Effects of Ethical Leadership and Ethical Climate Perceptions on Organizational Commitment: Comparison of Public and Private Sector

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 238 - 253, 30.10.2019

Ayşe Bilgen , Meral Elçi

Öz

The effects of ethical leadership and ethical climate
perceptions on organizational commitment attract great attention in the
literature. Although various scientific and academic studies on the causality
and nature of this relationship appear, it can be said that limited studies
carried out with a large sample on Turkey are available in the literature. In
this context, this study is expected to make a significant contribution in this
field both in theory and practical terms. The aim of this study is to examine
the effects of ethical leader and ethical climate perceptions on organizational
commitment by using survey method. For this purpose, the data obtained from
1588 individuals working in 32 different companies in various sectors including
public and private sectors operating in Istanbul were analyzed with a variety
of statistical tests. As a result, it was seen that ethical leadership and
ethical climate perceptions increased organizational commitment and ethical
leadership perceptions positively affected the ethical climate.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ethical Leadership, Ethical Climate, Organizational Commitment, Public and Private Sector

Etik Liderlik ve Etik İklim Algılamalarının Örgütsel Bağlılığa Etkisi: Kamu ve Özel Sektör Karşılaştırmalı bir uygulama

Öz

Etik liderlik ve etik iklim algılamalarının örgütsel
bağlılığa etkileri literatürde büyük ilgi görmektedir. Yine de bu ilişkinin
nedensellik ve doğası hakkında çeşitli bilimsel ve akademik çalışmalar söz
konusu olmasına rağmen, Türkiye üzerine, büyük bir kütle dahilinde yapılmış
çalışma sayısının çok olmadığı söylenebilir. Bu çalışma bu kapsamda hem teorik
hem de pratik açıdan literatürde bu alanda söz konusu bulunan eksikliğin
doldurulmasına yönelik bir katkı yapması beklenmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı,
anket yöntemi kullanılarak, çalışanların etik lider ve etik iklim algılarının
örgütsel bağlılık üzerindeki etkilerini incelemek. Bu amaç doğrultusunda,
İstanbul’da söz konusu olan kamu ve özel sektörlerde faaliyeti olan 32 değişik
işletmede çalışan 1588 kişiye anket çalışması sonucunda elde edilen veriler
çeşitli istatistiksel –uygun nitelikli- analizler ile değerlendirilmiştir. Elde
edilen bulgulara göre, Etik liderlik ve etik iklim algıları artan örgütsel
bağlılık ve etik liderlik algıları etik iklimi olumlu yönde etkilemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Etik Liderlik, Etik İklim, Örgütsel Bağlılık, Kamu ve Özel Sektör

Kaynakça

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