The effect of authentic leadership on psychological capital: The case of sports businesses: Otantik liderliğin psikolojik sermaye üzerine etkisi: Spor işletmeleri örneği

Esra Cömert

doi:10.14687/jhs.v21i3.6488

Authors

Esra Cömert Sakarya University of Applied Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3309-7446

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v21i3.6488

Keywords:

Authentic Leadership, Psychological Capital, Sports Management, Otantik Liderlik, Psikolojik Sermaye, Spor İşletmeciliği

Abstract

It is known that workplaces with an authentic leadership approach create conditions where employees have a high level of trust and contribute to their employees being positive and feeling stronger. In this regard, the authentic leadership approach is thought to be an important explainer of psychological capital, which is one of the personality traits that contribute to the productivity of employees. In this context, the aim of the study is to examine the effect of authentic leadership on psychological capital. In this research, the relational screening model, one of the quantitative research approaches, was used. 270 people, 138 men (51.1%) and 132 women (48.9%), selected by convenience sampling method from among the people working in businesses providing sports services in Istanbul, participated in the research voluntarily. In the analysis of the data, through the SPSS package program; Pearson Correlation analysis was used to determine the relationships between variables, and regression analysis was used to determine the effect of authentic leadership on psychological capital. It has been observed that there is a positive relationship between authentic leadership and psychological capital. In addition, regarding the main purpose of the research, it has been determined that authentic leadership has a positive effect on psychological capital. As a result, it was concluded that employees' authentic leadership characteristics have a significant impact on their psychological capital levels

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Özet

Otantik liderlik yaklaşımına sahip iş yerlerinin çalışanlara yüksek düzeyde güvenin yer aldığı koşullar oluşturduğu, çalışanlarının pozitif olmalarına ve kendilerini daha güçlü hissetmelerine katkıda bulunduğu bilinmektedir. Bu doğrultuda otantik liderlik yaklaşımının, çalışanların verimliliğine katkı sağlayan kişilik özelliklerinden biri olan psikolojik sermayenin önemli bir açıklayıcısı olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın amacı, otantik liderliğin psikolojik sermaye üzere etkisinin incelenmesidir. Bu araştırmada nicel araştırma yaklaşımlarından ilişkisel tarama modelinden faydalanılmıştır. Araştırmaya İstanbul’da spor hizmeti veren işletmelerde çalışan kişiler içinden kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen 138 Erkek (%51.1) 132 Kadın (%48.9) 270 kişi gönüllü olarak katılım göstermiştir. Verilerin analizinde SPSS paket programı aracılığıyla; değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemek için Pearson Korelasyon analizi, otantik liderliğin psikolojik sermaye üzerine etkisini belirlemek için regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Otantik liderlik ile psikolojik sermaye arasında pozitif ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca araştırmanın temel amacına ilişkin olarak, otantik liderliğin psikolojik sermaye üzerine pozitif etkisi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, çalışanların otantik liderlik özelliklerinin psikolojik sermaye düzeyleri üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

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Esra Cömert, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences

Dr., Sakarya Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi, Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi

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