Türkiye’de Stratejik Liderlik Kavramı İle Yazılan Lisansüstü Tezlerin Bibliyometrik Analizi

Year 2025, Volume: 14 Issue: 1, 436 - 452, 30.06.2025

S. Mustafa Önen , Serap Ulubay İstek

https://doi.org/10.54282/inijoss.1663438

Abstract

Kökeni işletme yönetimine dayanan stratejik liderlik kavramı günümüzde kamu yönetiminde önem kazanmış ve güncelliğini korumaya devam etmekte olan bir kavramdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu Ulusal Tez Merkezi (YÖKTEZ) veri tabanında yer alan ve Türkiye’de çeşitli disiplinlerde “Stratejik Liderlik” kavramını içeren lisansüstü tezleri bibliyometrik analiz kullanarak değerlendirilmesidir. Çalışmanın amacına uygun olarak bibliyometrik analiz ve stratejik liderlik ile kavramsal çerçeve oluşturulduktan sonra çalışmanın örneklemini oluşturan lisansüstü tezler bibliyometrik yöntemlerle incelenmiştir. Analizler sonucunda, 1998 yılından itibaren 2025 yılına kadar 110 lisansüstü tezin tamamlandığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Mühendislik ve Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü bünyesinde İşletme alanında yüksek lisans tezi olan ilk çalışma, 1998 yılında Prof. Dr. unvanlı danışman tarafından hazırlatılmıştır. 27 yıllık süre içerinde 84 yüksek lisans tezi ve 26 doktora tezi hazırlandığı, 2023 yılında en fazla sayıda tez hazırlandığı sonucu elde edildi. Belirli yıllarda (2000-2003-2006) araştırılmadığı ve devlet üniversitelerinde daha fazla çalışıldığı, araştırmalarda nicel yöntemin tercih edildiği 2013 yılından itibaren tez sayılarında artış olduğu belirlendi. Tezlerin yaklaşık %50’si işletme yönetimi, %30’u eğitim yönetimi alanında olduğu kavramın sadece sosyal bilimlerle sınırlı olmadığı çok disiplinli bir araştırma konusu olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sağlık bilimleri, fen bilimleri, din bilimleri, spor bilimleri ile denizcilik, turizm, psikoloji, felsefe, sosyal hizmet, kamu yönetimi ile ilgili lisansüstü tezler son yıllarda artış gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Stratejik Liderlik, Lisansüstü Tezler, Bibliyometrik Analiz

Bibliometric Analysis of Postgraduate Theses Written with the Concept of Strategic Leadership in Turkey

Abstract

The concept of strategic leadership, which has its origins in business management, has recently gained importance in public administration and continues to maintain its relevance. The aim of this study aim of this study is to appraise the theses in the database of the Natıonal Thesis Center of the Council of Higher Educatıon ((YÖKTEZ) and containing the concept of “Strategic Leadership” in various disciplines in Turkey by using bibliometric analysis.
In alignment with the study's objective, a conceptual framework was established based on bibliometric analysis and strategic leadership, after which postgraduate theses forming the sample were examined through bibliometric methods. The analyses revealed that a total of 110 postgraduate theses were completed between 1998 and 2025. The first study, a master's thesis in the field of Business within the Institute of Engineering and Natural Sciences, was supervised by a professor in 1998. It was concluded that 84 master's theses and 26 PhD theses were prepared in a 27-year period, and the highest number of theses was prepared in 2023. It has been determined has not been investigated in some years (2000-2003-2006) and that has been studied more in state universities and that there has been an increase in the number of theses since 2013 when the quantitative method was preferred in research. Approximately 50% of the theses were in the field of business management, 30% in educational management, and the concept was found to be not exclusively limited to the social sciences but rather a multidisciplinary research topic. Postgraduate theses in health sciences, natural sciences, religious studies, and sports sciences, as well as those related to maritime studies, tourism, psychology, philosophy, social work, and public administration, demonstrated an increasing number of studies in recent years.

Keywords

Strategic Leadership, Postgraduate Theses, Bibliometric Analysis

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