Abstract
Purpose - In this era of rapid technological advancement, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged
as a crucial factor in reshaping organisational dynamics, notably in the realm of leadership. This
systematic literature review (SLR) aims to investigate the emerging relationship between AI and
leadership, focusing on defining AI-powered leadership, identifying prevalent themes, exploring
challenges, and uncovering research gaps within the relevant literature.
Design/methodology/approach - A sample of 73 papers was chosen after carefully applying the
inclusion and exclusion criteria to 1387 research articles that were initially sought. Using the
methodological framework presented by Denyer and Tranfield (2009), our study adopted a fourstep procedure to obtain insights from the corpus of literature. The papers were analysed by
employing content and thematic analysis to address four key questions.
Findings - The review explores various definitions of AI-powered leadership proposed in the
literature base