Leadership Styles and Employees’ Innovative Behavior: A Systematic Review Using Bibliometrics

Several studies extensively reviewed innovative behavior in the workplace, but the relationship between leadership styles and innovative behavior are underdeveloped in the existing literature. Therefore, this study aimed to contribute to the body of knowledge by systematically reviewing prior studies on leadership styles and employees’ innovative behavior. The Data were obtained using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A quantitative systematic literature review using a bibliometric approach was conducted to analyze 184 articles and 85 journals published between 1995 and 2022. The results showed a significant increase in the number of articles on the topics from 2021 to 2022, indicating the dominance of Asian scholars and countries. The current review classified the major topics into seven clusters, encompassing several prominent terms, namely servant leadership, creative self-efficacy, work engagement, transformational leadership, ethical leadership, and knowledge sharing. This study contributed to behavioral sciences by mapping key topics on the relationship between leadership styles and innovative behavior through the intersection of management, psychology, and quantitative literature studies.