The Good, the Bad and the Blend: The Strategic Role of the “Middle Leadership” in Work-Family/Life Dynamics during Remote Working
The ongoing epidemiological crisis has suddenly steered us towards a new futuristic work scenario in which most service sector employees work remotely, which could be a permanent reality for most service sector employees. This paper focuses on the strategic role that leadership could play in the rad...
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| description | The ongoing epidemiological crisis has suddenly steered us towards a new futuristic work scenario in which most service sector employees work remotely, which could be a permanent reality for most service sector employees. This paper focuses on the strategic role that leadership could play in the radical change process that is taking place in work environments. Particular attention was paid to the role of ‘middle managers’ who perform an important function as a link between the strategic vision of top management and the workforce. In addition, special attention was paid to gender differences in work-life dynamics, which are particularly relevant in countries with traditional cultural identities. As this is a conceptual contribution, the most recent studies on this specific role of middle managers have been taken into account and embedded in the current scenario. Therefore, the main contribution in terms of originality was that the current review aimed to leverage such a legacy of knowledge and create a system of evidence-based practical implications for effectively supporting change in organizational culture through the identification of the most appropriate middle management leadership models for remote working that could prevent and/or limit any psychosocial risks (e.g., workaholism and technostress) and longer-term outcomes such as sustainable work-life interface. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a36f426e0544c8baaa6fdd5ad9160812023-11-22T06:48:54ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2021-08-0111811210.3390/bs11080112The Good, the Bad and the Blend: The Strategic Role of the “Middle Leadership” in Work-Family/Life Dynamics during Remote WorkingPaola Spagnoli0Amelia Manuti1Carmela Buono2Chiara Ghislieri3Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Torino, ItalyThe ongoing epidemiological crisis has suddenly steered us towards a new futuristic work scenario in which most service sector employees work remotely, which could be a permanent reality for most service sector employees. This paper focuses on the strategic role that leadership could play in the radical change process that is taking place in work environments. Particular attention was paid to the role of ‘middle managers’ who perform an important function as a link between the strategic vision of top management and the workforce. In addition, special attention was paid to gender differences in work-life dynamics, which are particularly relevant in countries with traditional cultural identities. As this is a conceptual contribution, the most recent studies on this specific role of middle managers have been taken into account and embedded in the current scenario. Therefore, the main contribution in terms of originality was that the current review aimed to leverage such a legacy of knowledge and create a system of evidence-based practical implications for effectively supporting change in organizational culture through the identification of the most appropriate middle management leadership models for remote working that could prevent and/or limit any psychosocial risks (e.g., workaholism and technostress) and longer-term outcomes such as sustainable work-life interface.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/8/112remote workwork-life interfacemiddle leadershiptechnostressworkaholismgender differences |
| spellingShingle | Paola Spagnoli Amelia Manuti Carmela Buono Chiara Ghislieri The Good, the Bad and the Blend: The Strategic Role of the “Middle Leadership” in Work-Family/Life Dynamics during Remote Working Behavioral Sciences remote work work-life interface middle leadership technostress workaholism gender differences |
| title | The Good, the Bad and the Blend: The Strategic Role of the “Middle Leadership” in Work-Family/Life Dynamics during Remote Working |
| title_full | The Good, the Bad and the Blend: The Strategic Role of the “Middle Leadership” in Work-Family/Life Dynamics during Remote Working |
| title_fullStr | The Good, the Bad and the Blend: The Strategic Role of the “Middle Leadership” in Work-Family/Life Dynamics during Remote Working |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Good, the Bad and the Blend: The Strategic Role of the “Middle Leadership” in Work-Family/Life Dynamics during Remote Working |
| title_short | The Good, the Bad and the Blend: The Strategic Role of the “Middle Leadership” in Work-Family/Life Dynamics during Remote Working |
| title_sort | good the bad and the blend the strategic role of the middle leadership in work family life dynamics during remote working |
| topic | remote work work-life interface middle leadership technostress workaholism gender differences |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/8/112 |
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