Business, Management & Accounting Journal
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): BISMA Journal March 2026

Digital Leadership, Employee Adaptation, and Work Culture in Society 5.0: A Structured Narrative Review Using Structuration Theory

Iqbal Chendriawan (Universitas Terbuka)
Lucky Nugroho (Universitas Mercu Buana)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Feb 2026

Abstract

Transiting to Society 5.0 requires a balanced synergy between technology and people. Most studies on digital leadership, employee adaptation, and work culture are conducted and reported on separately. This study aims to report on the implementation of digital leadership, explain employee adaptation, and identify key features of work culture that enable organization transformation. The study employs qualitative approach, using a structured narrative review, and adopts a Structuration Theory-based analysis to explore agency-structure recursive interactions. The results of this research reveal that digital leadership generates meaning, utilizes resources and obtains legitimacy. In contrast, employees function as active agents who continuously change work culture through the practices that they perform on a daily basis. An adaptive, collaborative and learning-oriented work culture is therefore essential to the successful implementation of technology. This research indicates that in order to implement technology effectively, organizations must develop learning ecosystems which grant employees autonomy and a psychological safe environment. The results of this research therefore form a unique, dynamic, reciprocal and human-focused framework that incorporates digital leadership, employee adaptation and work culture.

Copyrights © 2026






Journal Info

Abbrev

bisma

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Business, Management & Accounting (BISMA) Journal is a peer-reviewed journal managed and published by BacaDulu Publisher which contains the results of research and thoughts from scholars in the fields of Business, Management, and Accounting both academics and practitioners. Business, Management & ...