Güçlendirici Liderlik ve İşgören Yaratıcılığı Arasındaki İlişkide Lidere Duyulan Güvenin Aracılık Etkisi

Bu çalışma öncelikle güçlendirici liderlik ve işgören yaratıcılığı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Buna ilaveten çalışmada, bu ilişki üzerinde lidere duyulan güvenin aracılık rolünün olup, olmadığının ortaya konulması amaçlanmaktadır. Bu araştırmanın kuramsal altyapısı, sosyal mübadele kuramı, davranışsal öz-yönetim kuramı, sosyal bilişsel kuram ve iş talepleri-kaynakları modeline kadar uzanmaktadır. İlgili alanyazın temel alınarak, güçlendirici liderlik, lidere duyulan güven ve işgören yaratıcılığı değişkenleri arasındaki ilişkiler açıklanmaya çalışılmaktadır. Bunu yapabilmek adına, Ankara ve İstanbul’da yer alan imalat şirketlerinde çalışan 172 mühendis arasında, nicel bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Bu araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre, güçlendirici liderliğin, işgören yaratıcılığı ve lidere duyulan güven üzerinde anlamlı ve olumlu bir etkisinin olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Ayrıca, güçlendirici liderlik ve işgören yaratıcılığı arasındaki ilişkide, lidere duyulan güvenin kısmi aracılık rolü oynadığı tespit edilmiştir. Böylece, bu çalışmada elde edilen sonuçlar sayesinde ilgili alanyazına değerli katkılarda bulunulması amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Güçlendirici liderlik, İşgören yaratıcılığı, Lidere duyulan güven, Çağdaş liderlik yaklaşımları

The Mediating Effect of Trust in Leader on the Relationship between Empowering Leadership and Employee Creativity

This study interrogates primarily the relationship between empowering leadership and employee creativity. Furthermore, it aims to reveal if there is a mediating role of trust in leader on this relationship. The theoretical background of the research extends over the social exchange theory, behavioral self-management theory, social cognitive theory and job demands-resources model. Based upon the relevant literature, it has been intended to explain the interactions between the structures of empowering leadership, trust in leader and employee creativity. In order to accomplish this, a quantitative research was conducted among 172 engineers working in manufacturing companies located in Ankara and Istanbul. According to the results obtained from the research, it was figured out that empowering leadership has a significant and positive relationship with both employee creativity and trust in leader. It was also noted that trust in leader played a partial mediation role on the relationship between empowering leadership and employee creativity. As a result, with this research, it has been intended to provide valuable contributions to the related literature.

Keywords:

Empowering leadership, Employee creativity, Trust in leader, Contemporary leadership styles,

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