LİDER-ÜYE ETKİLEŞİMİNİN YENİ BİR SONUCU: İZLENİM YÖNETİMİ TAKTİKLERİ

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 56, 740 - 768, 31.07.2021

Işık Çiçek

https://doi.org/10.14783/maruoneri.805098

Cited By: 1

Öz

Grup üyeleri, lider tarafından oluşturulan iç grup – dış grup kategorileştirmesinin farkında olduklarında, çalışanların motivasyonu, işlerine ya da örgüte yönelik tutumları ve performansları iç grup ya da dış grup üyesi olma durumlarından etkilenmektedir (lider-üye etkileşimi). Bu kategorileştirmenin farkındalığının bir sonucu da çalışan tarafından ortaya konan izlenim yönetimi davranışıdır. İzlenim yönetimi, bireylerin bir kişi, nesne ya da olay ile ilgili diğer kişilerin algılarını etkilemeye yönelik çabalarını içeren amaca yönelik bir süreçtir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, çalışan için iç grup ya da dış grup üyesi olması ile ilgili farkındalığının izlenim yönetimi davranışı göstermesindeki etkisini incelemektir. Araştırma, yatay kesit türünde gerçekleştirilmiştir. 13 farklı örgütten 427 çalışan örnekleme seçilmiştir. Ölçeklerin güvenilirliği, içsel tutarlılık güvenilirliği, geçerliliği ise yapısal geçerlilik (faktör analizi) ile teşhis edilmiştir. Önerilen ilişkiler yapısal eşitlik modeli ile test edilmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre, bir izlenim yönetimi davranışı olan “kendini sevdirerek niteliklerini tanıtma” liderüye etkileşiminden etkilenmektedir. Lider-üye etkileşimin “katkı” boyutu beklendiği şekilde izlenim yönetimi davranışının ortaya çıkışını negatif yönde etkilemektedir. Beklentilerin aksine, lider üye etkileşiminin “duygu ve profesyonel duruş” boyutu izlenim yönetimi davranışının ortaya çıkışını olumlu yönde etkilemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Lider-Üye Etkileşimi, İzlenim Yönetimi taktikleri, Tutum, Örgüt

A NEW CONSEQUENCE OF LEADER-MEMBER-EXCHANGE: IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT TACTICS

Öz

When members of the in-group and out-group formed by the leader are aware of this categorization, employees’ motivation, attitudes towards job or organization, and performance can be affected by being a member in-group or out-group (leader-member exchange, LMX). One of the consequences of this categorization awareness is impression management tactics displayed by an employee. Impression management is a goaldirected process in which individuals try to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of awareness of being a member in-group or outgroup for the employee on impression management tactic. A cross-sectional survey is utilized in this research. 427 employees are selected from 13 different organizations. The reliability of the scales is diagnosed via an internal reliability coefficient. The validity of the scales is diagnosed via construct validity (factor analysis). The proposed relationships are tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). According to research findings, ingratiation by self-promotion, one dimension of impression management, is affected by leader-memberexchange. Contribution dimension of LMX influences utilizing of impression management tactic negatively, as expected. Contrary to expectations, LMX in terms of affect and professional respect influences arising of impression management tactic positively.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Leader-Member-Exchange; Impression Management tactics, Attitude, Organization

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