ETİK LİDERLİĞİN ÇALIŞANLARIN İŞ PERFORMANSI VE İŞ TATMİNİNE ETKİSİ

Örgütlerde etik liderliğin çalışanların iş performansı ve iş tatminini nasıl ve hangi yönde etkilediğinin belirlenmesi ve bu değişkenlerin birbirleri ile ilişkilerinin ortaya konulmasıdır. Çalışma kapsamında etik liderliğin çalışanların iş performansı ve iş tatminine etkisini ortaya koymak amacıyla nicel bir araştırma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın evrenini beyaz eşya üretimi yapan bir firmanın genel müdürlüğünde çalışan 257 personel oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma sonucunda toplam 172 kullanılabilir anket formu elde edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre; etik liderlik ile iş performansı arasında anlamlı ve pozitif yönde bir ilişki (r=,478, p<0,01), etik liderlik ile iş tatmini arasında ise yine anlamlı ve pozitif yönde bir ilişki (r=,526, p<0,01) olduğu görülmektedir. Etik liderliğin iş performansı üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisinin olduğu (ß=0.478; p<0,001) ve %22,8 oranında açıklayıcı olduğu (R2= 0.228), iş tatmini üzerinde de yine anlamlı bir etkisinin olduğu (ß=0.526; p<0,001) ve %27,6 oranında açıklayıcı olduğu (R2=0.276) görülmektedir. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular örgütlerde yöneticilerce uygulanan etik liderlik yaklaşımının çalışanların iş performansını ve iş tatminini olumlu yönde etkilediğini göstermektedir. Bu bulgular ilgili literatürü de destekler niteliktedir. Bu doğrultuda araştırmacıların gelecek çalışmalarda etik liderlik ile diğer çalışan çıktıları arasındaki ilişkileri de ele almaları ve yöneticilerin de, etik konusunda hassasiyeti artan toplum ve çalışanları dikkate alarak, liderlik tarzlarında etiği daha öncelikli bir konuma taşımaları tavsiye edilmektedir.

ETHİCAL LEADERSHIP’S EFFECT ON THE EMPLOYEES’ JOB PERFORMANCE AND JOB SATISFACTION

ABSTRACTThis research was aimed to determine ethical leadership’ how and in which direction effects employees’ job performance and job satisfaction and to present these variables’ relationship with each other in organization. The population of the research firm's headquarters engaged in the production of white goods constitutes 257 personnel. A total of 172 usable questionnaires were obtained in the survey results.According to the survey; between ethical leadership and job performance is seen that a meaningful and positive correlation (r =, 478, p <0.01), and between ethical leadership and job satisfaction is still meaningful and positive correlation (r = 526, p <0.01 ). Ethical leadership was a meaningful impact on job performance (ß=0.478; p<0,001) and the explanatory rate was 22.8% (R 2 = 0.228), still ethical leadership was meaningful effect on the job satisfaction (ß = 0.526, p <0.001 ) and the explanatory rate was 27.6% (R2 = 0.276).The findings obtained from the study show that ethical leadership approach in organizations applied by the managers positively affected employee’ job performance and job satisfaction. These findings also support the related literature. Researchers in this regard, future studies may address the relationship between ethical leadership and other employee outcomes. Managers on issues related to ethics, taking into account the increased sensitivity of the community and its employees and issues related to ethics in leadership styles of managers are advised to move to a more priority situation.

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