LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP: A MAP OF THE FIELD AND A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

Although researches on laissez-faire leadership have increased in recent years, the knowledge in this field is not yet at a sufficient level. In this study, 58 articles published in the WoS Core Collection database with the words laissez-faire leadership, passive leadership or avoidant leadership in the title were included in the analysis. In this study, the development of the field over the years has been mapped by identifying the most important publications, journals, authors and countries in the field. Then co- occurrence of keywords analysis and bibliographic coupling analyzes were applied. The results showed that the most articles were published in 2021, the most productive journals were Work And Stress and Frontiers in Psychology, the most productive author was Skogstad, A., the most productive country was the USA, the most influential article was “The destructiveness of laissez-faire leadership behavior. According to the bibliometric analysis results, the most frequently used keywords are; the words laissez-faire leadership, passive leadership, leadership, transformational leadership, transactional leadership, laissez-faire, safety climate, passive avoidant leadership and workplace bullying. The author with the highest bibliographic coupling strength is Skogstad, A., the journal Work and Stress, and the country is USA. The results can provide future researchers with a strong basis for understanding the current trend in the field and for detecting new trends for future research.