LEADERSHIP MODEL THAT MAKES WORK MEANINGFUL IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: A SCALE DEVELOPMENT STUDY

Year 2023, Volume: 10 Issue: 3, 1843 - 1873, 30.11.2023

Mehmet Ali Taş , Ali Murat Alparslan

https://doi.org/10.30798/makuiibf.1218876

Abstract

The aim of the study; to investigate the role of leaders' attitudes and behaviors in the meaningfulness of work. As a result, it is to develop the meaning-making leadership scale. In line with the purpose of the study, a mixed study consisting of three research was conducted on the volunteers of various NPOs (Non‐Profit Organizations). In the first study, which was conducted with a qualitative method, a phenomenological design was used. The sample of this research consists of 30 volunteers. The collected data were analyzed by content analysis. As a result of this research, an item pool with 10 factors and 53 items was created, consisting of the attitudes and behaviors of the leaders that support the meaningfulness of the work. In the second study, which was carried out with a quantitative method, data were collected from a sample of 245 people and the psychometric properties of the item pool were tested. Within the scope of the findings, a draft scale with 6 factors and 32 items was designed from an item pool consisting of 53 items. In the third and last study conducted with a quantitative method, data were collected from a sample of 492 people. With this research the construct validity, criterion validity and reliability of the scale were tried to be verified. As a result of the analyzes made, the structure of the meaning-making leadership scale, consisting of 6 factors and 32 items, was confirmed. Thus, the final form of the scale was obtained. In addition, it has been determined that meaning-making.

Keywords

Leadership, Meaning-Making Leadership, Meaningful Work, Volunteers, Scale Development

SİVİL TOPLUM KURULUŞLARINDA İŞİ ANLAMLI KILAN LİDERLİK MODELİ: BİR ÖLÇEK GELİŞTİRME ÇALIŞMASI

Abstract

Çalışmanın amacı; işin anlamlılığında liderlerin tutum ve davranışlarının rolünü araştırmaktır. Bunun sonucunda Anlamlandıran Liderlik Ölçeğini (ALÖ) geliştirmektir. Çalışmanın amacı doğrultusunda çeşitli STK (Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları) gönüllüleri üzerinde üç araştırmadan oluşan karma bir çalışma yürütülmüştür. Nitel bir yöntemle yürütülen birinci araştırmada, fenomenolojik bir desen kullanılarak çeşitli STK’ya mensup 30 kişilik bir çalışma grubundan veriler toplanmış ve içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Bu araştırmanın sonucunda, liderlerin işin anlamlılığını besleyen tutum ve davranışlarından oluşan 10 faktörlü ve 53 ifadeli bir madde havuzu oluşturulmuştur. Nicel bir yöntemle yürütülen ikinci araştırmada, 245 kişilik örneklemden veri toplanarak madde havuzunun psikometrik özellikleri test edilmiştir. Bulgular kapsamında madde havuzundan 6 faktörlü ve 32 maddeli taslak bir ölçek geliştirilmiştir. Nicel bir yöntemle yürütülen üçüncü ve son araştırmada ise 492 kişilik örneklemden veri toplanarak ölçeğin yapı geçerliliği, kriter geçerliliği ve güvenirliği test edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda anlamlandıran liderlik ölçeğinin 6 faktörden ve 32 maddeden oluşan yapısı doğrulanmıştır. Böylece ölçeğin son şekline ulaşılmış, anlamlandıran liderliğin işin anlamlılığı üzerinde anlamlı ve pozitif bir etkisinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu sayede anlamlandıran liderlik ölçeğinin ölçüte dayalı yapı geçerliliği de doğrulanmıştır.

Keywords

Liderlik, Anlamlandıran Liderlik, İşin Anlamlılığı, Gönüllüler, Ölçek Geliştirme

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