Determining Leader Accountability and Ethical Climates in Universities in Türkiye

Year 2023, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 108 - 121, 31.08.2023

Neriman Öztürk , Banu Ergin

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the leader accountability and ethical climates perception levels and the relationship between accountability dimension of ethical leadership behaviors and ethical climate in universities. The research was designed in quantitative model, correlational and single-subject research was conducted. The population of the research was composed of academicians from engineering faculties in universities of Marmara Region. In the research, a survey form involving “Personal Information Form”, “Leader Accountability Scale” and “Ethical Climate Scale” was used as the data collection tool. Data was collected via Survey Monkey. Data analysis was performed with descriptive statistics, appropriate difference tests, and regression analyses According to results, leader responsibility, answerability and openness behaviors are perceived in moderate level. “Laws and codes” and “Rules” ethical climates were most perceived climate types while the “organizational interest” and “caring”. Ethical climate types perception levels differ significantly according to status (state/foundation) of university. Furthermore, it was revealed that there is a moderate level relationship between perception level of leader accountability behaviors and perception level of ethical climate. The perception level of ethical climate predicts the perception level of “responsibility” behavior of leader. Furthermore, it is determined that perception level of “laws and codes”, “caring” and “instrumental” ethical climates predict the perception level of leader accountability.

Keywords

Leader accountability, Ethical climate, Leadership, Ethics, Higher education ethics

Türkiye’deki Üniversitelerde Lider Hesap Verebilirliği ve Etik İklimin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışma ile etik liderliğin hesap verebilirlik boyutu ile etik iklim ilişkisinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırmada tekil ve ilişkisel tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evreni Marmara Bölgesi’nde yer alan üniversitelerin mühendislik fakültelerinde görev yapan akademisyenlerden oluşmaktadır. Verilerin toplanmasında “Lider Hesap Verebilirliği ve “Etik İklim” ölçekleri kullanılmıştır. Veriler, Survey Monkey programı aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Verilerin analiz edilmesinde betimsel istatistikler, korelasyon, regresyon analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre üniversitelerde lider cevap verebilirlik davranışları, sorumluluk davranışları ve açıklık davranışları orta düzeyde algılanmaktadır. En fazla algılanan örgütsel etik iklim tipleri “kanunlar ve kodlar” ve “kurallar”, en az algılanan örgütsel etik iklim tipleri “örgütsel çıkar” ve “arkadaşlık” etik iklim tipleridir. Algılanan etik iklim tipleri üniversitenin devlet-vakıf olma durumuna göre anlamlı şekilde farklılaşmaktadır. Algılanan lider hesap verebilirlik davranışları düzeyi ile algılanan örgütsel etik iklim düzeyi arasında pozitif yönlü orta düzeyde bir ilişki vardır. Algılanan örgütsel etik iklim düzeyini lider hesap verebilirlik davranışlarından sorumluluk davranışı yordamaktadır. Etik iklim tiplerinden “kanunlar kodlar”, “arkadaşlık” ve “bireysel çıkar” etik iklim tipleri lider hesap verebilirlik düzeyini yordamaktadır.

Keywords

Lider hesap verebilirliği, Etik iklim, Liderlik, Etik, Yükseköğretimde etik

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