The purpose of this
study is to determine whether the managerial leadership qualities of the
managers are effective in the implementation of innovation strategies in SMEs.
With a questionnaire based on the quantitative research method, data are
gathered from 149 senior managers in SMEs operating in Aksaray OIZ by using by
convenience sampling method. The collected data are subjected to correlation,
ANOVA, regression analysis. According to the results of the analysis,
transformational leadership characteristics of managers have been found to be
effective in the implementation of innovation strategies. In addition, the
transformational leadership feature has been achieved that it has no impact on
the sub-dimensions of innovation strategies such as aggressiveness and
risk-taking. Whereas; analysis shows that it is effective on sub-dimensions
like defensiveness, future-focus and proactivity. This result demonstrates that
managers can implement innovation strategies in SMEs thanks to their
transformational leadership characteristics.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Economics |
Journal Section | Conference Papers |
Authors | |
Publication Date | October 30, 2018 |
Submission Date | May 30, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 3 Issue: 7 |
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