A STUDY ON THE PERCEPTION OF THE LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTIC BY THE EMPLOYEES ON THE CONTEXT OF IMPLICIT LEADERSHIP THEORY

Abstract

Implicit leadership means that different leader profiles are shaped in minds individually. The aim of this study is searching perception of leadership characteristics of defense industry workers and also finding the differences of perceptions up to the gender. Finally by using open-ended questionnaire, 29 leadership characteristics with different frequencies are found. These perceptions of leadership characteristics differentiate in the view of gender and being effective, being even-tempered and being free from bias are demanded by two gender groups with high density

Keywords

• Leadership Characteristic, Implicit Leadership, Demographic Characteristics.

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