Article: Happy-NE-R leadership for companies in emerging economies Journal: International Journal of Happiness and Development (IJHD) 2025 Vol.9 No.1 pp.35 - 62 Abstract: Business leaders in emerging economies want to create better workplaces. The first objective is to present a literature review on leadership in emerging economies. The second objective is to reflect on the most appropriate leadership styles for today's firms in emerging economies. A bibliometric analysis of the literature up to 2023 is developed. The results show that firms in emerging economies tend to consider the transformational leadership. And the main emerging themes are the perspective of corporate governance and effects such as innovation and sustainability. This paper is the first to propose a leadership style that combines three of the most current leadership styles, Happy, NEuro and Responsible leadership, called Happy-NE-R leadership. This new style can help leaders in emerging economies to manage their companies responsibly and improve the well-being of their people. Then, emerging economies can have better places to work and a happier and more satisfied workforce. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

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Title: Happy-NE-R leadership for companies in emerging economies

Authors: Raquel Ruiz-Rodríguez; Marta Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado; Rafael Ravina-Ripoll

Addresses: International Doctoral School, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Paseo de los Artilleros, s/n, 28032. Madrid, Spain ' Facultad de Ciencias de la Economía y de la Empresa, Departamento de Economía de la Empresa (Admi., Dir. y Org.), Economía Aplicada II y Fundamentos de Análisis Económico, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Paseo de los Artilleros s/n, 28032, Madrid, Spain ' Departamento de Organización de Empresas, Facultad Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Cádiz, Av. de la Universidad No. 4, 11406, Jerez, Cádiz, Spain

Abstract: Business leaders in emerging economies want to create better workplaces. The first objective is to present a literature review on leadership in emerging economies. The second objective is to reflect on the most appropriate leadership styles for today's firms in emerging economies. A bibliometric analysis of the literature up to 2023 is developed. The results show that firms in emerging economies tend to consider the transformational leadership. And the main emerging themes are the perspective of corporate governance and effects such as innovation and sustainability. This paper is the first to propose a leadership style that combines three of the most current leadership styles, Happy, NEuro and Responsible leadership, called Happy-NE-R leadership. This new style can help leaders in emerging economies to manage their companies responsibly and improve the well-being of their people. Then, emerging economies can have better places to work and a happier and more satisfied workforce.

Keywords: leadership; emerging economies; BRICS; Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa; E7 group; happy leadership; neuroleadership; Happy-NE-R leadership.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHD.2025.144961

International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2025 Vol.9 No.1, pp.35 - 62

Received: 27 Feb 2024
Accepted: 29 Apr 2024
Published online: 14 Mar 2025 *

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