Changing Role of Leadership and Impact of Social Media: A Case Study of Public Officials in Lanzhou City, China

Authors

Bhumika Gupta
Saijad Haider, Portland State UniversityFollow
Zhu Yanru
Fan Yunxin

Published In

China's Global Political Economy

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

4-2018

Abstract

This study involves gleaning empirical data from the middle- and upper-middle career officers working in various public sector departments. The findings reveal that the public officials cannot stay away from social media and use it frequently in the workplace to connect with their friends and family, and to a lesser extent for the organizational purposes, and they adopt the transformational leadership style. The findings of this study are useful to help understand leadership styles adopted by the public sector officials and how social media impacts their work behavior.

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© 2019 Informa UK Limited

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315102566

DOI

10.4324/9781315102566

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/29629

Citation Details

Gupta, B., Haider, S., Yanru, Z., & Yunxin, F. (2018). Changing role of leadership and impact of social media: A case study of public officials in Lanzhou City, China. In China's Global Political Economy (pp. 73-94). Routledge.