The DOI matches its Crossref record; 56 of the 56 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Cultivating a culture of learning: the role of leadership in fostering lifelong development
Abstract
Purpose: Leadership is key to building a culture of continuous learning within organizations. This study aims to explore the pivotal role of leadership in creating a culture of constant learning within organizations by bibliometric and content analysis. It also introduces propositions and frameworks that emphasize the importance of fostering a growth mindset, encouraging knowledge sharing, promoting learning agility and leveraging technology to support lifelong development. Design/methodology/approach: Using data from the Web of Science Core Collection, the author performed a complete analysis of publication features, collaboration networks and keywords in the field using VOSviewer software. Furthermore, drawing on social cognitive theory, this paper also presents propositions that integrate key concepts and strategies for fostering a culture of learning. Findings: The data shows a large increase in publications on leadership and organizational learning, particularly since 2000, indicating an increasing interest and importance in this field. The author proposes leaders who demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and invest in learning resources empower their teams to embrace new challenges and explore innovative solutions. By fostering a culture of learning, organizations can enhance employee engagement, foster creativity and innovation and adapt more effectively to changing market dynamics. Originality/value: This study offers a unique perspective on the role of leadership in driving learning and development initiatives. By implementing the principles, organizations can create a competitive advantage by cultivating a workforce that is agile, resilient and equipped to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Overview
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
In the citing paper
“Ahsan [17] highlighted that by fostering an environment that prioritizes leadership development at all levels, organizations empower employees to assume leadership roles as necessary, thereby reducing the risk of leadership gaps and enhancing overall organizational performance.”
From Ensuring leadership continuity: An integrative review of succession planning, leadership development and organisational memory (2025) · cites this paper as [17]
In the citing paper
“Ahsan [17] highlighted that by fostering an environment that prioritizes leadership development at all levels, organizations empower employees to assume leadership roles as necessary, thereby reducing the risk of leadership gaps and enhancing overall organizational performance.”
From Ensuring leadership continuity: An integrative review of succession planning, leadership development and organisational memory (2025) · cites this paper as [17]
In the citing paper
“Ahsan [17] highlighted that by fostering an environment that prioritizes leadership development at all levels, organizations empower employees to assume leadership roles as necessary, thereby reducing the risk of leadership gaps and enhancing overall organizational performance.”
From Ensuring leadership continuity: An integrative review of succession planning, leadership development and organisational memory (2025) · cites this paper as [17]
Citations
Cites
Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective
Bandura, A. (2001) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.1 · Cited by 15,510
Social cognitive theory of self-regulation
Bandura, A. (1991) · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · doi:10.1016/0749-5978(91)90022-l · Cited by 6,875
Bock, Zmud, R. W., Kim, Y., & Lee, J.-N. (2005) · MIS Quarterly · doi:10.2307/25148669 · Cited by 4,474
Blackwell, L. S., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Dweck, C. S. (2007) · Child Development · doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.00995.x · Cited by 3,784
Knowledge sharing: A review and directions for future research
Wang, S., & Noe, R. A. (2009) · Human Resource Management Review · doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2009.10.001 · Cited by 3,076
Psychological Safety: The History, Renaissance, and Future of an Interpersonal Construct
Edmondson, A. C., & Lei, Z. (2014) · Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior · doi:10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-031413-091305 · Cited by 2,577
Work Groups, Structural Diversity, and Knowledge Sharing in a Global Organization
Cummings, J. N. (2004) · Management Science · doi:10.1287/mnsc.1030.0134 · Cited by 1,778
Internet-Based Learning in the Health Professions
Cook, D., Levinson, A. J., Garside, S., Dupras, D. M., Erwin, P. J., & Montori, V. M. (2008) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.300.10.1181 · Cited by 1,603
Benefits of training and development for individuals and teams, organizations, and society.
Aguinis, H., & Kraiger, K. (2009) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163505 · Cited by 1,546
Psychological safety: a systematic review of the literature
Newman, A., Donohue, R., & Eva, N. (2017) · Human Resource Management Review · doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2017.01.001 · Cited by 1,408
Information sharing and team performance: A meta-analysis
Mesmer-Magnus, J. R., & DeChurch, L. A. (2009) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0013773 · Cited by 1,273
Growth mindset tempers the effects of poverty on academic achievement
Claro, S., Paunesku, D., & Dweck, C. S. (2016) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1608207113 · Cited by 831
Awan, U., Shamim, S., Khan, Z., Zia, N. U., Shariq, S. M., & Khan, M. N. (2021) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120766 · Cited by 571
Noruzy, A., Dalfard, V. M., Azhdari, B., Nazari-Shirkouhi, S., & Rezazadeh, A. (2012) · The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology · doi:10.1007/s00170-012-4038-y · Cited by 518
Chen, J., Wang, M., Kirschner, P. A., & Tsai, C. (2018) · Review of Educational Research · doi:10.3102/0034654318791584 · Cited by 490
Lian, G., Xu, A., & Zhu, Y. (2022) · Journal of Innovation & Knowledge · doi:10.1016/j.jik.2022.100203 · Cited by 391
Burnette, J. L., Billingsley, J., Banks, G. C., Knouse, L. E., Hoyt, C. L., Pollack, J. M., & Simon, S. (2023) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/bul0000368 · Cited by 360
Learning Agility: In Search of Conceptual Clarity and Theoretical Grounding
DeRue, D. S., Ashford, S. J., & Myers, C. G. (2012) · Industrial and Organizational Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1754-9434.2012.01444.x · Cited by 308
Study of acupuncture for low back pain in recent 20 years: a bibliometric analysis via CiteSpace
Liang, Y., Li, Y., Zhao, J., Wang, X., Zhu, H., & Chen, X. (2017) · Journal of Pain Research · doi:10.2147/jpr.s132808 · Cited by 282
Burnette, J. L., Pollack, J. M., Forsyth, R. B., Hoyt, C. L., Babij, A. D., Thomas, F. N., & Coy, A. E. (2020) · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice · doi:10.1177/1042258719864293 · Cited by 264
Learning agility: A construct whose time has come.
