Leadership and Intellectual Capital in Social Sector Institutions

To be successful, institutions need motivated employees to achieve their goals, especially in contexts of economic crisis. As such, an effective leader is fundamental to mobilize and influence people. Executive leadership is an essential component of social institutions (SIs)’ success. This study is based on a systematic literature review, with the main objective of analyzing how leadership styles affect intellectual capital (IC) in SIs. To this end, 80 articles from the Web of Science (WoS) were analyzed using the VOSviewer software. The main results allow the identification of four clusters, namely: effect of IC dimensions on productivity, better leadership policies through social and intellectual capital, factors that contribute to leadership in Sis, and the role of social and intellectual capital in the recognition of opportunities. The results also show how leadership styles and intellectual capital affect SIs and characteristics and factors inherent in this theme. Additionally, suggestions for future research have been identified.