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Item Open Access The bright and dark sides of leadership: transformational leadership in a non-western context(Sage, 2013-02) Karakitapoǧlu-Aygün, Z.; Gumusluoglu, L.The present study aims to explore positive and negative leadership behaviours (i.e. transformational and non-transformational leadership) in a non-Western ‘change and transformation’ context through qualitative methods. Thirty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with knowledge workers in Turkey. In addition to the original dimensions found in the literature, four categories of transformational leadership emerged: benevolent paternalism, implementation of the vision, employee participation and teamwork, and proactive behaviour. Among these categories, benevolent paternalism was identified to be the most frequently mentioned aspect of transformational leadership in the Turkish context, which implies that cultural context may influence the form and enactment of transformational leadership. Regarding non-transformational leadership, five categories emerged: destructive, closed, passive/ineffective, active-failed and a miscellaneous category. Among these, destructive leadership that includes authoritarian elements was identified as the most frequently mentioned form of non-transformational leadership. These findings imply that non-transformational leadership comes in many forms, supporting the numerous constructs on the destructive/unethical–ineffective/incompetent continuum found in the negative leadership literature. The findings are discussed with reference to the literature and to social change in Turkey.Item Open Access Dönüştürücü liderliğin Türkiye bağlamında yeniden kavramsallaştırılması(Turkish Psychologists Association, 2013) Karakitapoğlu Aygün, Zahide; Gümüşlüoğlu, LaleBu çalışma, dönüştürücü liderliğin kültürel ve tarihsel açıdan özel bir konumu olan ülkemizde nasıl algılandığını ve tanımlandığını, boyutlarının neler olduğunu ve Batı literatüründen ne tür farklılıklar gösterdiğini kültürel bir yaklaşımla araştırmıştır. Birinci çalışmada 31 bilgi çalışanı ile yapılan mülakatlar sonucunda dönüştürücü liderliğin nasıl algılandığı ve tanımlandığı incelenmiştir. İkinci çalışmada, 230 ARGE çalışanından veri toplanarak elde edilen kültürel maddelerin psikometrik özellikleri test edilmiştir. Evrensel ve kültürel maddelerin bir arada incelendiği faktör analizi sonuçları dönüştürücü liderliğin üç boyutta toplandığını göstermiştir: İlgili-Babacan Liderlik, İlham Veren Karizmatik Liderlik ve Aktif-Entellektüel Uyarıcı Liderlik. Bu faktörlerin Babacan ve Aktif tarafları kültü- rel özellikleri temsil ederken, Ilham Veren Karizmatik Liderlik hem kültürel hem evrensel özellikler taşımaktadır. Araştırmamızın hipotez testi olan üçüncü çalışmasında ise, 256 ARGE çalışanı ve liderlerinden veri toplanmıştır. Bu aşamada ise üç boyutun literatürün işaret ettiği değişkenleri yordayıp yordamadığına bakılarak söz konusu kültürel maddelerin evrensel maddelerin ötesinde bir açıklama getirdiği görülmüştür. Bulgular ekonomik ve sosyal bir geçiş dönemi yaşayan ülkemiz özelinde pratik uygulamalar1 açısından tartışılmakta ve dönüştürücü liderliğin söz konusu kültürel özelliklerine yönelik kuramsal öneriler sunulmaktadır.Item Open Access The impact of transformational leadership on organizational and leadership effectiveness : the Turkish case(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2008) Erkutlu, H.Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of leadership behaviors on both organizational and leader effectiveness at boutique hotels. Design/methodology/approach - A total of 722 subjects (60 managers and 662 non-managerial employees) participated in this study from 60 boutique hotels. Participants were told that the study was designed to collect information on the leadership styles used by managers and on the satisfaction and commitment of employees in the hospitality workforce. Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, Organizational Commitment Questionnaire and Job Descriptive Index were used to assess leadership behaviors of the boutique hotels' first-line managers and commitment and satisfaction levels of employees, respectively. Findings - There are significant relations between leadership behaviors and both organizational and leadership effectiveness. The findings support the suggestion in the literature that transformational leadership behaviors stimulate organizational commitment and job satisfaction in the hospitality industry. Research limitations/implications - There are several limitations that could be future research topics, such as hotels' source of funding, demographic characteristics of the participants. There is a question about the generalizability of these findings to other hospitality organizations such as four or five-star hotels. Originality/value - This paper explores an aspect of leadership in the hospitality industry that is often neglected. It provides compelling evidence for the importance of continuing the efforts to understand the nature of the leadership behaviors-effectiveness connection.Item Open Access Moderating effects of climate and external support on transformational leadership and technological innovation: An investigation in creative ventures in Turkey(IEEE, 2006) Gümüsluoğlu, Lale T.; Ilsev, A.The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of transformational leadership on technological innovation at the organizational level. Specifically, it was proposed that transformational leadership would have a positive effect on organizational innovation. Furthermore, this effect was proposed to be moderated by an innovation-supporting climate and support received from external organizations. These relationships were tested on 163 R&D personnel and managers of 43 micro- and small-sized Turkish entrepreneurial software development companies. The results confirmed the positive impact of transformational leadership on organizational innovation, which was measured with a