THE INFLUENCE OF SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP ON JOB SATISFACTION, ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR, AND EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION
Abstract
The aim of the study is to investigate the influence of Spiritual Leadership on Job Satisfaction, Ethical Behavior, and Employee Motivation. The study's respondents were employees staying in Istanbul, the most populous province of the Marmara Region in Turkey. Data was collected from the survey method. Totally 325 datasets were analyzed. The results showed that three dimensions of spiritual leadership, namely, vision, hope/faith, and altruistic love influence Job Satisfaction, Ethical Behavior, and Employee Motivation. This study offers valuable insights into the suitability of spiritual leadership in Turkey's unique socio-economic environment. This research enhances the understanding of leadership studies and provides practical insights for leadership development and organizational management in Turkish contexts by examining the connections between spiritual leadership and critical organizational outcomes.
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Abstract
Bu araştırmanın amacı Spiritüel liderliğin İş Tatmini, Etik Davranış ve Çalışan Motivasyonu üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları Türkiye’nin Marmara Bölgesi’nin en kalabalık ili olan İstanbul’da ikamet eden çalışanlardan oluşmuştur. Veriler anket toplama yöntemiyle toplanmıştır. Toplam 325 veri seti analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar Spiritüel Liderliğin üç boyutunun, yani vizyon, umut/inanç ve fedakar sevginin İş Tatmini, Etik Davranış ve Çalışan Motivasyonunu etkilediğini gösterdi. Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin benzersiz sosyo-ekonomik ortamında spiritüel liderliğin uygunluğuna ilişkin değerli bilgiler sunmaktadır. Bu araştırma, spiritüel liderlik ile kritik örgütsel sonuçlar arasındaki bağlantıları inceleyerek liderlik çalışmalarının anlaşılmasını geliştirmekte ve Türkiye bağlamında liderlik gelişimi ve örgütsel yönetim için pratik bilgiler sağlamaktadır.
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- Abbah M.T. (2014). Employee Motivation: The Key to Effective Organizational Management in Nigeria. OSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM). Volume 16, Issue 4. Ver. I (Apr. 2014), PP 01-08 www.iosrjournals.org
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- Abdelzaher, D., Latheef, Z., & Abdelzaher, A. (2017). Recovering from conflict and uncertainty post Arab Spring: A model leveraging employees’ spiritual values. International Journal of Conflict Management, 28(2), 222-244.
- Abdizadeh, M., Khiabani, M. M., & Baroto, M. B. (2014). Testing the Re relationship between Spiritual Leadership and Job Satisfaction in the Iranian Healthcare Industry. European Journal of Scientific Research, 123(2), 203-218.
- Afsar, B., Badir, Y., & Kiani, U. S. (2016). Linking spiritual leadership and employee pro-environmental behavior: The influence of workplace spirituality, intrinsic motivation, and environmental passion. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 45, 79-88.
- Afsar, B., Maqsoom, A., Shahjehan, A., Afridi, S.A., Nawaz, A., & Fazliani, H. (2019) Responsible leadership and employee’s proenviron- mental behavior: The role of organizational commitment, green shared vision, and internal environmental locus of control. Corp. Soc. Responsib. Environ. Manag. 2019, 27, 297–312
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- Anderson, P. (2000). “This Place Hurts My Spirit!” Journal for Quality and Participation, 23(4), 16-17.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Policy and Administration (Other) |
| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Early Pub Date | December 30, 2024 |
| Publication Date | |
| Submission Date | May 23, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | June 13, 2024 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 7 Issue: 2 |
