The Effect of Authentic Leadership on Flow at Work: The Role of Psychological Climate

Year 2023, Issue: 128, 43 - 71, 13.06.2023

Meryem Derya Yeşiltaş , Azmi Yalçın , Sefer Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.52836/sayistay.1238249

Abstract

This study aims to examine how authentic leadership (AL) affects employees’ flow experiences and the indirect effect of AL on flow at work (FaW) through psychological climate (PC). It offers a different perspective in terms of testing the connection between AL and FaW through the business environment. Its sample consists of 391 public sector employees from different cities in Türkiye. In the study, convenience and snowball sampling methods were used together. Results indicate that perceived AL has a positive and significant impact on the perceived PC. Perceived AL
and perceived PC effect the FaW positively. The most important finding of the study is that PC positively mediates the effect of perceived AL on the FaW experience.

Keywords

Authentic Leadership, Work Flow Experience, Psychological Climate, Public Employees, Mediation

Otantik Liderliğin İşte Akışa Etkisi: Psikolojik İklimin Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışma, otantik liderliğin çalışanların akış deneyimlerini nasıl etkilediğini ve otantik liderliğin işte akış üzerindeki dolaylı etkisini psikolojik iklim üzerinden incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma, otantik liderlik ile işteki akış arasındaki bağlantıyı iş ortamı üzerinden test etmesi açısından farklı bir bakış açısı sunmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini Türkiye’de farklı şehirlerden 391 kamu çalışanı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada kolayda ve kartopu örnekleme yöntemleri bir arada kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, algılanan otantik liderliğin algılanan psikolojik iklim üzerinde olumlu ve anlamlı bir etkiye
sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Algılanan otantik liderlik ve algılanan psikolojik iklim işteki akışı olumlu yönde etkilemektedir. Araştırmanın en önemli bulgusu, psikolojik iklimin algılanan otantik liderliğin çalışanın iş akış deneyimine etkisine olumlu yönde aracılık etmesidir.

Keywords

Otantik Liderlik, İş Akış Deneyimi, Psikolojik İklim, Kamu Çalışanları, Aracılık

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