Cybercrimes In Organizations: Communication, Trust, And Leadership Approaches

Öz

This study explores the role of leadership styles, organizational trust, and communication strategies in preventing cybercrimes within organizations. Based on a literature review, it finds that transformational and ethical leadership enhance trust and cybersecurity resilience, while authoritarian leadership harms communication and trust. Open and trustbased communication increases employee awareness and reduces ethical misconducts. The study emphasizes the need for integrated leadership, trust, and communication strategies to effectively combat cyber threats. According to findings, organizational trust, leadership characteristics, and trustful communication management are of utmost importance in preventing cybercrimes. Ethical and transformational leadership enhance trust, and information sharing among employees, making a strong immune system against cyberattacks. The trust culture increases employees' awareness of cybersecurity as well as reduces ethical misconducts. Open communication strengthens trust so that it will be easier to prevent such violations. Therefore, the simultaneous implementation of leadership, trust, and communication strategies enhances organizations' cybercrime resilience.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cybercrimes
• Leadership Approaches
• Transformational Leadership
• Authoritarian Leadership
• Trust Theory

Kurumlarda Siber Suçlar: İletişim, Güven Ve Liderlik Yaklaşımları

Öz

Bu çalışma, kurumlarda siber suçların önlenmesinde liderlik tarzlarının, örgütsel güvenin ve iletişim stratejilerinin rolünü incelemektedir. Literatür taramasına dayanan çalışmada, dönüşümcü ve etik liderliğin güveni ve siber güvenlik direncini artırdığı, otoriter liderliğin ise iletişim ve güveni zedelediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Açık ve güven temelli iletişim, çalışan farkındalığını artırmakta ve etik dışı davranışları azaltmaktadır. Çalışma, siber tehditlerle etkin mücadele için liderlik, güven ve iletişim stratejilerinin entegre bir biçimde uygulanması gerektiğini vurgulamaktadır. Bulgulara göre, örgütsel güven, liderlik özellikleri ve güvene dayalı iletişim yönetimi, siber suçların önlenmesinde son derece önemlidir. Etik ve dönüşümcü liderlik, çalışanlar arasında güveni ve bilgi paylaşımını artırarak siber saldırılara karşı güçlü bir bağışıklık sistemi oluşturmaktadır. Güven kültürü, çalışanların siber güvenlik konusundaki farkındalığını artırmakta ve etik dışı davranışları azaltmaktadır. Açık iletişim güveni güçlendirerek bu tür ihlallerin önlenmesini kolaylaştırmaktadır. Bu nedenle, liderlik, güven ve iletişim stratejilerinin eş zamanlı uygulanması, kurumların siber suçlara karşı dayanıklılığını artırmaktadır. Anahtar Kelimeler:

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Siber Suçlar
• Liderlik Yaklaşımları
• Dönüşümcü Liderlik
• Otoriter Liderlik
• Güven Teorisi

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