Affiliation:
1. Kharazmi University, Iran
2. St. Andrew the First-Called Georgian University, Georgia
Abstract
Along with environmental concerns and sustainability trends, green transformational leadership (GTL) has gained the attention of scholars and practitioners. In response to the increasing environmental challenges, the need for companies to adopt responsibility strategies and management systems is growing. Therefore, this chapter presents a comprehensive and integrated review of research on GTL. A systematic literature review explores various definitions and theories of GTL, explains its behavioral, attitudinal, and performance outcomes, and illuminates the future of green transformational leadership. The conducted analysis covers all the relevant works indexed in the Scopus and Google Scholar databases throughout the period from 2013 to 2023. The research results demonstrate an emergent interest in GTL. The research contributes to leadership and sustainability literature by completing the theory of green transformational leadership. It provides a practical implication to introduce green transformational leadership in organizations to respond to environmental challenges effectively.