Meuse, K. P. D., Dai, G., & Hallenbeck, G. S. (2010) · Consulting psychology journal · doi:10.1037/a0019988 · Cited by 254
Olan, F., Liu, S., Neaga, I., Chen, H., & Nakpodia, F. (2018) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.02.027 · Cited by 235
Xu, Z., Zhao, Y., Zhang, B., Liew, J., & Kogut, A. (2022) · Behaviour and Information Technology · doi:10.1080/0144929x.2022.2151935 · Cited by 228
Circular economy and sustainability: The role of organizational behaviour in the transition journey
Bertassini, A. C., Ometto, A. R., Severengiz, S., & Gerólamo, M. C. (2021) · Business Strategy and the Environment · doi:10.1002/bse.2796 · Cited by 214
An inclusive and adaptive framework for measuring social resilience to disasters
Saja, A. M. A., Teo, M. M., Goonetilleke, A., & Ziyath, A. M. (2018) · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.02.004 · Cited by 213
Exploring factors that influence adoption of e‐learning within higher education
King, E., & Boyatt, R. (2014) · British Journal of Educational Technology · doi:10.1111/bjet.12195 · Cited by 204
Luthra, S., Sharma, M., Kumar, A., V, Joshi, S., Collins, E. M., & Mangla, S. K. (2021) · Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review · doi:10.1016/j.tre.2021.102582 · Cited by 187
Cultures of Genius at Work: Organizational Mindsets Predict Cultural Norms, Trust, and Commitment
Canning, E. A., Murphy, M. C., Emerson, K. T. U., Chatman, J. A., Dweck, C. S., & Kray, L. J. (2019) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167219872473 · Cited by 184
Time and learning efficiency in Internet-based learning: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cook, D. A., Levinson, A. J., & Garside, S. (2010) · Advances in Health Sciences Education · doi:10.1007/s10459-010-9231-x · Cited by 181
Nasir, J., Ibrahim, R. M., Sarwar, M. A., Sarwar, B., Al-Rahmi, W. M., Alturise, F., Al‐Adwan, A. S., & Uddin, M. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.772104 · Cited by 159
In learning mode? The role of mindsets in derailing and enabling experiential leadership development
Heslin, P. A., & Keating, L. A. (2016) · The Leadership Quarterly · doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2016.10.010 · Cited by 157
Xie, P. (2015) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/s11192-015-1689-0 · Cited by 156
The effects of organization context on knowledge exploration and exploitation
Gonzalez, R. V. D., & de Melo, T. M. (2018) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.05.025 · Cited by 131
Entrepreneurship in East Asian Regional Innovation Systems: Role of social capital
Yoon, H. D., Yun, S., Lee, J. J., & Phillips, F. Y. (2015) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2015.06.028 · Cited by 106
Ahsan, M. J. (2023) · Social Responsibility Journal · doi:10.1108/srj-06-2023-0332 · Cited by 98
Self-citationKnowledge mapping of medication literacy study: A visualized analysis using CiteSpace
Liang, C., Luo, A., & Zhong, Z. (2018) · SAGE Open Medicine · doi:10.1177/2050312118800199 · Cited by 95
How Leadership Characteristics Affect Organizational Decline and Downsizing
Carmeli, A., & Sheaffer, Z. (2008) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-008-9852-7 · Cited by 92
AlSaied, M., & Alkhoraif, A. A. (2024) · The Learning Organization · doi:10.1108/tlo-06-2023-0101 · Cited by 90
Learning Agility as a Prime Indicator of Potential
Eichinger, R. W., & Lombardo, M. M. (2004) · Human Resource Planning · Cited by 89
Hutchins, H. M., & Burke, L. (2007) · International Journal of Training and Development · doi:10.1111/j.1468-2419.2007.00288.x · Cited by 85
Influence of managers’ mindset on leadership behavior
Kouzes, T. K., & Posner, B. Z. (2019) · Leadership & Organization Development Journal · doi:10.1108/lodj-03-2019-0142 · Cited by 82
Kanitz, R., Gonzalez, K., Briker, R., & Straatmann, T. (2023) · The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science · doi:10.1177/00218863231168974 · Cited by 69
A research model for identifying factors that drive effective decision-making and the future of work
Kudyba, S. P., Fjermestad, J. L., & Davenport, T. H. (2020) · Journal of Intellectual Capital · doi:10.1108/jic-05-2019-0130 · Cited by 64
Ete, Z., Epitropaki, O., Zhou, Q., & Graham, L. (2021) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-020-04728-6 · Cited by 63
Malhotra, A., & Majchrzak, A. (2019) · Journal of Knowledge Management · doi:10.1108/jkm-02-2019-0094 · Cited by 59
Lindqvist, M. H., Mozelius, P., Jaldemark, J., & Cleveland-Innes, M. F. (2023) · International Journal of Lifelong Education · doi:10.1080/02601370.2023.2279047 · Cited by 56
