Leadership and its Influence on Happiness at Work: A Narrative Literature Review

This article describes the relationship between happiness at work and leadership through a narrative review of the literature available in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. It is included general debates, review of previous studies, analysis of state of the art, and research perspectives. The...

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Published inCuadernos de administración (Cali, Colombia) Vol. 39; no. 75
Main Authors López Pérez, Claudia Patricia, Vieira Salaza, Jaime Andrés, Echeverri Rubio, Alejandro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2023
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Summary:This article describes the relationship between happiness at work and leadership through a narrative review of the literature available in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. It is included general debates, review of previous studies, analysis of state of the art, and research perspectives. The objective is to expand the discussion of the existing relationship between these two variables and their influence on organizational performance. Different types of leadership that have been positively related to happiness at work were identified, such as transformational, altruistic, servant, authentic, and influential leadership. Based on the analysis of the available literature, it is possible to conclude about the causal relationship between both approaches, especially in those that leadership emphasize the worker and its performance. The main aim is to impact organizations through human talent management, and contribute to the formation of transformational, ethical, altruistic, inspiring, authentic, and service-oriented leaders who impact their feelings and attitudes, as well as their performance. El presente artículo describe la relación entre felicidad en el trabajo y liderazgo, a través de una revisión narrativa de la literatura disponible en las bases de datos Scopus y Web of Sciences, incluyendo debates generales, revisión de estudios previos, análisis de estados del arte, y perspectivas de investigación, con el objetivo de ampliar la discusión de la relación existente entre estas dos variables y su influencia en el desempeño organizacional. Se identificaron diferentes tipos de liderazgo que han sido relacionados positivamente con la felicidad en el trabajo, como son transformacional, el altruista, el de servicio, el auténtico y el influenciador. A partir del análisis de la literatura disponible, es posible concluir sobre la relación causal ambos enfoques, sobre todo en aquellos ejercicios de liderazgo que tienen énfasis en el trabajador y su desempeño. Se busca incidir en las organizaciones desde la gestión de talento humano, y contribuir a formar líderes transformacionales, éticos, altruistas, inspiradores, auténticos y de servicio, y que impacten sus sentimientos y actitudes, así como su desempeño
ISSN:0120-4645
2256-5078
2256-5078