THE EFFECTS OF PATERNALISTIC LEADERSHIP STYLES ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF NEPOTISM: A STUDY IN FAMILY BUSINESSES
Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to measure the effects of paternalistic leadership styles on the nepotism perceptions of employees in family businesses. The data was gathered through survey research. Our survey included 26 items regarding paternalistic leadership styles and 14 items regarding nepotism perceptions with a total of 40 item scale was used. The questionnaires were delivered by hand in four different companies indicating that they were family-owned and completed with 212 employees. SPSS 25 was used for data analysis. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that moral leadership has a significant and negative effect on nepotism in relationships. Managerial authoritarian leadership has a significant and negative effect on nepotism in recruitment. On the other hand, benevolent leadership has a significant and negative effect on nepotism in promotion. Benevolent leadership has a significant but positive effect on nepotism in recruitment. Behavioral authoritarian leadership has a significant and negative effect on nepotism in relationships. In addition, the general perception of nepotism is higher in employees who work for less than two years, when compared to employees with higher working years. Those who work more than ten years have higher perceptions of nepotism only in relationships and promotions. The negative effect of moral leadership on perceived nepotism in relationships means that moral leadership reduces perceived nepotism in relationships. In other words, as the moral leadership characteristics of the company managers increase, the perceived nepotism of the employees decreases. Similarly, as the managerial authoritarian leadership characteristics of the company managers increase, the perceived nepotism of employees in recruiting decreases. In companies where the leader shows benevolent leadership, the perceived nepotism of employees in promotions is lower.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Business Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
October 30, 2019
Submission Date
September 21, 2019
Acceptance Date
October 28, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 2 Number: 1
