TÜRK HALKLARININ İDEAL LİDERLİK TARZI ÜZERİNE EMİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Türk halklarının ideal liderlik prototipini belirlemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Türk ülkelerinden toplam 224 katılımcı ile yarı yapılandırılmış mülakatlar yapılmıştır. Katılımcıların 40'ı Azerbaycan'dan, 38'i Kazakistan'dan, 33'ü Kırgızistan'dan, 40'ı Türkiye'den, 34'ü Türkmenistan’dan ve 39'u Özbekistan'dandır. Araştırmanın verisi içerik analizi tekniği ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, Türklerin ideal liderlik prototipinin karizmatik ve babacan olmak üzere iki ana bileşenden oluştuğunu göstermiştir. Karizmatik bileşen, vizyoner, teşvik edici, akıllı, cesur ve çekici olmak üzere beş temadan veya boyuttan oluşmaktadır. Babacan bileşen ise erdemli, ilgili ve otoriter olmak üzere üç temadan veya boyuttan oluşmaktadır. Her tema veya boyut, çeşitli liderlik niteliklerinden/kodlardan oluşmaktadır. Bu suretle Türk halklarının ortak ideal liderlik tarzı bilindiği kadarıyla ilk kez tanımlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Liderlik
• İdeal liderlik
• Liderlik prototipi
• Türk halkları
• Türk devletleri

AN EMIC RESEARCH ON THE IDEAL LEADERSHIP STYLE OF TURKIC PEOPLE

Abstract

The aim of this emic research was to identify the ideal leadership prototype of Turkic people. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of 224 participants from Turkic countries. Of the participants, 40 were from Azerbaijan, 38 were from Kazakhstan, 33 were from Kyrgyzstan, 40 were from Turkey, 34 were from Turkmenistan, and 39 were from Uzbekistan. The data were analyzed through the content analysis technique. Findings indicated that the ideal leadership prototype of Turkic people consisted of two main components: charismatic and paternalistic. The charismatic component comprised five themes or dimensions: visionary, stimulating, smart, brave, and charming. The paternalistic component comprised three themes or dimensions: virtuous, caring, and authoritative. Each theme or dimension consisted of several leadership qualities/codes. In this way, as far as is known, for the first time, the common ideal leadership style of Turkic people has been identified.

Keywords

• Leadership
• Ideal leadership
• Leadership prototype
• Turkic people
• Turkic states

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