Research Article

Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence

Volume: 13 Number: 1 March 30, 2026
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Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to examine how team excellence mediates the relationship between collaborative leadership and employee perception in decision-making in Turkish public banks.

Design/methodology/approach: This study employs survey data collected from 391 employees and managers across multiple organizational levels in Turkish public banks. All constructs were measured as individual perceptions and analyzed at the individual level. Using validated measurements and Hayes’ PROCESS Macro (Model 4), mediation analysis was conducted to test the indirect role of team excellence.

Findings: The findings indicate that collaborative leadership is positively associated with both team excellence and employee perception in decision-making, and that team excellence mediates the association between collaborative leadership and employee perception in decision-making.

Originality: This study contributes to the literature by illustrating the boundaries of team excellence, distinguishing it from traditional measures of team effectiveness, and empirically mapping how collaborative leadership is associated with the high regulatory and bureaucratic cultural domain of Turkish public banking, while offering context-sensitive implications for leadership practice and policy

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Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval for the questionnaire used in this study was obtained from the Beykoz University Ethics Committee, pursuant to Decision No. 5 adopted at its 3rd meeting dated 02.02.2024

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Organisational Behaviour

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 30, 2026

Submission Date

January 2, 2026

Acceptance Date

March 16, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Aktaş, B. N. (2026). Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence. İş Ve İnsan Dergisi, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.18394/iid.1854239
AMA
1.Aktaş BN. Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence. İş ve İnsan Dergisi. 2026;13(1). doi:10.18394/iid.1854239
Chicago
Aktaş, Burak Nedim. 2026. “Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence”. İş Ve İnsan Dergisi 13 (1). https://doi.org/10.18394/iid.1854239.
EndNote
Aktaş BN (March 1, 2026) Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence. İş ve İnsan Dergisi 13 1
IEEE
[1]B. N. Aktaş, “Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence”, İş ve İnsan Dergisi, vol. 13, no. 1, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.18394/iid.1854239.
ISNAD
Aktaş, Burak Nedim. “Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence”. İş ve İnsan Dergisi 13/1 (March 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.18394/iid.1854239.
JAMA
1.Aktaş BN. Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence. İş ve İnsan Dergisi. 2026;13. doi:10.18394/iid.1854239.
MLA
Aktaş, Burak Nedim. “Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence”. İş Ve İnsan Dergisi, vol. 13, no. 1, Mar. 2026, doi:10.18394/iid.1854239.
Vancouver
1.Burak Nedim Aktaş. Collaborative Leadership and Employee Perception in Decision-Making: The Meditating Role of Team Excellence. İş ve İnsan Dergisi. 2026 Mar. 1;13(1). doi:10.18394/iid.1854239