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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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ISSN: 2222-6990

The Dimension and Influence of Blue Ocean Leadership in Different Perspectives in Malaysia: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Oh Zi Jian, Khoo Yin Yin, Marinah Awang

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i12/8405

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Blue ocean leadership is a contributing influence on organization operations from time to time. Much of the attention adjacent blue ocean leadership has aimed the different perspectives in an organization. In order to evaluate the variable of blue ocean leadership, its dimension needs to be identified. However, a lack of systematic reviews has been conducted on Malaysia's practitioner's dimension and influences (leader). Therefore, the aim of this article is to analyze the prevailing literature on Malaysian leaders related to the dimension and influence of Blue Ocean Leadership. A systematic review of Scopus, Google Scholar, and other resource databases, driven by the PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) review process, resulted in an established 10 related studies. Advance review of these articles occasioned in several main perspectives – employee engagement, strategic decision making, organizational politics, firm performance, and emotional intelligence. This paper will be served as a guidance for the implementation of BOL in other organizational context.

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In-Text Citation: (Jian et al., 2020)
To Cite this Article: Jian, O. Z., Yin, K. Y., & Awang, M. (2020). The Dimension and Influence of Blue Ocean Leadership in Different Perspectives in Malaysia: A Systematic Review of the Literature. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(12), 1293–1304.