Ethical Leadership and Innovative Behavior of Employees: A Moderated Mediation Model of Leader Member Exchange and Emotional Intelligence

Öz

In today's business world, where change is fast, employees seeking innovation and following change are extremely important for organizations. Leaders' attitudes and behaviors within the organization are determinants in terms of employee innovative behavior. In this study, it is aimed to determine whether ethical leadership, leader-member exchange, and emotional intelligence have an effect on employees' innovative behaviors and to determine the mediating role of leader-member exchange in the relationship between ethical leadership and innovative behavior. It is also aimed to determine the moderator effect of emotional intelligence in the mediating role of leader-member exchange. In this study, it is ultimately aimed to analyze the effect of ethical leadership on employees' innovative behavior within the framework of the moderated mediation model of the leader-member exchange and emotional intelligence. For this purpose, 239 employees were reached who working in the tile and porcelain manufacturer located in Kütahya and data were collected through a questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed using the AMOS, SPSS and Process Macro plugin. According to the research result; It has been concluded that ethical leadership, leader-member exchange, and emotional intelligence have an effect on the innovative behavior of employees, that there is a partial mediating effect of leader-member exchange between ethical leadership and innovative behavior, and emotional intelligence has a moderator role in the relationship between leader-member exchange and innovative behavior. In addition, although the moderated mediation model was significant, it was not supported because it has a negative value.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ethical Leadership,Leader-Member Exchange,Emotional Intelligence,Innovative Behavior,Moderated Mediation Model

Etik Liderlik ve Çalışanların Yenilikçi Davranışı: Lider-Üye Etkileşimi ve Duygusal Zekânın Düzenleyici Aracılık Modeli

Öz

Değişimin hızlı olduğu günümüz iş dünyasında, yeniliği arayan ve değişimi takip eden çalışanlar örgütler için son derece büyük öneme sahiptir. Çalışanların yenilikçi davranış sergilemeleri noktasında ise liderlerin örgüt içerisinde sergilediği tutum ve davranışlar belirleyici olmaktadır. Bu araştırmada etik liderlik, lider-üye etkileşimi ve duygusal zekânın çalışanların yenilikçi davranışlar sergilemesinde etkisi olup olmadığının belirlenmesi ve etik liderlik ile yenilikçi davranış arasındaki ilişkide lider-üye etkileşiminin aracılık rolünün belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Ayrıca, lider üye etkileşiminin aracılık rolünde duygusal zekânın düzenleyici (moderatör) etkisini belirlemek de amaçlanmıştır. Bu araştırmada nihai olarak, etik liderliğin çalışanların yenilikçi davranış üzerindeki etkisi lider-üye etkileşimi ve duygusal zekânın düzenleyici aracılık modeli çerçevesinde analiz edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda Kütahya’da faaliyet gösteren çini ve porselen işletmelerinde çalışan 239 kişiye ulaşılarak anket aracılığı ile veriler toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler AMOS, SPSS ve Process Macro eklentisinden yararlanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucuna göre; etik liderliğin, lider-üye etkileşiminin ve duygusal zekânın çalışanların yenilikçi davranışına etkisinin olduğu, etik liderlik ile yenilikçi davranış arasında lider-üye etkileşiminin kısmi aracılık etkisinin olduğu ve lider-üye etkileşimi ile yenilikçi davranış arasındaki ilişkide duygusal zekânın düzenleyici rolü olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca, düzenleyici aracılık modeli anlamlı olmasına rağmen, negatif bir değere sahip olduğu için desteklenmemiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Etik Liderlik,Lider-Üye Etkileşimi,Duygusal Zekâ,Yenilikçi Davranış,Düzenleyici Aracılık Modeli

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