Study goals
The aim is to analyze, through indicators and scientometric maps, the scientific domain that relates Strategic Leadership, Innovation and Dynamic Capabilities, with the purpose of outlining its historical trajectory, its theoretical basis, its prominent themes and proposing a research agenda.
Relevance / originality
Scientometric analysis allowed us to identify the intellectual basis, its trends, and research directions that help in understanding the state of the art and raise the need to expand studies and knowledge concerning the performance of strategic leaders in innovation.
Methodology / approach
Scientometrics was used, through the PRISMA Protocol, and from a base of 249 articles extracted from the Web of Science, the general aspects of the corpus were analyzed, in addition to the following analyses through VosViewer: co-citation, co-occurrences of terms and co-authorship.
Main results
Relevant aspects of current knowledge were identified, such as the expansion of published works since 2019, the main author networks, and the most relevant search terms. Furthermore, research trends were presented with suggestions and directions.
Theoretical / methodological contributions
This study contributes by conducting an analysis that contributes to a greater understanding of the state of the literature on innovation and strategic leadership, under the theoretical lens of dynamic capabilities, identifying its intellectual basis and research trends, and proposing suggestions for
Social / management contributions
A greater understanding of the topic, based on the aspects raised in this review, can help strategic leaders delve deeper into how dynamic capabilities affect innovation within companies.