MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP TYPE IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: VIEW FROM TURKEY

Abstract

'Management' and 'leadership' culture in automotive industry which has an important place in Turkey’s exports, was measured with examples. Organizational culture was measured according to the typologies of 'market', ‘adhocracy', 'clan' and ‘hierarchy'. 'Competing values framework’ was used as a measurement tool on the collected first hand data. The use of the competing values framework was also enabled the identification of general organizational culture in exemplary corporations. As a result of the study, it was demonstrated that dominance of 'market' type culture which is customer and external oriented and also focuses on success and competition, in the management and leadership at automotive industry. The market culture type has been observed as the top culture type, especially in the 'organizational leadership’ dimensions of all sample corporations. In light of these results, the study showed us that the perception of success in management and leadership is intensely focused on 'business outcomes'.

Keywords

• Management
• Leadership
• Organizational Culture
• Production Management
• Technology and Innovation Management

OTOMOTİV SEKTÖRÜNDE YÖNETİM VE LİDERLİK TÜRÜ: TÜRKİYE'DEN GÖRÜNÜM

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Türkiye ihracatında önemli bir yere sahip olan otomotiv sektöründe 'yönetim' ve 'liderlik' kültürü örneklerle ölçülmüştür. Örgütsel kültür, 'pazar', 'adhokrasi', 'klan' ve 'hiyerarşi' tipolojilerine göre ölçülmüştür. İlk elden toplanan veriler üzerinde bir ölçüm aracı olarak 'rekabetçi değerler çerçevesi' kullanılmıştır. ‘Rekabetçi değerler çerçevesinin’ kullanılması, örnek şirketlerde genel organizasyon kültürünün tanımlanmasını da sağlamıştır. Çalışma sonucunda otomotiv endüstrisinin yönetiminde ve liderliğinde, müşteri ve dış odaklı, aynı zamanda başarı ve rekabete odaklanan 'pazar' tipi kültürün hakimiyeti ortaya konmuştur. Pazar kültürü türü, özellikle tüm örnek şirketlerin 'organizasyonel liderlik' boyutlarında en üst kültür türü olarak gözlemlenmiştir. Bu sonuçlar ışığında çalışma bize, yönetimde ve liderlikte ‘başarı’ algısının yoğun bir şekilde 'iş sonuçlarına' odaklandığını göstermiştir.

Keywords

• Yönetim
• Liderlik
• Örgütsel Kültür
• Üretim Yönetimi

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