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

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”.