INVESTIGATION OF THE MEDIATOR EFFECT OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHICS LEADERSHİP, JOB SATISFACTION AND INTENTION TO LEAVE

Abstract

Objective- This study examines the effects of ethical leadership and strategic human resources management on job satisfaction and intent to leave work.

Methodology- The study's questionnaire, it was applied to 410 white-collar workers in public and private sectors in the Central Anatolia. The data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed with SPSS 23 statistical package software.

Findings- The ethical leadership has shown that job seekers are less inclined to leave the job and have positive influence on job satisfaction levels. The mediation variable effect of strategic human resources management revealed that the level of job satisfaction increased and the level of intent to leave job decreased.

Conclusion: More attention needs to be paid to what the different effects of human resources and leadership styles on occupations may be in terms of better future work and the emergence of qualitative work and the emergence of new concepts from the theoretical perspective. 

Keywords

• Strategic human resources management,ethical leadership,ıntentions to leave,job satisfaction,business behavior

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