The Effect of Self-Leadership on Innovation and the Mediating Role of Collective Efficacy

Öz

While leadership is about influencing followers, the concept of self-leadership is about increasing one's own performance by influencing oneself. Innovativeness aims to create innovation by generating ideas at individual and group level. Collective efficacy requires members to act together with conviction to achieve a common goal. Self-leadership is individual, innovation is individual and group, and collective efficacy is a concept that requires individuals to act together as a group. This study examined whether collective efficacy mediates the relationship between self-leadership and innovativeness. In the study, firstly, domestic and foreign literature was reviewed. Research data were collected from 555 tradesmen and craftsmen business owners who continue their activities in Kahramanmaraş using the survey technique. The data obtained were analyzed through SPSS. Within the scope of the analysis, frequency, reliability, factor analysis, correlation, hierarchical regression and process macro analyses were conducted. According to the direct effect analysis results; self-leadership has a significant effect on innovativeness, self-leadership has a significant effect on collective efficacy, collective efficacy has a significant effect on innovativeness, self-leadership and collective efficacy together have a significant effect on innovativeness and the level of effect decreases (β=.485 to β=.444; adjusted R2 .243 to .255) significantly. In the indirect effect analysis, it was found that the indirect effect of self-leadership on innovativeness together with collective efficacy was also significant (β = 0.670; CI: 0.0216, 0.1148). As a result of the evaluation of both direct effect and indirect effect findings together, it is seen that collective efficacy has a mediating effect in the relationship between self-leadership and innovativeness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Self Leadership
• Innovativeness
• Collective Efficacy

Öz Liderliğin Yenilikçilik Üzerindeki Etkisi ve Kolektif Yeterliliğin Aracı Rolü

Öz

Bu çalışmada kolektif yeterliliğin öz liderlik ile yenilikçilik ilişkisinde aracı etki gösterip göstermediği incelenmiştir. Anket tekniğinden yararlanılarak Kahramanmaraş’ta faaliyet gösteren 555 esnaf ve sanatkâr işletme sahiplerinden veriler toplanmıştır. Katılımcıların %75.5’ini erkekler oluşturmakla birlikte %33,3’ü 35-44 yaş aralığındadır. Veriler SPSS kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Analiz kapsamında alt problemleri doğrulayabilmek için hiyerarşik regresyon ve process makro analizleri yapılmıştır. Doğrudan etki analiz bulgularına göre; öz liderliğin yenilikçilik üzerinde anlamlı etkisi olduğu, öz liderliğin kolektif yeterlilik üzerinde anlamlı etkisi olduğu, kolektif yeterliliğin yenilikçilik üzerinde anlamlı etkiye sahip olduğu, öz liderlik ve kolektif yeterliliğin birlikte yenilikçilik üzerinde anlamlı etkisi olduğu ve etki düzeyinin anlamlı olmak üzere azaldığıgörülmüştür. Dolaylı etki analizinde ise; öz liderliğin kolektif yeterlilikle birlikte yenilikçilik üzerindeki dolaylı etkisinin de anlamlı olduğu sunucu elde edilmiştir. Hem doğrudan etki hem de dolaylı etki bulgularının birlikte değerlendirilmesi sonucu kolektif yeterliliğin öz liderlik ile yenilikçilik ilişkisinde aracı etkiye sahip olduğu görülmektedir. Kişilerin öz liderlik becerileri yenilikçilik düzeylerini artırmakta olup kolektif yeterlilikte bu artışa katkı sunmaktadır. İşletmeler için hayati derecede önemli olan yenilikçiliğe öz liderlik ve kolektif yeterliliğin katkı sağlaması bu araştırma bulguları ile ortaya konulmuştur. Yenilikçilik düzeyini artırmak isteyen işletme yöneticilerinin bireysel olarak öz liderlik becerilerini ve bütünsel olarak kolektif yeterliliklerini artırmalarına katkı sağlamalarının gerekli olduğu görülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Öz Liderlik
• Yenilikçilik
• Kolektif Yeterlilik

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