Designing a Green Leadership Model in Digital-Age Organizations
Keywords:
digital green leadership, digital transformation, artificial intelligence in management, environmental digital literacy, green innovation, value-driven leadershipAbstract
The present study aimed to design a green leadership model for organizations in the digital age. This research was conducted within an interpretive paradigm and employed a qualitative approach, using the thematic analysis strategy to analyze the collected data. The statistical population consisted of experts from the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 15 experts who were selected purposively. The inter-rater agreement was calculated using Cohen’s Kappa coefficient, which was 0.75. Based on the findings, three overarching themes and seven subthemes were identified. The overarching themes included value-driven green leadership (organizational green vision, ethics-oriented leadership style); digital green leadership (environmental digital literacy, green transformational leadership, green technological creativity); and green synergy (digital social responsibility, cross-sectoral environmental collaboration). The findings indicate that digital green leadership, as an integrative approach, plays a crucial role in addressing environmental and technological challenges faced by contemporary organizations. Leaders with technological insight and environmental commitment can leverage emerging technologies and reinforce ethical and cultural values to foster sustainable transformation, enhance organizational agility, and institutionalize a culture of responsibility in the workplace.
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