Leadership and organizational learning culture: a systematic literature review

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to investigate how the relationship between leadership and organizational learning culture (OLC)/learning organization (LO)/organizational learning (OL) is measured in the literature.

Design/methodology/approach

This systematic literature review analyzes published peer-reviewed English articles that examine the relationship between leadership and OLC/LO/OL empirically. A total of 58 articles has been found in 42 journals.

Findings

This paper provides a holistic view of the types of leaderships that have been connected with OLC/LO/OL in various countries and industries. Research methods from the literature are also examined.

Originality/value

It is among the first studies to review the literature about the connection between leadership and OLC/LO/OL. This review offers constructive future research directions.

Citation

Xie, L. (2019), "Leadership and organizational learning culture: a systematic literature review", European Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 43 No. 1/2, pp. 76-104. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-06-2018-0056