THE ROLE OF INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP IN FOSTERING INNOVATION: A FOCUSED REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE

Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: Özel, 198 - 219, 29.10.2023

İbrahim Yıkılmaz

https://doi.org/10.58702/teyd.1357552

Abstract

Innovation performance is a crucial element for organizational success in today's intensely competitive business environment. However, low success rates in innovation processes can negatively affect many organizational outcomes, reducing the effective use of resources and customer satisfaction. Innovation requires both an organizational climate that supports employees who are supportive, diverse and offer innovative solutions and suggestions through different information channels, and also a leadership practice that ensures the formation of this climate. In this context, inclusive leadership, which creates a sense of trust, respect, and belonging among followers, can significantly contribute to increasing innovation performance. This study aims to examine the relationship between innovation and inclusive leadership within studies that provide empirical results. To achieve this, studies containing the keywords innovation and inclusive leadership were identified in the Web of Science database. The studies were categorized based on several factors, including the author, publication date, type of research, sample size, and variables. The results of empirical studies on innovation and inclusive leadership are shared. This study is expected to increase awareness of inclusive leadership practices in increasing innovation performance in businesses. Additionally, it expands the literature by presenting empirical studies on the relationship between innovation and inclusive leadership.

Keywords

Inclusive Leadership, Creativity, Innovation, Innovative Work Behaviour, Performance

YENİLİĞİ TEŞVİK ETMEDE KAPSAYICI LİDERLİĞİN ROLÜ: ARAŞTIRMA LİTERATÜRÜ ODAKLI BİR İNCELEME

Abstract

İnovasyon performansı, günümüzün yoğun rekabet ortamında organizasyonel başarının temel unsurudur. Ancak inovasyon süreçlerindeki düşük başarı oranları birçok örgütsel sonucu olumsuz etkileyerek kaynakların etkin kullanımını ve müşteri memnuniyetini azaltabilmektedir. İnovasyon; destekleyici, çeşitliliği, farklı bilgi kanalları aracılığıyla yenilikçi çözüm ve öneriler sunan çalışanları destekleyen bir organizasyon iklimini ve bu iklimin oluşmasını sağlayan bir liderlik uygulamasını gerektirir. Bu bağlamda takipçiler arasında güven, saygı ve aidiyet duygusu yaratan kapsayıcı liderlik, inovasyon performansının arttırılmasına önemli ölçüde katkı sağlayabilir. Bu çalışma, ampirik sonuçlar sağlayan çalışmalar kapsamında inovasyon ve kapsayıcı liderlik arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Web of Science veri tabanında inovasyon ve kapsayıcı liderlik anahtar kelimelerini içeren çalışmalar belirlenmiştir. Çalışmalar yazar, yayın tarihi, araştırma türü, örneklem büyüklüğü ve değişkenler gibi çeşitli faktörlere göre kategorize edilmiştir. İnovasyon ve kapsayıcı liderlik üzerine yapılan ampirik çalışmaların sonuçları paylaşılmıştır. Çalışmanın işletmelerde inovasyon performansının arttırılmasında kapsayıcı liderlik uygulamalarına ilişkin farkındalığı arttıracağı beklenmektedir. Ayrıca inovasyon ve kapsayıcı liderlik arasındaki ilişkiye dair ampirik çalışmaları sunarak literatürü genişletmektedir.

Keywords

Kapsayıcı Liderlik, Yaratıcılık, Yenilik, Yenilikçi İş Davranışı, Performans

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