market-oriented criterion developed specifically for developing countries and newly developing industries. Furthermore, the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational innovation was stronger when external support was at high levels than when there was no external support. The moderating effect of an innovation-supporting climate was not significant. Managerial implications as well as policy recommendations are provided, for micro and small-sized enterprises in particular. (c) 2006 PICMET.Item Open Access A Re-conceptualization of transformational leadership in the Turkish context(Turk Psikologlar Dernegi, 2013) Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z.; Gumusluoglu, L.The present study adopting a cultural approach, investigated how transformational leadership is defined in the Turkish context, what its dimensions are and to what extent these cultural features differ from the universal dimensions in the literature. The first study examined how transformational leadership is defined and understood through interviews with 31 knowledge workers. In the second study with data from 230 R&D employees, we tested the psychometric properties of the emic items. Factor analysis conducted with both etic and emic items revealed three factors: Considerate-Paternalistic Leadership, Inspiring Charismatic Leadership, Active-Stimulating Leadership. Among these factors, Paternalistic and Active Leadership represented the emic aspects, while Inspiring-Charismatic Leadership included both emic and etic items. In the third hypotheses-testing study, data was collected from 256 R&D employees and their leaders. The results showed that 3 factors predicted important outcomes of transformational leadership and emic aspects of these dimensions predicted those outcomes above and beyond universal dimensions. Findings are discussed with reference to the recent economic and social change in Turkey in addition to theoretical suggestions regarding the emic aspects.Item Open Access Transformational leadership and R&D workers' multiple commitments: do justice and span of control matter?(2013) Gumusluoglu, L.; Karakitapoǧlu-Aygün, Z.; Hirst, G.This study examines how transformational leaders influence research and development (R&D) workers' commitment to their organizations and leaders. The study investigates the mediating role of organizational justice (i.e., procedural and interactional) based on social exchange theory and the moderating role of span of control in this relationship. In a sample of 445 Turkish R&D personnel, the study finds that transformational leadership significantly influences followers' organizational commitment partially through procedural justice and their supervisory commitment partially through interactional justice. Second, the findings reveal that transformational leaders boost perceptions of procedural justice and organizational commitment when the span of control is relatively narrow. Interestingly, when the span of control is large, transformational leadership has significant positive effects on supervisory commitment, but no significant effects on organizational commitment among R&D workers.Item Open Access Transformational leadership, creativity, and organizational innovation(Elsevier, 2009) Gumusluoglu, L.; Ilsev, A.This study proposes a model of the impact of transformational leadership both on followers' creativity at the individual level and on innovation at the organizational level. The model is tested on 163 R&D personnel and managers at 43 micro- and small-sized Turkish software development companies. The results suggest that transformational leadership has important effects on creativity at both the individual and organizational levels. At the individual level, the results of hierarchical linear modeling show that there is a positive relationship between transformational leadership and employees' creativity. In addition, transformational leadership influences employees' creativity through psychological empowerment. At the organizational level, the results of regression analysis reveal that transformational leadership positively associates with organizational innovation, which is measured with a market-oriented criterion developed specifically for developing countries and newly developing industries. The implications of the findings along with some potential practical applications are discussed.Item Open Access Transformational leadership, idiosyncratic deals and employee outcomes(Emerald Publishing, 2024-02-26) Karakitapoğlu Aygün, Zahide; Erdogan, Berrin; Caughlin, David E.; Bauer, Talya N.Purpose: Transformational leadership (TFL) has been suggested to create positive changes in employees with the goal of developing them into leaders. The authors integrate this well-established leadership style with recent research on idiosyncratic deals (i-deals). The authors suggest TFL as a predictor of task and development-based i-deals, and propose i-deals as a mediating mechanism linking TFL to employee outcomes (job satisfaction, job stress and manager-rated performance). Design/methodology/approach: The authors used a time-lagged research design, and collected four waves of data from 140 employees and 78 leaders. Findings: TFL was found to be an important predictor of i-deals. I-deals predicted job satisfaction and job stress; and it mediated the relationship between TFL and these two employee outcomes. Yet, i-deals were not associated with employee performance and did not mediate the relationship. Originality/value: First, it shows that transformational leaders who consider employees' unique skills and support their professional growth are more likely to grant personalized arrangements. Second, drawing from social exchange theory, it illustrates that i-deals may act as a linkage between TFL and employee outcomes. The paper bridges leadership and i-deals literature to identify key leverage points through which leaders can enhance employee satisfaction, well-being and performance. © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.