Research on Authentic Leadership Literature Based on The Scopus: A Co-Word Clustering Analysis

Abstract

In contemporary discourse, the adjective authentic has increasingly been affixed to the term leadership to enrich the scholarly examination of Leadership and broaden its applicability within organisational contexts. The designation "authentic" carries specific implications and nuances that may lead one to infer that it represents a potentially superior or more legitimate variant of Leadership. The emergence of authentic Leadership is rooted in the principles of positive organisational behaviour and a conducive organisational environment, which are indicative of human resource competencies and psychological capacities that can be quantified, cultivated, and adeptly administered to enhance performance in the modern workplace. This study seeks to perform a bibliometric literature review on authentic leadership terms, trends, and ideas using Scimago Graphics software and a database from Scopus to contribute to authentic leadership research. The Scimago Graphica software generated four clusters that provide a comprehensive landscape and study trajectory of authentic Leadership. Researchers and practitioners should focus on current trends and research topics to enhance authentic leadership development.