SELF-LEADERSHIP: BIBLIOMETRIC TRACES OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

Year 2025, Issue: 41, 187 - 199, 30.05.2025

Sefa Ceyhan , Gökhan Demiray

https://doi.org/10.20875/makusobed.1641107

Abstract

This study examines the development of the concept of self-leadership in the Turkish academic literature using bibliometric methods. Self-leadership is defined as a process in which individuals consciously direct their own thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, enhancing their intrinsic motivation and improving their performance. In this study, a total of 390 articles were identified through searches in the Google Scholar database, and 46 articles were selected for analysis. The results indicate that studies on self-leadership in Turkey are generally associated with variables such as individual and organizational performance, communication, innovation, and self-efficacy. However, it was observed that most studies on the topic are limited to the education sector and academic contexts, while research on the service sector remains insufficient. It is suggested that further studies investigate the impact of self-leadership in sectoral contexts, particularly in labor-intensive service industries, concerning employee motivation, job satisfaction, and customer satisfaction.

Keywords

Leadership, Self Leadership, Bibliometric, Manufacturing and Hospitality Industry, Organizational Behavior

Ethical Statement

Since the study contains secondary data, Ethics Committee Authorisation is not required

KENDİ KENDİNE LİDERLİK: BİLİMSEL BİRİKİMİN BİBLİYOMETRİK İZLERİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, kendi kendine liderlik kavramının Türkiye’deki akademik literatürdeki gelişimini bibliyometrik yöntemlerle incelemektedir. Kendi kendine liderlik, bireylerin kendi düşünce, duygu ve davranışlarını bilinçli olarak yönlendirdiği, içsel motivasyonlarını artırarak performanslarını geliştirdiği bir süreç olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Çalışmada, Google Akademik veri tabanında yapılan taramalar sonucunda 390 makale incelenmiş ve analiz için 46 makale seçilmiştir. Sonuçlar, Türkiye’de kendi kendine liderlik konusundaki çalışmaların genellikle bireysel ve örgütsel performans, iletişim, inovasyon ve öz yeterlilik gibi değişkenlerle ilişkilendirildiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Bununla birlikte, konuya dair çalışmaların büyük ölçüde eğitim sektörü ve akademik bağlamla sınırlı olduğu dikkat çekerken hizmet sektörüne dair araştırmaların yetersiz kaldığı görülmüştür. Kendi kendine liderliğin sektörel bağlamda özellikle emek yoğun hizmet sektörlerinde çalışan motivasyonu, iş tatmini ve müşteri memnuniyeti üzerindeki etkilerinin daha fazla incelenmesinin önemli teorik ve pratik katkılar sunacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Liderlik, Kendi Kendine Liderlik, Bibliyometrik, Üretim ve Hizmet Sektörü, Örgütsel Davranış

Ethical Statement

Çalışmanın ikincil veriler içermesi nedeni ile Etik Kurul İzni gerekmemektedir

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