Why Inclusive Leadership is Important in an Organizational Setting? -- A
Conceptual Study
Abstract
Inclusive leadership behavior is crucial for organizational performance
because it fosters innovation, improves decision-making, boosts employee
engagement, enhances problem-solving capabilities, and enhances the
organization’s reputation. The growing need to understand how inclusive
leadership behavior can effectively leverage the organizational
performance through inclusion has been the call for this study. This
study will try address any existing gaps by exploring the relationship
among inclusive leadership behavior and organizational performance,
providing insights into the critical role leader’s play in creating
inclusive environments and their impact on various performance
indicators. The study also focuses at the leaders’ behaviors that foster
inclusive leadership and the way they vary from other types of
leadership styles. A systematic review of the literature is conducted,
focusing on peer-reviewed journals. A total of 64 research papers and
articles are carefully analyzed to select those that specifically
addresses the relationship among inclusive leadership behavior (ILB) and
organizational performance through inclusiveness (OPI). In addition, the
study proposes a conceptual framework to demonstrate the link among
inclusive leadership behavior and organizational performance through
inclusiveness. Lastly, the study provides practical recommendations for
organizations and HR’s in formulating HR practices to enhance their
performance through inclusive leadership practices.