Trends in entrepreneurial leadership: A bibliometric analysis

Performing a bibliometric analysis in entrepreneurial leadership with a dataset spanning from 2014 to 2023. Entrepreneurial leadership can be regarded as a novel paradigm, with limited literature available in the Scopus database before 2014. Previous studies predominantly concentrated on transformational and transactional leadership to enhance business performance and innovation. Bibliometric analysis is a statistical and quantitative method for examining academic literature, including publications, citations, authors, and collaborative networks, to assess and elucidate research trends, influences, and the academic framework within a specific field. This study employed the bibliometric analysis method, selecting the Scopus database as the primary dataset to analyze the trends, keywords, and collaborative networks of publications. This study analyzes 320 publications using VOSviewer, showing a significant increase in research contributions related to entrepreneurial leadership, despite a decrease in 2021. The study also introduces the results of the bibliometric analysis, which include a comprehensive overview of research trends and highlights a significant increase in articles concerning entrepreneurial leadership in 2017. The analysis identifies important topics and patterns within the literature, including the influence of entrepreneurial leadership on business development and organizational performance, the function of leaders exhibiting entrepreneurial leadership in SMEs, and the competitive advantages conferred by entrepreneurial leadership. Furthermore, the finding highlights the contributions of affiliations within the field, demonstrating significant worldwide engagement in entrepreneurial leadership. The conclusion encapsulates the principal findings of the study, highlighting the increasing scholarly interest and involvement in entrepreneurial leadership. This study highlights the significance of entrepreneurial leadership in enhancing organizational performance and innovation, as well as the necessity of future research to investigate new opportunities and tackle problems in the field of entrepreneurial leadership.