Cubillas‐Para, C., Cegarra‐Navarro, J., & Vătămănescu, E. (2024) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114637 · Cited by 54
Role of e-learning technology and culture on learning agility: An empirical evidence
Ghosh, S., Muduli, A., & Pingle, S. S. (2020) · Human Systems Management · doi:10.3233/hsm-201028 · Cited by 38
The role of emotional intelligence in effective corporate social responsibility leadership
Ahsan, M. J. (2023) · International journal of organizational analysis · doi:10.1108/ijoa-02-2023-3615 · Cited by 32
Self-citationIlluminating the foundational role that mindsets should play in leadership development
Gottfredson, R. K., & Reina, C. S. (2021) · Business Horizons · doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2021.02.009 · Cited by 26
Dimensions of social capital and learning culture: a case of an IT organization
Srirama, M. V., Iyer, P. P., & Reddy, H. (2020) · The Learning Organization · doi:10.1108/tlo-06-2019-0094 · Cited by 25
Manager-as-coach: stimulating engagement via learning orientation
Lyons, P. R., & Bandura, R. P. (2020) · European journal of training and development · doi:10.1108/ejtd-07-2020-0123 · Cited by 21
Empowering Individuals for Team Innovation in China: Conflict Management and Problem Solving
Tjosvold, D., Yu, Z., & Wu, P. (2009) · Negotiation and Conflict Management Research · doi:10.1111/j.1750-4716.2009.00036.x · Cited by 19
There is No End to Learning, but How Does it Begin? A Meta‐Analysis of the Team Learning Pathway
Marlow, S. L., & Lacerenza, C. N. (2024) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.13064 · Cited by 18
Self-directed learning motivational drivers of working professionals: confirmatory factor models
Baber, H., Deepa, V., Elrehail, H., Poulin, M., & Mir, F. A. (2023) · Higher Education Skills and Work-based Learning · doi:10.1108/heswbl-04-2023-0085 · Cited by 16
Dhouchak, P., & Kumar, N. (2022) · Global Business Review · doi:10.1177/09721509221107965 · Cited by 8
Research works printed but not linked: 11
- 1986, Social foundations of thought and action, 23
- 1977, Social learning theory
- 2006, Transformational leadership
- 2006, Mindset: the new psychology of success
- 2015, Why organizations don’t learn, Harvard Business Review, 110
- 2018, Innovation and Change in Jesuit Education: Horizon 2020
- 2021, Industry-Academia collaboration in research and innovation projects, A Knowledge Management Perspective.
- 2022, Developing a digital mindset, Harvard Business Review, 50
- 2009, The knowledge-creating company, 175
- 2023, Navigating unpredictability: Exploring fundamental components of crisis management in organizational settings, Excellencia: International Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Education (2994–9521), 1
- 1996, Leading learning organizations, Training & Development, 36
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Leadership Strategies for Managing Change and Fostering Innovation Over Private Higher Education
Awashreh, R. A. (2025) · Advances in human resources management and organizational development book series · doi:10.4018/979-8-3373-0149-5.ch018 · Cited by 37
Alkish, I., Iyiola, K., Alzubi, A. B., & Aljuhmani, H. Y. (2025) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su17104365 · Cited by 35
Yang, M., Talha, M., Zhang, S., & Zhang, Y. (2025) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs15081024 · Cited by 38
Namatovu, A., & Kyambade, M. (2025) · SAGE Open · doi:10.1177/21582440251367585 · Cited by 13
Elshaer, I. A., Azazz, A. M. S., Kooli, C., Aljoghaiman, A., Elsawy, O., & Fayyad, S. (2025) · Administrative Sciences · doi:10.3390/admsci15050177 · Cited by 10
Metadata
- Authors
- Ahsan, M. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Ahsan, Muhammad Junaid
- Venue
- The Learning Organization
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 282-306
- ISSN
- 0969-6474 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-7905
- OpenAlex
- W4401948204
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
- 2026: 71 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 68.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Learning Organization (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Learning and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Education › Innovative Education and Learning Practices
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Leadership and Management in Organizations
- Keywords
- learning culture, leadership, lifelong learning, growth mindset, knowledge sharing, learning agility, technology-supported learning, employee engagement, innovation, social cognitive theory, continuous improvement, workforce development
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
