THE INTERACTIONS AMONG STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, INNOVATIVE CLIMATE AND IDENTIFICATION WITH LEADER

Abstract

Currently, without strategic managament, it is hard for companies to survive and compete with rivals. Keeping this in mind, recently companies have tended to invest more on innovation and give importance to innovative behavior. This can be achieved by demonstrating strategic leadership in organizations. The main purpose of this study is to reveal the interactions among strategic leadership, innovative climate and identification with leader. To reach this aim, a quantitative research was conducted on 138 participants consisting civil, mechanical, computer, electrical, industrial and petroleum engineers from different companies in Ankara. According to the results obtained from the correlation analysis, it has been indicated that, strategic leadership has a significant and positive relationship with both innovative climate and identification with leader. Furthermore, on the basis of the regression analysis implemented in this research, it is understood that strategic leadership has significant, moderate and positive effects on innovative climate and identification with leader.

Keywords

• Strategic Leadership,Innovative Climate,Identification with Leader

STRATEJİK LİDERLİK, YENİLİKÇİ İKLİM VE LİDER İLE ÖZDEŞLEŞME ARASINDAKİ ETKİLEŞİMLER

Öz

Günümüzde, stratejik yönetim olmaksızın, şirketlerin yaşamlarını sürdürmesi ve rakipleri ile mücadele etmesi çok zor hale gelmiştir. Bunun farkında olan şirketler, son zamanlarda yenilikçiliğe daha çok yatırım yapmakta ve yenilikçi davranışa önem vermektedir. Bu da örgütlerde, stratejik liderliğin uygulanması ile mümkün hale gelmektedir. Bu çalışmanın asıl amacı; stratejik liderlik, yenilikçi iklim ve lider ile özdeşleşme arasındaki etkileşimleri ortaya çıkarmaktır. Bu amaca ulaşabilmek için, Ankara’da çalışan içinde inşaat, makine, bilgisayar, elektrik, endüstri ve petrol mühendislerinin bulunduğu 138 katılımcı üzerinde niceliksel bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Korelasyon analizinden elde edilen sonuçlara göre, stratejik liderliğin, yenilikçi iklim ve lider ile özdeşleşme ile anlamlı ve pozitif yönlü ilişkiye sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, araştırma kapsamında uygulanan regresyon analizine göre, stratejik liderliğin, yenilikçi iklim ve lider ile özdeşleşme üzerinde anlamlı ve orta kuvvette pozitif etkilerinin olduğu anlaşılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Stratejik Liderlik,Yenilikçi İklim,Lider ile Özdeşleşme

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