EFFECTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL AMBIDEXTERITY

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 20, 15 - 25, 31.12.2021

Gizem Yılmaz Kozcu Ömür Özmen

Öz

This study analysis the effect of transformational leadership on organizational change management and organizational ambidexterity in the construction industry. The purpose of this study is to define to what extent transformational leadership promotes organizational change management and organizational ambidexterity. Compared to existing studies, this study has a difference. This difference arises from the inclusion of the organizational ambidexterity concept in the same work with the transformational leadership and organizational change management concepts. Moreover, it is thought that the topics used in this study can be used in more advanced models in the future. In order to make analysis on this research, a survey study was applied on the employees of construction firms in the city of Muğla. According to the results of the research, it is observed that transformational leadership has a positive effect on organizational learning capability and organizational ambidexterity.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Organizational Change Management, Organizational Ambidexterity, Transformational Leadership

Dönüşümcü Liderliğin Örgütsel Değişim Yönetimi ve Örgütsel Çift Yeteneklilik Üzerindeki Etkileri

Öz

Bu çalışma, inşaat sektöründe dönüşümcü liderliğin örgütsel değişim yönetimi ve örgütsel çift yeteneklilik üzerindeki etkilerini analiz etmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, dönüşümcü liderliğin örgütsel değişim yönetimini ve örgütsel çift yetenekliliği ne ölçüde desteklediğini tanımlamaktır. Var olan çalışmalar ile karşılaştırıldığında bu çalışma bir farklılığa sahiptir. Bu farklılık örgütsel çift yeteneklilik konusunun dönüşümcü liderlik ve örgütsel değişim yönetimi konularıyla aynı çalışmaya dâhil edilmesiyle oluşmaktadır. Ayrıca, bu çalışmada kullanılan konuların ileriki konularda daha gelişmiş modellerde kullanılabileceği düşünülmektedir. Bu araştırma üzerine analiz yapılabilmesi için Muğla ili inşaat sektörü çalışanları üzerinde bir anket çalışması uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre dönüşümcü liderliğin örgütsel öğrenme yeteneği ve örgütsel çift yeteneklilik üzerinde pozitif etkiye sahip olduğu gözlemlenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Örgütsel Değişim Yönetimi, Örgütsel Çift Yeteneklilik, Dönüşümcü Liderlik

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