The Mediating Effect Of Collective Gratitude On The Relationship Between Paternalistic Leadership And Work Engagement

Year 2019, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 52 - 73, 31.08.2019

Bora Yıldız Mustafa Bekmezci

Abstract

In this study, grounded on Leader-Member Exchange Theory and Well-Being Theory, the effect of employees’ paternalistic leadership perception on the work engagement, and the mediating effect of collective gratitude on this relationship were investigated. Although there are studies that investigated the relationship between work engagement and paternalistic leadership in the literature, no study has been found to test the mediator role of collective gratitude in this relationship. Survey technic was used to collect data from the 418 service sector employees. Data were analysed using SPSS software. Findings show that paternalistic leadership is a statistically significant and positive predictor of work engagement and collective gratitude. Also, collective gratitude is a statistically significant and positive predictor of work engagement. Finally, collective gratitude partial mediates the effects of paternalistic leadership on work engagement. Following in-depth results, managerial and practical implications, some recommendations and limitations were presented.

Keywords

Paternalistic leadership, collective gratitude, work engagement

Babacan Liderlik İle Çalışmaya Tutkunluk Arasındaki İlişkide Kolektif Şükranın Aracı Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada çalışanların babacan
liderlik algısının çalışmaya tutkunluk üzerindeki etkisi ve bu etkide kolektif
şükranın aracı etkisi araştırılmıştır. Çalışmanın teorik altyapısı Lider-Üye
Etkileşimi Teorisi ve İyi-Oluş Teorisine dayandırılmıştır. Çalışmanın
özgünlüğü açısından değerlendirildiğinde her ne kadar yazında çalışmaya
tutkunluk ve babacan liderlikle ilgili çalışmalar olsa da kolektif şükranın bu
ilişkideki aracı etkisini test eden bir çalışmaya rastlanılmamıştır.
Araştırmanın örneklemini kolayda örnekleme yöntemi ile ulaşılan 418 hizmet
sektörü çalışanı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında toplanan veriler SPSS
programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular babacan liderliğin hem
çalışmaya tutkunluğun hem de kolektif şükranın istatistiksel olarak pozitif
yordayıcısı olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, kolektif şükran çalışmaya
tutkunluğun istatistikî olarak pozitif ve anlamlı bir yordayıcısıdır. Son
olarak babacan liderliğin çalışmaya tutkunluk üzerindeki etkisinde kolektif
şükran kısmi aracı etkiye sahiptir. Araştırma sonucunda yöneticiler ve
uygulayıcılar için öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Babacan liderlik, kolektif şükran, çalışmaya tutkunluk

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