The Moderating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation on The Relationship Between Paternalistic Leadership and Psychological Empowerment: A Research in Foreign Trade Companies

Year 2021, , 440 - 452, 30.11.2021

Aslıhan Turgut , Güler Sağlam Arı

https://doi.org/10.29249/selcuksbmyd.976203

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Abstract

Employee empowerment is an important variable for businesses operating in the international business environment to respond quickly to changes and provide competitive advantage. Revealing the antecedent variables that are effective in making employees feel empowered will guide the practices of businesses. In this study, the relationship between paternalistic leadership and psychological empowerment and the moderating effect of core self-evaluation on this relationship were investigated. The research data were obtained from 274 participants selected by stratified sampling from foreign trade companies operating in three different industrial zones operating in Kayseri. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, correlation, linear and hierarchical regression analysis. As a result of the research, a significant and positive relationship was found between paternalistic leadership and psychological empowerment, and it was determined that core self-evaluation had a moderating role in this relationship.

Keywords

Paternalistic Leadership, Psychological Empowerment, Core Self-Evaluation, Foreign Trade Companies

Paternalist Liderlik ve Psikolojik Güçlendirme Arasındaki İlişkide Temel Benlik Değerlendirmesinin Düzenleyici Etkisi: Dış Ticaret Firmalarında Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Uluslararası iş çevresinde faaliyet gösteren işletmelerin değişimlere hızlı tepki vermesi ve rekabet üstünlüğü sağlamasında personel güçlendirme önemli bir değişkendir. Çalışanların kendilerini güçlendirilmiş hissetmesinde etkili olan öncül değişkenleri ortaya koymak işletmelerin uygulamalarını yönlendirecektir. Bu çalışmada, paternalist liderlik ile psikolojik güçlendirme arasındaki ilişki ve bu ilişkide temel benlik değerlendirmesinin düzenleyici etkisi araştırılmıştır. Araştırma verileri Kayseri’ de üç farklı sanayi bölgesinde faaliyet gösteren dış ticaret firmalarından tabakalı örneklemle seçilen 274 katılımcıdan elde edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde aritmetik ortalama, standart sapma, korelasyon, doğrusal ve hiyerarşik regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda paternalist liderlik ile psikolojik güçlendirme arasında anlamlı ve pozitif ilişki bulunmuş, bu ilişkide temel benlik değerlendirmesinin düzenleyici rolü olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Paternalist Liderlik, Psikolojik Güçlendirme, Temel Benlik Değerlendirmesi, Dış Ticaret Firmaları

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