45 Years of Authentic Leadership Research: A Bibliometric Analysis between 1978 and 2023

Year 2023, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 196 - 204, 28.12.2023

Nevra Baker

https://doi.org/10.56206/husbd.1353189

Abstract

This qualitative study analyzes the past 45 years of research on authentic leadership through conducting bibliometric analysis. Using R and R Studio, articles on authentic leadership that are published in the Web of Science have been analyzed. The findings of the bibliometric analysis reveal that a total of 2635 articles have been published on authentic leadership, and the first article on the subject appeared in 1978. Further analysis uncovered that the highest numbers of articles on authentic leadership have been published in 2022. Most of the body of literature on authentic leadership are found in the Journal of Business Ethics, The Leadership Quarterly, and the Leadership & Organization Development Journal. H.K.S. Laschinger, Y. Lee, and W. L. Gardner are the top three researchers that contributed most to the body of knowledge on authentic leadership, and the top three affiliations are University of Western Ontario, University of Queensland, and University of Miami. The most productive countries are USA, China, and the UK; and the most frequently used words are “authentic leadership”, “performance”, and “impact”.

Keywords

Authentic Leadership, Bibliometric Analysis, R, Web of Science, Qualitative Study

Otantik Liderlik Araştırmalarının 45 Yılı: 1978 ile 2023 Yılları Arasında Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu kalitatif çalışma, bibliyometrik analiz yoluyla otantik liderlik üzerine son 45 yılda yapılan araştırmaları analiz etmektedir. R ve R Studio kullanılarak Web of Science'ta yayınlanan otantik liderlik hakkındaki makaleler analiz edilmiştir. Bibliyometrik analizin bulguları, otantik liderlik üzerine toplam 2635 makalenin yayınlandığını ve konuyla ilgili ilk makalenin 1978'de yayınlandığını ortaya koymaktadır. Daha ileri analizler, otantik liderlik üzerine en fazla sayıda makalenin 2022'de yayınlandığını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Otantik liderliğe ilişkin literatürün büyük bir kısmı Journal of Business Ethics, The Leadership Quarterly ve Leadership & Organization Development Journal dergilerinde bulunmaktadır. H.K.S. Laschinger, Y. Lee ve W. L. Gardner, otantik liderlik konusundaki bilgi birikimine en çok katkıda bulunan ilk üç araştırmacıdır ve ilk üç bağlı kuruluş, Western Ontario Üniversitesi, Queensland Üniversitesi ve Miami Üniversitesi'dir. En verimli ülkeler ABD, Çin ve İngiltere'dir; en sık kullanılan kelimeler ise “otantik liderlik”, “performans” ve “etki”dir.

Keywords

Otantik Liderlik, Bibliyometrik Analiz, R, Web of Science, Kalitatif Çalışma

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