PARADOKSAL LİDERLİĞİN ÇALIŞANIN İŞTE GELİŞİMİNE ETKİSİNDE ÇALIŞANIN SOSYAL CESARETİNİN ARACI ROLÜ

Year 2025, Volume: 27 Issue: Özel Sayı, 57 - 73, 28.10.2025

Ömer Karademir

Abstract

Giderek belirsizliğin ve karmaşıklığın hâkim olduğu örgütlerde liderler bir biriyle çelişen paradoksal durumlarla daha sık karşılaşmaktadır. Paradoksal liderlik yaklaşımı sahip olduğu paradoksal bakış açısı ile karmaşık sorunların üstesinden gelmekte büyük avantaj sağlayabilir. Bu nedenle paradoksal liderliğin çalışanın işte gelişimini olumlu yönde etkilediği ancak çalışanların işyerindeki sosyal cesaretinin bu etkiye aracılık ettiği ileri sürülebilir. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, paradoksal liderliğin çalışanının işte gelişimine etkisini ortaya koymak ve sosyal cesaretin bu süreci nasıl etkilediğini anlamaktır. Çalışma, nicel bir yaklaşımla kesitsel bir tasarım olarak tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini hizmet sektöründe çalışan 492 kişiden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemi kolayda örneklem ve kartopu örneklem yöntemleriyle belirlenmiştir. Veriler çevirim içi anket yolu ile toplanmıştır. Araştırma modelini analiz etmek için yapısal eşitlik modeli kurulmuştur. Yapısal eşitlik modelinin analizi sonucu, paradoksal liderliğin çalışanın işte gelişimine pozitif yönde anlamlı bir etkisi olduğu görülmüştür. Bulgular paradoksal liderliğin çalışanın işteki sosyal cesaretini de pozitif yönde etkilediğini göstermiştir. Son olarak araştırma bulguları paradoksal liderliğin çalışanın işte gelişimine etkisinde işyeri sosyal cesaretinin kısmı aracı ektisi olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu bulgular paradoksal liderliğin çalışanın işte gelişimini desteklediğini çalışanın sosyal cesaretinin bu desteğe katkı sunduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

Paradoksal liderlik 1 , işte gelişim 2 , işyerinde sosyal cesaret 3 , apısal eşitlik modeli 4

THE MEDIATING ROLE OF EMPLOYEE SOCIAL COURAGE IN THE IMPACT OF PARADOXICAL LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEE THRIVING AT WORK

Abstract

In organizations that are increasingly characterized by uncertainty and complexity, leaders are increasingly confronted with paradoxical situations that contradict each other. A paradoxical leadership approach can be a great advantage in overcoming complex problems with a paradoxical perspective. Therefore, it can be argued that paradoxical leadership positively affects employees' thriving at work, but employees' social courage at work mediates this effect. The primary purpose of this study is to reveal the impact of paradoxical leadership on employees thriving at work and to understand how social courage influences this process. The study was designed as a cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach. The study sample consists of 492 people working in the service sector. The study's sample was determined by convenience sampling and snowball sampling methods. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. A structural equation model was established to analyze the research model. The structural equation model analysis results showed that paradoxical leadership significantly positively affects employees' thriving at work. The findings also showed that paradoxical leadership positively affects employees' social courage at work.. Finally, the findings showed that workplace social courage partially mediates the effect of paradoxical leadership on employees thriving at work. These findings suggest that paradoxical leadership supports employees' thriving at work and that employees' social courage contributes to this support.

Keywords

Paradoxical leadership 1 , thriving at work 2 , social courage at work 3 , structural equation modeling 4

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