Exploring Inclusive Leadership Research from a Bibliometric Perspective

Öz

This study reviews inclusive leadership research using bibliometric analysis. Its aim is to show the main trends, related concepts, and possible gaps in the field. The analysis was carried out with Biblioshiny, the web-based interface of the Bibliometrix R package. The dataset included 456 articles from the Web of Science (WoS) database. The study examined yearly publication trends, keyword co-occurrence networks, thematic maps and thematic evolution, the most cited publications, leading sources, reference co-citation relationships, productive authors, country-level publication output, and international research collaboration. The results show that inclusive leadership is still a relatively new research area which has grown quickly in recent years. It is often studied together with psychological safety, diversity, inclusion, work engagement, psychological empowerment, innovative work behavior, knowledge sharing, and inclusive climate. The thematic map shows that inclusive leadership, psychological safety, and work engagement are among the main themes in the field. The thematic evolution analysis also shows that psychological safety, green inclusive leadership, gender, and gender equality became more visible in recent periods. Green creativity, power, and leadership development were less central in the author keyword co-occurrence network but may offer useful directions for future research. China and the United States make the largest contributions to the literature, while research from some parts of Africa, Middle East, and South America is still limited.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• : inclusive leadership
• diversity
• inclusion
• bibliometric analysis

Kapsayıcı Liderlik Araştırmalarının Bibliyometrik Bir Perspektiften İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışma, kapsayıcı liderlik literatürünü bibliyometrik bir bakış açısıyla incelemeyi ve alandaki temel eğilimleri, öne çıkan kavramları ve potansiyel araştırma boşluklarını belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında, Web of Science (WoS) veritabanından elde edilen 456 makaleden oluşan veri seti, R paketinin web tabanlı arayüzü Biblioshiny kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, kavramın psikolojik güvenlik, çeşitlilik, kapsayıcılık, işe angaje olma, psikolojik güçlendirme, yenilikçi iş davranışı ve bilgi paylaşımı gibi kavramlarla birlikte ele alındığını göstermektedir. Tematik harita, kapsayıcı liderlik, psikolojik güvenlik ve işe adanmışlığın alandaki temel temalar arasında yer aldığını göstermektedir. Tematik gelişim analizi, psikolojik güvenlik, yeşil kapsayıcı liderlik, cinsiyet ve cinsiyet eşitliği ile ilgili temaların son dönemlerde daha görünür olduğunu göstermiştir. Yeşil yaratıcılık, güç ve liderlik gelişimi, yazar anahtar kelimeleri ortak oluşum ağında daha az merkezi konumda yer almakla birlikte, gelecek araştırmalar için yönelimler sunmaktadır. Literatüre en fazla katkı Çin ve ABD’den sağlanırken, Afrika, Orta Doğu ve Güney Amerika’nın bazı bölgelerinden çalışmaların sınırlı kaldığı görülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• kapsayıcı liderlik
• çeşitlilik
• kapsayıcılık
• bibliyometrik analiz

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