Yeşil İnovasyon ve Çevresel Liderlik Arasındaki İlişki: Bir Meta-Analiz Çalışması

Öz

Küresel çevre sorunlarının giderek derinleştiği günümüzde, sürdürülebilirlik hedeflerine ulaşmada çevresel liderlik ve yeşil inovasyon kavramları kritik bir rol üstlenmektedir. Çevresel liderlik, doğa temelli bir vizyonla örgütleri dönüştüren, çalışanları çevresel hedefler doğrultusunda yönlendiren bir liderlik biçimi olarak tanımlanırken; yeşil inovasyon, çevresel etkileri en aza indiren, kaynak verimliliğini artıran ve sürdürülebilir değer yaratan yenilikçi uygulamaları kapsamaktadır. Bu çalışma, literatürde artan ilgiye rağmen bu iki kavram arasındaki ilişkinin sistematik olarak değerlendirilmediği boşluğundan hareketle, çevresel liderlik ile yeşil inovasyon arasındaki ilişkiyi meta-analiz yöntemiyle incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında, çevresel liderlik ve yeşil inovasyon kavramlarına çalışma başlığında ya da anahtar kelimelerinde yer veren uygun metodolojik niteliklere sahip dört ampirik çalışma, meta-analiz yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma için seçilen çalışmalar, Jamovi uygulaması Major eklentisi yardımıyla istatistiki olarak incelenmiştir. Analiz için korelasyon katsayıları ve araştırma örneklem büyüklükleri temel veri olarak kullanılmıştır. Rastgele etkiler modeliyle gerçekleştirilen meta-analiz sonucunda, çevresel liderlik ile yeşil inovasyon arasında r=0.461 düzeyinde pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir korelasyon olduğu saptanmıştır. Araştırmanın alana katkısı, kuramsal düzeyde çevresel liderlik–inovasyon etkileşimini istatistiksel güvenilirlik temelinde ortaya koymak; yöntemsel açıdan ise meta-analitik yaklaşımla bu ilişkinin genellenebilirliğini sağlamaktır. Ayrıca, elde edilen yüksek heterojenlik değeri, bu ilişkinin sektör, kültür ve örgüt yapısına göre değişkenlik gösterebildiğine işaret etmektedir. Sonuçlar; sürdürülebilirlik politikalarının etkinliğini artırmak amacıyla, liderlik odaklı ve inovasyon temelli bütüncül stratejilerin geliştirilmesinin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Bu yönüyle çalışma, çevresel liderliğin yeşil inovasyonun temel belirleyicilerinden biri olduğunu ortaya koyarak, literatüre özgün bir katkı sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Çevresel liderlik
• Yeşil inovasyon
• Sürdürülebilirlik
• Stratejik yönetim
• Çevreci bilinç.

The Relationship Between Green Innovation and Environmental Leadership: A Meta-Analysis Study

Öz

In today's world where global environmental problems are increasingly deepening, the concepts of environmental leadership and green innovation play a critical role in achieving sustainability goals. Environmental leadership is defined as a form of leadership that transforms organizations with a nature-based vision and guides employees towards environmental objectives. Green innovation, the other hand, encompasses innovative practices that minimize environmental impacts, enhance resource efficiency and create sustainable value. This study aims to examine the relationship between environmental leadership and green innovation through a meta-analysis, addressing a gap in the literature where, despite growing interest, this relationship has not been systematically evaluated. Within the scope of the research, four empirical studies that include the concepts of environmental leadership and green innovation in their titles or keywords and meet appropriate methodological criteria were analyzed using the meta-analysis method. The selected studies were statistically examined with the help of the Major plugin in the Jamovi software. Correlation coefficients and sample sizes were used as the primary data for the analysis. The meta-analysis, conducted using a random effects model, revealed a positive and statistically significant correlation of r=0.461 between environmental leadership and green innovation. The study’s contributes to the field is twofold: theoretically, it demonstrates the interaction between environmental leadership and innovation based statistical reliability; methodologically, it ensures the generalizability of this relationship through a meta-analytic approach. Furthermore, the high heterogeneity value found indicates that this relationship may vary depending on sector, culture and organizational structure. The results emphasize the importance of developing holistic strategies that are leadership-focused and innovation based to enhance the effectiveness of sustainability policies. In this respect, the study makes an original contribution to the literature by revealing that environmental leadership is one of the key determinants of green innovation.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Environmental leadership
• Green innovation
• Sustainability
• Strategic management
• Environmental consciousness.

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