Abstract
The purpose of this review is to identify and investigate any gaps regarding the influence of leadership theories or styles on conflict management. The study was designed using a qualitative and descriptive analytical technique. The preceding theoretical and empirical literatures are compiled through systematic review. Despite the fact that a lot of study has been done on leadership and conflict resolution, it hasn’t been specific. The research question that prompted this systematic review was: Which identified leadership theories or styles are most closely related to conflict management? In order to fill the gaps in the literature, this systematic review were combine the leadership theories or styles used in conflict management. It were done this through employing content analysis to describe the various literature found and to explore the most prevalent leadership theories or styles used in conflict management. The data were derived from the databases Google Scholar, which the reviewer chose for its broad scope of both published and unpublished studies, Science direct or Scopus, which is included for its high quality, Taylor & Francis, and Emerald. In this systematic review, databases were systematically searched for eligible studies that are directly related with that of leadership and conflict management and that are published between 2010 and 2023. A total of 31 of the original 210 articles were finally included in the study as a result of this evaluation, allowing a clear outline and plan to be followed during the review process. The researcher employed three inclusion criteria in this systematic review, such as the search boundary, the publication date, the language, and the keywords. To improve the conclusions from this review, the study removed unpublished articles, working papers, and conference papers. After the search process was complete, the leadership theories or styles and conflict management were grouped by the publication year, authors, study title, objectives,
findings, and the type of research method used to investigate the influence
of leadership theories and conflict management.
Keywords: Leadership Theories, Leadership Styles, Conflict Management, Systematic Review
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