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Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

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Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

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This research examines how distributed leadership shapes organizational citizenship behavior within Türkiye’s software development sector, with work engagement positioned as a mediating variable. As authority disperses from a singular leader toward a collective, collaborative framework, distributed leadership becomes ever more salient in agile, knowledge-intensive businesses such as software development. Data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 273 software practitioners positioned in different locations in Türkiye. The sample encompassed a spectrum of occupational roles, educational attainments, and professional longevity, thereby reflecting the sector’s heterogeneous character. Results highlight that higher levels of distributed leadership are associated with higher work engagement and organizational citizenship behavior. A major distributed leadership impact on organizational citizenship behavior is channeled through work engagement, which underscores the cognitive and affective pathways through which distributed leadership facilitates organizational citizenship behavior. These findings contribute to the leadership literature by showing how distributed leadership takes advantage of intrinsic motivation and discretionary effort, particularly in highly innovative and collaborative environments, and they align with results reported in previous studies on leadership, engagement, and citizenship behavior. From a managerial perspective, the study recommends the promotion of shared decision-making and engagement as means to enhance work engagement. This research fills a critical gap as it is the first empirical study to test the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between distributed leadership and organizational citizenship behavior within Türkiye’s software development companies.

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This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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It is declared that scientific and ethical principles have been followed while carrying out and writing this study and that all the sources used have been properly cited.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İş Bilgi Sistemleri, İş Bilgi Yönetimi , İşletme

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Ocak 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

30 Eylül 2025

Kabul Tarihi

13 Ocak 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Elkafarna, K., & İyigün, N. Ö. (2026). Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi, 9(1), 87-101. https://doi.org/10.59445/ijephss.1794207
AMA
1.Elkafarna K, İyigün NÖ. Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement. IJEPHSS. 2026;9(1):87-101. doi:10.59445/ijephss.1794207
Chicago
Elkafarna, Kamal, ve Necla Öykü İyigün. 2026. “Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement”. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi 9 (1): 87-101. https://doi.org/10.59445/ijephss.1794207.
EndNote
Elkafarna K, İyigün NÖ (01 Ocak 2026) Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi 9 1 87–101.
IEEE
[1]K. Elkafarna ve N. Ö. İyigün, “Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement”, IJEPHSS, c. 9, sy 1, ss. 87–101, Oca. 2026, doi: 10.59445/ijephss.1794207.
ISNAD
Elkafarna, Kamal - İyigün, Necla Öykü. “Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement”. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi 9/1 (01 Ocak 2026): 87-101. https://doi.org/10.59445/ijephss.1794207.
JAMA
1.Elkafarna K, İyigün NÖ. Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement. IJEPHSS. 2026;9:87–101.
MLA
Elkafarna, Kamal, ve Necla Öykü İyigün. “Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement”. Uluslararası Ekonomi Siyaset İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi, c. 9, sy 1, Ocak 2026, ss. 87-101, doi:10.59445/ijephss.1794207.
Vancouver
1.Kamal Elkafarna, Necla Öykü İyigün. Linking Distributed Leadership to Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Turkish Software Development Companies: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement. IJEPHSS. 01 Ocak 2026;9(1):87-101. doi:10.59445/ijephss.1794207

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