The Effect of Transformational Leadership on Turnover Intention: A Meta-Analytic Review and a Cross-Industrial Analysis

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The demand for top managers to empower the employees increased the importance of transformational leadership. Transformational leadership is a significant antecedet of turnover intention. This study aimed to survey the effect of transformational leadership on turnover intention. Meta-analysis is used as an analysis technique. The GoogleScholar, Wiley, Taylor&Francis, and Scopus databases were searched and the sutaible studies are determined. 19 studies formed the data of this meta-analysis study. The results showed that the effect of transformational leadership on turnover intention is significant (r=-.339). The moderator analysis results showed that industry is not a significant moderator for this analysis and the effect size of this relationship in the military is not higher than the other industries.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Transformational leadership
• turnover intention
• meta-analysis

Dönüşümsel Liderliğin İşten Ayrılma Niyeti Üzerindeki etkisi: Meta-analitik Bir Derleme ve Sektörlerarası bir Analiz

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Üst düzey yöneticilerin çalışanları güçlendirme talebi, dönüşümcü liderliğin önemini artırmıştır. Dönüşümcü liderlik, işten ayrılma niyetinin anlamlı bir öncülü olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışma dönüşümcü liderliğin işten ayrılma niyeti üzerindeki etkisini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Analiz tekniği olarak meta-analiz kullanılmıştır. GoogleScholar, Wiley, Taylor&Francis ve Scopus veritabanları taranmış ve uygun çalışmalar belirlenmiştir. Bu meta-analiz çalışmasının verilerini 19 çalışma oluşturmaktadır. Sonuçlar dönüşümcü liderliğin işten ayrılma niyeti üzerindeki etkisinin anlamlı olduğunu göstermiştir (r=-.339). Moderatör analizi sonuçları, endüstrinin bu analiz için anlamlı bir moderatör olmadığını ve bu ilişkinin orduda etki büyüklüğünün diğer endüstrilerden daha yüksek olmadığını göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Dönüşümsel liderlik
• işten ayrılma niyeti
• meta-analiz.

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