Responsible Leadership - Knowledge Status and Future Research Agenda

Authors

  • Martina Martinovic Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin
  • Silke Bustamante Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6043-8838

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34190/ecmlg.20.1.3089

Keywords:

responsible leadership, conceptualisation, review article, state of the art, research agenda

Abstract

The present review article deals with the highly relevant and rich research field of responsible leadership (RL). It summarizes existing literature using a wide scope of 96 peer-reviewed journal articles and subsequently provides recommendations for future research paths. The current state of knowledge is depicted in relation to five knowledge areas: In the first area, the conceptualisation of RL, works addressing fundamental views on RL, the development of frameworks and the application of specific philosophies or theories are introduced. In the second area, the operationalisation of RL, results of studies dealing with the development of measurement instruments or applying quantitative empirical study designs in order to test specific research questions are presented. The third area, RL antecedents, covers the depiction of empirically investigated antecedent variables pertaining to either a personal or a contextual level. In the fourth area, RL consequences, empirically examined impacts of RL at a micro, meso and macro level are summarised and further works dealing with effects of RL on relationships between other variables discussed. Finally, the fifth area of RL promotion presents works that are empirically testing RL development interventions that take place either in the context of higher education or work. Derived potential lines of research relate to these five areas of knowledge and address identified research gaps of content-related, empirical and methodological nature.

Author Biographies

Martina Martinovic, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin

Martina Martinovic is a research associate and co-director of the Institute for Sustainability at HWR Berlin. She holds a master degree in Business Administration and is currently working on her doctorate on the topic of responsible leadership. Since 2016, she has been involved in various research projects focussing on sustainability.

Silke Bustamante, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin

Prof. Dr. Silke Bustamante is Professor for Management and Vice President at HWR Berlin. Before, she worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and did a PhD program on applied microeconomics. Her research focuses on Sustainable Management, Responsible Leadership and Education for Sustainability in the context of Universities.

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Published

2024-11-13