Innovation and Leadership in Organisations: a Thematic Analysis

Over the last 30 years, innovation has caught the attention of researchers and practitioners (Gatignon et al., 2002; Damanpour, 1987). Nowadays innovation is seen as the key thing for keeping the leading position in the world markets. This study discussed the relationship between innovation and leadership as part of internal organisation, specifically, three leadership theories and intrinsic motivation, by using thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006) and systematic literature review (Tranfield, Denyer and Smart, 2003) methodology. 20 articles that were published between 2009 and 2014 have been analysed. As a result, seven prevalent themes are found out.