Paternalist Liderliğin Örgütsel Kronizm Üzerindeki Rolünü Anlamak: Görgül Bir Araştırma

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 87 - 111, 26.07.2023

Konuralp Sezgili

Abstract

Çalışma yaşamında belirli kişi ve tarafların kayırılması, toplumsal ve yapısal etkilerinin yanı sıra çalışanların işe, örgüte ve diğer kişilere ilişkin tutum ve davranışları üzerinde yıkıcı etkilere sebep olmaktadır. Bununla ilgili olarak, örgütlerde işlemlerde ve kararlarda arkadaşların, siyasi ve profesyonel bağlantıların kayırılması olarak tarif edilen kronizm, örgütsel davranış araştırmalarında merak uyandıran konulardan biridir. Bu konuda yapılan araştırmalar, ağırlıklı olarak örgütlerde kronizm algısı ile çeşitli sonuç değişkenlerini ilişkilendirirken daha seyrek olarak kültür ve liderlik gibi öncülleri de inceleme odağına almıştır. Bu çabanın bir parçası olarak bu çalışmada, diğerlerinden farklı olarak, Türkiye’de baskın bir form olan paternalist liderliğin örgütsel kronizm algısı üzerindeki etkileri incelenmiştir. Çalışma için kamu ve özel sektörde çalışan 210 kişiden veri toplanmıştır. Kullanılan kavramların yapısı doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri ile test edildikten sonra hiyerarşik regresyon analizleri ile paternalist liderliğin örgütsel kronizm algısı üzerindeki etkileri gösterilmiştir. Bulgular, “iş yerinde aile ortamı”nın örgütsel kronizm algısını azalttığını göstermektedir. Öte yandan, paternalist liderliğin ikili doğasına uygun olarak, “sadakat beklentisi” ise bu algıyı artırmaktadır. Çalışmanın bulguları ilgili yazına başvurarak tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

Örgütsel kronizm, Paternalist liderlik, Sadakat beklentisi, İş yerinde aile ortamı

Understanding the Role of Paternalistic Leadership on Organizational Cronyism: An Empirical Study

Abstract

Favoritism in the workplace has negative impacts on employees' behaviors and attitudes toward work, the organization, and other people, as well as social and structural consequences. In this regard, cronyism, defined as favoring friends, political and professional connections in organizational activities and decisions, is an intriguing issue in organizational behavior studies. Studies on this topic focus mostly on the relationship between the perception of cronyism in organizations and various outcome variables, with less emphasis on antecedents such as culture and leadership. As part of this effort, this study examined the impact of paternalistic leadership, which is prevalent in Turkey, on the perception of organizational cronyism, filling a research gap. Data was collected from 210 employees working in the public and private sectors. After testing the structure of the concepts with confirmatory factor analysis, hierarchical regression analyses revealed the impacts of paternalist leadership on the perception of organizational cronyism. Findings show that creating a "family atmosphere at work" has a negative influence on the perception of organizational cronyism. However, in accordance with the dualistic nature of paternalistic leadership, "loyalty expectation" has a negative impact on this perception. The findings of the study were discussed using the relevant literature.

Keywords

Organizational cronyism, Paternalistic leadership, Loyalty expectation, Family atmosphere at work

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