Publication attributes of leadership: what do they mean?

Diana Tal, Avishag Gordon

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    Abstract

    The article evaluates 48 approaches to leadership for the first time for the period of 1965–2016 using bibliometric methods. Our analysis combines four parameters: the number of publications, citations, self-citations, and dispersion of literature (a new parameter). The question of what is the most influential approach to leadership is addressed. We argue that the interplay among the four attributes observed in this study shows that transformational leadership is the most influential and popular approach to leadership in leadership studies today. However, there is a question of whether the excessive self-citations in this approach to leadership play a role in its augmented visibility.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1391-1402
    Number of pages12
    JournalScientometrics
    Volume112
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Sep 2017

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2017, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.

    Keywords

    • Bibliometrics
    • Emerging types
    • Leadership approaches
    • Leading type
    • Transformational

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Social Sciences (all)
    • Computer Science Applications
    • Library and Information Sciences

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