The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-Being in The Relationship Between Digital Leadership And Job Performance

Abstract

With technological developments, business processes and decision-making processes are changing. This change, called digitalization, has revealed digital leaders, who are forward-thinking individuals who guide and influence employees through information technologies. Digitalization brings new challenges and innovations, and this can affect employees. Therefore, it can be stated that digital leaders positively affect the psychological well-being of employees and increase their job performance. In this context, this study was conducted to determine how academics’ digital leadership levels affect psychological well-being and job performance. For this purpose, the data was collected from selected academics using the survey technique and convenience sampling. Descriptive statistics, explanatory factor analysis, correlation and regression analyses were performed. According to the results, it was found that digital leadership had a positive effect on psychological well-being and job performance. In conclusion, it was also concluded that psychological well-being plays a mediating role in the relationship between digital leadership and job performance.

Keywords

• Digital Leadership
• Psychological Well-being
• Job performance

Dijital Liderlik ile İş Performansı İlişkisinde Psikolojik İyi Oluşun Aracılık Rolü

Öz

Teknolojik gelişmelerle birlikte, iş süreçleri ve karar alma süreçlerinde değişim yaşanmaktadır. Dijitalleşme olarak adlandırılan bu değişim, bilgi teknolojileri yardımıyla çalışanlara yön veren, onları etkileyen ve ileri görüşlü kişiler olan dijital liderleri ortaya çıkarmıştır. Dijitalleşme yeni zorluklar ve yenilikler getirmekte ve bu durum çalışanları etkileyebilmektedir. Dolayısıyla dijital liderler, çalışanların psikolojik iyi oluşlarını pozitif etkilediği ve iş performanslarını arttırdığı ifade edilebilir. Bu bağlamda akademisyenlerin dijital liderlik düzeylerinin psikolojik iyi oluş ve iş performansı üzerindeki etkilerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla bu çalışma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, anket tekniği kullanılarak ve kolayda örnekleme yolu ile belirlenen akademisyenlerden veriler toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, açıklayıcı faktör analizi, korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre dijital liderliğin psikolojik iyi oluş ve iş performansı üzerinde pozitif etkisi tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, psikolojik iyi oluşun dijital liderlik ile iş performansı ilişkisinde aracılık rolünün olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Dijital Liderlik
• Psikolojik İyi oluş
• İş performansı

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