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Unravelling the Nexus between neuroscience and leadership research: A biblio-morphological analysis of the extant literature

Abraham Cyril Issac (Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India)
Thomas Gregor Issac (Department of Neuroscience, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India)

Management Decision

ISSN: 0025-1747

Article publication date: 11 November 2019

Issue publication date: 10 February 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

The collaboration of the field of neuroscience and leadership has invoked a general curiosity in the area of leadership studies. The discipline is giving copious amounts of inputs for the smooth functioning of the organization. Such collaborated studies attempt to establish improvements in the leadership research with the aid of thinking, feeling and knowing dimensions. Though generic understanding is available, the studies done on the neuro-leadership collaborations are far and few. The purpose of this paper mainly is to attempt to decipher the level of understanding the scientific world has on the inter-disciplinary interactions between neuroscience and leadership studies.

Design/methodology/approach

A biblio-morphological analysis is carried out. This integrated methodology is being introduced for the first time in the area of a literature review. The topic of interest is a novel one and being spread across many disciplines warrants such a comprehensive approach. The bibliometric analysis is carried out with the help of VOSviewer software.

Findings

The different parameters analyzed in this analysis are: mapping based on text data, index keyword, main authors who are the pioneers in the area, countries which are the leaders in the field of neuroscience and leadership studies. Such an analysis broadly outlines the present status of the research on the topic. Morphological analysis is executed by dissecting the topic into various dimensions and sub-options. These dimensions are then cross-matched in a matrix, known as the cross-consistency matrix. This matrix reflects the 174 research gaps that exist in this particular area.

Originality/value

The biggest contribution of this paper would be to underline the present status of the literature on neuroscience and leadership research and to develop a reference for future opportunities. This study attempts to make this document a vade mecum for both the industry and the academia in the area of neuroscience and leadership research.

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Citation

Issac, A.C. and Issac, T.G. (2020), "Unravelling the Nexus between neuroscience and leadership research: A biblio-morphological analysis of the extant literature", Management Decision, Vol. 58 No. 3, pp. 448-464. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-01-2019-0017

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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