A Bibliometric Analysis Sustainable Leadership in Higher Education
Keywords:
Sustainable Leadership, Higher education, bibliometric analysis
Abstract
Sustainable leadership reveals the central role of leaders in balancing the three goals of economy, society, and environment and has become an important part of leadership theory research in recent years. The authors searched the literature related to sustainable leadership in higher education in the SCOPUS database. Based on the existing literature, we systematically reviewed the origins based on our predetermined criteria. And we also built an integrated analytical framework of sustainable leadership with the premise of sorting and summarizing the antecedents and consequences of sustainable leadership. Finally, we provide an outlook on the future research areas of sustainable leadership to further promote sustainable leadership research in higher education
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Piwowar-Sulej K, Krzywonos M, Kwil I. Environmental entrepreneurship – Bibliometric and content analysis of the subject literature based on H-Core. Vol. 295, Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021.
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Mantry AK, Pradhan B, Tak S, Lalotra SK, Islam T. The Trend of Leadership Research in Higher Education: A Bibliometric Overview and Visualization. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice. 2023;23(8).
Aboramadan M, Dahleez K, Hamad M. Servant leadership and academics’ engagement in higher education: mediation analysis. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 2020;42(6).
Vilkinas T, Ladyshewsky RK. Leadership behaviour and effectiveness of academic program directors in Australian universities. Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 2012;40(1).
Jones S, Harvey M. A distributed leadership change process model for higher education. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 2017;39(2).
Aboramadan M, Dahleez K, Hamad MH. Servant leadership and academics outcomes in higher education: the role of job satisfaction. International Journal of Organizational Analysis. 2020;29(3).
Esen M, Bellibas MS, Gumus S. The Evolution of Leadership Research in Higher Education for Two Decades (1995-2014): A Bibliometric and Content Analysis. International Journal of Leadership in Education. 2020;23(3).
Maheshwari G, Kha KL. A bibliometric analysis of influence of leadership styles on employees and organization in higher education sector from 2007 to 2022. International Journal of Leadership in Education. 2023;
Udin U. Servant Leadership in Higher Education: A Bibliometric Analysis. Pak J Life Soc Sci [Internet]. 2024;22(1):4390–401. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85204259287&origin=inward
Metcalf L, Benn S. Leadership for Sustainability: An Evolution of Leadership Ability. Journal of Business Ethics. 2013;112(3).
Filho WL, Eustachio JHPP, Caldana ACF, Will M, Salvia AL, Rampasso IS, et al. Sustainability leadership in higher education institutions: An overview of challenges. Sustainability (Switzerland). 2020;12(9).
Sanchez-Carrillo JC, Cadarso MA, Tobarra MA. Embracing higher education leadership in sustainability: A systematic review. Vol. 298, Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021.
Zupic I, ÄŒater T. Bibliometric Methods in Management and Organization. Organ Res Methods. 2015;18(3).
Glänzel W. Bibliometrics as a research field. Techniques. 2003;20.
Broadus RN. Toward a definition of “bibliometrics.†Scientometrics. 1987;12(5–6).
van Eck NJ, Waltman L. Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping. Scientometrics. 2010;84(2).
Fahimnia B, Sarkis J, Davarzani H. Green supply chain management: A review and bibliometric analysis. Vol. 162, International Journal of Production Economics. 2015.
Veli Korkmaz A, van Engen ML, Knappert L, Schalk R. About and beyond leading uniqueness and belongingness: A systematic review of inclusive leadership research. Human Resource Management Review. 2022;32(4).
Perianes-Rodriguez A, Waltman L, van Eck NJ. Constructing bibliometric networks: A comparison between full and fractional counting. J Informetr. 2016;10(4).
Asif MU, Asad M, Bhutta NA, Khan SN. Leadership Behavior and Sustainable Leadership among Higher Education Institutions of Pakistan. In: 2021 Sustainable Leadership and Academic Excellence International Conference, SLAE 2021. 2021.
Geis GL, Knapper CK, Cropley AJ. Lifelong Learning and Higher Education. J Higher Educ. 1986 May;57(3):337.
Kirby JR, Knapper C, Lamon P, Egnatoff WJ. Development of a scale to measure lifelong learning. International Journal of Lifelong Education. 2010;29(3).
Beqiri T, Mazreku I. Lifelong learning, training and development employee’s perspective. Journal of Educational and Social Research. 2020;10(2).
Li Y. Linking organizational justice to affective commitment: the role of perceived supervisor support in Chinese higher education settings. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education. 2020;48(3).
Novitasari D. How Does Organizational Support Affect Lecturer Performance in Higher Education? International Journal of Science and Management Studies (IJSMS). 2020;
Trow M. Trust, markets and accountability in higher education: A comparative perspective. Higher Education Policy. 1996;9(4).
ckert E. Crisis Leadership in Higher Education: Theory and Practice. J Stud Aff Res Pract. 2022;59(5).
30. Aung PN, Hallinger P. Research on sustainability leadership in higher education: a scoping review. Vol. 24, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 2023.
Iqbal Q, Piwowar-Sulej K. Sustainable leadership in higher education institutions: social innovation as a mechanism. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 2022;23(8).
Foss NJ, Knudsen T. The resource-based tangle: Towards a sustainable explanation of competitive advantage. Vol. 24, Managerial and Decision Economics. 2003.
Sangiuliano Intra F, Nasti C, Massaro R, Perretta AJ, Di Girolamo A, Brighi A, et al. Flexible Learning Environments for a Sustainable Lifelong Learning Process for Teachers in the School Context. Sustainability (Switzerland). 2023;15(14).
Yunus-Asani A, Sabdani-Asiri M. Workplace collaboration and overall job satisfaction of elementary school teachers at Indanan North District, Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education-Sulu. Journal of Education and Academic Settings. 2024;1(1).
Romani-Dias M, Carneiro J. Internationalization in higher education: faculty tradeoffs under the social exchange theory. International Journal of Educational Management. 2020;34(3).
PS, - NM, - AL. Organizational Citizenship Behaviors in Higher Education: A Study of Indian Universities. International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research. 2023;5(3).
anmairuroy W, Kritjaroen T, Homsombat W. The effect of knowledge-oriented leadership and human resource development on sustainable competitive advantage through organizational innovation’s component factors: Evidence from Thailand ’s new S- curve industries. Asia Pacific Management Review. 2022;27(3).
Li H, Sajjad N, Wang Q, Ali AM, Khaqan Z, Amina S. Influence of transformational leadership on employees’ innovative work behavior in sustainable organizations: Test of mediation and moderation processes. Sustainability (Switzerland). 2019;11(6).
Kusi M, Zhao F, Sukamani D. Impact of perceived organizational support and green transformational leadership on sustainable organizational performance: a SEM approach. Business Process Management Journal. 2021;27(5).
Yue X, Feng Y, Ye Y. A Model of Sustainable Leadership for Leaders in Double First-Class Universities in China. International Journal of Higher Education. 2021;10(3).
Jibirin Salihu M, Musallam Ramadneh N, Ahmad Rashid RA. SUSTAINABLE HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP: A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST PARADIGM FOR HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING. Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews. 2020;8(2).
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2025-06-15
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Tabara, R., & Mariani, M. (2025). A Bibliometric Analysis Sustainable Leadership in Higher Education. SOSCIED, 8(1), 301-309. https://doi.org/10.32531/jsoscied.v8i1.927
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