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Paradigm Shift of Leadership: Leaders in Information Technology
Authors: Mustafa Hyder, Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, Sameen Mustafa
Abstract:
They say if the leader limps, all the others will start limping too. Therefore, a very dynamic leadership at all levels within the IT Community is critical to the success of an organization. This paper is an attempt to study the relationship between Information Technology (IT) with leadership and assesses its relevancy in today's fast-paced hi-tech globalized environment. The paper strives to look into the essential qualities and knowledge as needed by today's IT leader, in contrast to essential characteristics common to all the leaders-past, present, and future.Keywords: leadership, autocratic leaders, characteristics of IT leaders, skills of IT professionals, IT leadership
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