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Entrepreneurial Leadership and Intrapreneurial Behaviour in Digital Transformation: A Bibliometric Mapping and Conceptual Framework

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study offers a comprehensive bibliometric and conceptual synthesis exploring the evolving nexus between entrepreneurial leadership (EL) and intrapreneurial behaviour (IB) within the digital era. Utilizing a dataset of 273 Web of Science publications from 2001–2025, advanced bibliometric methods, including co-authorship, co-citation, and keyword co-occurrence analyses were applied to map intellectual structures and thematic trajectories. The findings reveal four dominant clusters: the EL–IB relationship, digital transformation drivers, psychological and behavioural mediators, and innovation-sustainability outcomes. Central mediators such as psychological empowerment, digital readiness, and organizational support emerge as critical mechanisms linking EL and IB. Building on these insights, the study proposes a novel integrative conceptual framework and a future research agenda that deepens theoretical understanding and offers actionable implications for scholars and practitioners seeking to foster intrapreneurship in digitally transforming organizations. This work advances entrepreneurial leadership theory by contextualizing it within contemporary technological disruption and organizational innovation dynamics.

Source: Management Insight - The Journal of Incisive Analysers

DOI: 10.21844/mijia.21.2.2

Authors: Navendu Nidhan, Basant Kumar Singh, Ritika Maurya, Dilip Kumar

Institutions: Gopal Narayan Singh University, Banaras Hindu University, University of Allahabad

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7127584447

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