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SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE
Öz
This study examines how digital leadership shapes public employees’ perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI), with innovation climate modeled as a mediating mechanism under Social Learning Theory. Survey data from 314 public employees in southern Türkiye were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results indicate that digital leadership positively predicts both innovation climate and AI perceptions, and that innovation climate itself enhances AI perceptions. Mediation analysis shows a partial indirect effect of digital leadership on AI perceptions through innovation climate. The study links leadership and organizational climate perspectives to explain technology-related perceptions in the public sector and suggests that strengthening digital leadership capabilities and cultivating an innovation-oriented climate are critical for effective and sustainable AI adoption in public administration.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Kamu Yönetimi, Liderlik
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Erken Görünüm Tarihi
30 Ekim 2026
Yayımlanma Tarihi
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Gönderilme Tarihi
3 Ekim 2025
Kabul Tarihi
26 Mart 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Sayı: Advanced Online Publication
APA
Polat, E., & Yetiş, E. (2026). SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1796071
AMA
1.Polat E, Yetiş E. SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE. PAUSBED. 2026;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.30794/pausbed.1796071
Chicago
Polat, Ebru, ve Emirhan Yetiş. 2026. “SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1796071.
EndNote
Polat E, Yetiş E (01 Ekim 2026) SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Advanced Online Publication
IEEE
[1]E. Polat ve E. Yetiş, “SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE”, PAUSBED, sy Advanced Online Publication, Eki. 2026, doi: 10.30794/pausbed.1796071.
ISNAD
Polat, Ebru - Yetiş, Emirhan. “SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. Advanced Online Publication (01 Ekim 2026). https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1796071.
JAMA
1.Polat E, Yetiş E. SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE. PAUSBED. 2026. doi:10.30794/pausbed.1796071.
MLA
Polat, Ebru, ve Emirhan Yetiş. “SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy Advanced Online Publication, Ekim 2026, doi:10.30794/pausbed.1796071.
Vancouver
1.Ebru Polat, Emirhan Yetiş. SHAPING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ AI PERCEPTIONS: THE ROLES OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CLIMATE. PAUSBED. 01 Ekim 2026;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.30794/pausbed.1796071