A Review of Leadership Research: A Comparative and Systematic Review

Abstract

This research is a comparative and systematic review of doctoral dissertations on leadership in the fields of educational administration and business administration in Turkey. Doctoral theses are preferred because they are prepared with a higher level of knowledge, skills and academic competence than master's theses and examine the subject they deal with in a broader and more detailed manner. The main purpose of this review is to reveal the similarities and differences of leadership studies in both fields, to see and present how they are handled under various headings from a broad perspective. Within the framework of this main purpose, the comparative distribution of doctoral dissertations in the fields of "educational administration" and "business administration" according to years, disciplines, research method and sample group, whose leadership characteristics were examined as the study group, which types of leadership were addressed and which other organizational variables were investigated together with the subject of leadership were examined. Although the fields of educational administration and business administration differ from each other scientifically, when the studies abaout leadership are examined, it is seen that the subject is handled with similar methods within the framework of similar purposes, although some differences are detected.