Mapping Leadership and Organizational Commitment Trends: A Bibliometric Review

Abstract

This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric and content analysis of scholarly articles investigating the relationship between leadership and organizational commitment. Utilizing the Web of Science Core Collection database, the research encompasses a rigorous search strategy focused on terms such as “leadership”, “distributed leadership”, “transformational leadership”, and “organizational commitment”. We selected a final dataset of 2110 peer-reviewed papers from the management and business domains after filtering through over 10,000 sources. The analysis identifies five key clusters to expand the understanding between leadership and organizational commitment: (1) “The Future of Remote Work and Its Impact on Organizational Commitment”, (2) “Authentic Leadership in the Age of Climate Organizational Change”, (3) “Job Satisfaction Promotes Leadership and Organizational Commitment by Empowering Attitudes and Perceptions”, (4) “Study of Leadership Style and Culture as Antecedents of Organizational Performance”, and (5) “Leadership in the Digital Age: Exploring the Intersection of Transactional and Transformational Leadership Styles”. This study’s originality lies in its extensive bibliometric examination, offering novel insights and guiding future research directions, thereby significantly contributing to the understanding and advancement of the field.