly, the small number of respondents for this research may result in sampling errors, as it may not represent the whole population at the high education sectors. The scope was limited to managers only in Malaysian companies. The significance of this examination lies in the degree of usage of the effect of embracing e-leadership in enhancing managers’ execution and how it very well may be motivated to do as such. Besides, the result of the investigation will demonstrate the significance of e-leadership for directors in their workplace.