The Mediator Role of Trust in Leader in The Effect of Authentic Leadership on Employee Voice

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 34 - 47, 31.01.2024

Gökhan Kenar

https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.1244788

Abstract

Employee voice is important in terms of identifying problems in the organization and producing solutions to them. The characteristics of the leader and the trust of the followers in the leader are the determining factors for the emergence of this behavior. In this context, the purpose of the study is to examine the mediating role of trust in the leader in the effect of authentic leadership on employee voice. Data was collected from 373 employees working in private firms in Tekirdağ, Turkey. The relationships between variables are based on the reciprocity norm of social exchange theory. According to the results of the study, authentic leadership positively affects both employee voice and trust in the leader. Trust in the leader reflects positively on employee voice. In addition, trust in the leader has a mediating role in the relationship between authentic leadership and employee voice. These results prove that authentic leadership is an important determinant in promoting employee voice. In addition, it was emphasized that employees should trust their leaders in order to express problems within the organization.

Keywords

Authentic leadership, Trust in leader, Employee voice

Otantik Liderliğin İşgören Sesliliği Üzerindeki Etkisinde Lidere Güvenin Aracı Rolü

Abstract

İşgören sesliliği örgütteki sorunların tespit edilebilmesi ve bunlara çözümler üretilebilmesi açısından önemli bir nitelik taşımaktadır. Bu davranışın ortaya çıkması için liderin sahip olduğu özellikler ve takipçilerinin lidere olan güvenleri belirleyici unsurları oluşturmaktadır. Bu bağlamda araştırmanın amacı, otantik liderliğin, işgören sesliliği üzerindeki etkisinde lidere güvenin aracı rolünü incelemektir. Veriler, Tekirdağ’da bulunan özel sektör işletmelerinde görev yapan 373 işgörenden toplanmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler sosyal değişim teorisinin karşılıklılık normuna dayanmaktadır. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre otantik liderlik hem işgören sesliliğini hem de lidere güveni olumlu yönde etkilemektedir. Lidere güven ise işgören sesliliğine olumlu yansımaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra otantik liderlik ve işgören sesliliği arasındaki ilişkide lidere güvenin aracı rolü bulunmaktadır. Bu sonuçlar, işgören sesliliğinin teşvik edilmesinde otantik liderliğin önemli bir belirleyici olduğunu kanıtlamaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra, işgörenlerin örgüt içerisindeki problemleri dile getirebilmeleri için liderlerine güvenmesi gerektiği vurgulanmıştır.

Keywords

Otantik liderlik, Lidere güven, İşgören sesliliği

Supporting Institution

Çalışmayı destekleyen herhangi bir kurum bulunmamaktadır.

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