Distributed Leadership in SMEs: A Review, Critique and New Directions

Mendy, John (2021) Distributed Leadership in SMEs: A Review, Critique and New Directions. In: BAM 2022 Conference, 31st August 2022 - 2nd September 2022, Manchester.

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Abstract

Despite abundant studies on the traditional approach to leadership, emerging and more recent studies suggest that the vertical process on which our understanding of the predominantly traditional way was based is increasingly being challenged by the notion of distributed leadership. Proponents of this style highlight the importance of a shared approach to leadership which, it is believed, will help organisations, especially resource-constrained ones like SMEs, to resolve crisis situations similar to those created by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Despite such a shift in leadership focus, the extent to which distributed leadership can resolve crisis-ridden SMEs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic has not been examined and therefore needs attention. The focus of this developmental paper is to review and critique the extant literature on the benefits that distributed leadership may have on resolving the challenges faced by SMEs within a socio-economic and political crisis akin to the COVID-19.

Keywords:Distributed leadership, Leadership, SMEs, Challenges, COVID-19
Subjects:N Business and Administrative studies > N200 Management studies
Divisions:Lincoln International Business School
ID Code:49238
Deposited On:14 Oct 2022 15:20

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