The Effect of Transformational Leadership and Leader-Member Exchange on Knowledge Sharing Process: A Practice from Turkey

Year 2021, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 232 - 249, 22.09.2021

Yavuz Selim Düger

https://doi.org/10.23834/isrjournal.978883

Abstract

The objective of this study is to find out the effect of transformational leadership, accepted as an effective form of leadership, and leader-member exchange on knowledge sharing behaviors of the employees. Besides, it is aimed to determine empirically the mediating role of leader-member exchange in the relation between transformational leadership and knowledge sharing. Moreover, comparison of the results belonging to the blue and white-collar employees has been made in order to contribute to the literature. Data have been collected from 340 employees of a textile factory providing service in Istanbul and Bursa. According to the results of the research, it has been concluded in general terms that transformational leadership and leader-member exchange affect knowledge sharing process of employees in a positive manner, and the leader-member exchange plays a partial mediating role in the relation between transformational leadership and knowledge sharing. Unlike the results of the general model, in the analyses made with relation to blue-collar employees, it has been concluded that leader-member exchange has no effect on knowledge sharing, and also leader-member exchange has no mediating role. Furthermore, results of the analyses related to white-collar employees indicate similarity to the general model and it has been concluded that leader-member exchange has a full mediating role.

Keywords

Transformational Leadership, Employees’ Knowledge Sharing, Leader-Member Exchange.

Dönüşümcü Liderlik ve Lider-Üye Değişiminin Bilgi Paylaşım Sürecine Etkisi: Türkiye'den Bir Uygulama

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, etkili bir liderlik tarzı olarak kabul edilen dönüşümcü liderliğin ve lider-üye değişiminin, çalışanların bilgi paylaşma davranışlarına olan etkisini ortaya koymaktır. Ayrıca, dönüşümcü liderlik ile bilgi paylaşımı davranışı arasındaki ilişkide lider-üye etkileşiminin aracı rolünü ampirik olarak belirlemek amaçlanmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda literatüre katkı sağlamak adına, mavi ve beyaz yaka çalışanlara ait sonuçların karşılaştırması da yapılmaktadır. İstanbul ve Bursa’da faaliyet gösteren bir tekstil firmasının 340 çalışanından veriler toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonucuna göre, genel olarak dönüşümcü liderliğin ve lider-üye etkileşiminin çalışanların bilgi paylaşımını olumlu yönde etkilediği, ayrıca lider-üye etkileşiminin dönüşümcü liderlik ile bilgi paylaşımı arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracılık etkisinin olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu sonuçlardan farklı olarak, mavi yaka çalışanlar için yapılan analizlerde lider-üye etkileşiminin çalışanların bilgi paylaşımına etkisinin olmadığı ve lider-üye değişiminin aracılık etkisinin olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca, beyaz yaka çalışanlara ait analiz sonuçları genel modelle benzerlik göstermekle birlikte, lider-üye değişiminin tam aracılık etkisinin olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Dönüşümcü Liderlik, Çalışanların Bilgi Paylaşımı, Lider-Üye Etkileşimi.

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