ABSTRACT
Correspondence: Stacey L. Connaughton, Purdue University, Department of Communication, Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, Room 2114, 100 North University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1071; email: staceyc@scils.rutgers.edu
Communication Yearbook 29, pp.187-213
STACEY L. CONNAUGHTON Purdue University JOHN A. DALY The University of Texas at Austin
Organizations in diverse sectors are utilizing dispersed work groups. Individuals within these organizations now face the challenge of leading others across time and space, a phenomenon known as “distanced leadership.” The purpose of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive synthesis and critique of the existing literature on distanced leadership. To this end, we examine the various ways that scholars have conceptualized distance in leadership contexts; we argue that communication is central to leadership in these emergent organizational forms; and we suggest avenues for future communication research to explore that will address organizational trends in the 21st century and beyond.
