en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <ul> <li style="text-align:justify; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Source Sans Pro;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Symbol"></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color:#222222">The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many institutions to convert to the virtual work model in the blink of an eye, protecting the health of students and employees while maintaining digital productivity.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Source Sans Pro;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Symbol"></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color:#222222">Many pedagogues in higher education institutions reported that their remote work experience during the pandemic lacked leadership support and training, especially in the areas of information technology competencies. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Source Sans Pro;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Symbol"></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color:#222222">This issue clearly indicates that leadership and management were unprepared to deal with virtual transformation when the dynamic external influence calls for a virtual change.</span></span><span style="color:#222222"></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Source Sans Pro;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="color:#222222">This paper uses a narrative review method to explore the historical context of telecommuting and critically review the development of virtual leadership literature in higher education, which finally leads to formation of a comprehensive virtual leadership conceptual framework that could be utilised in future research.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> Higher Education, Virtual Leadership, Change Management, McKinsey’s 7s, Remote Work 135 141 http://johepal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-239-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Yew-Chee Chew 1003194753284600721 1003194753284600721 Yes Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Siti Rohaida Mohamed Zainal 1003194753284600722 1003194753284600722 No Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)