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THE IMPACT OF VISIONARY LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL DISSENT BEHAVIOR WITH THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOCRACY PERCEPTION

VİZYONER LİDERLİĞİN ÖRGÜTSEL MUHALEFET DAVRANIŞI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: ÖRGÜTSEL DEMOKRASİ ALGISININ DÜZENLEYİCİ ROLÜ

Burak Nedim Aktaş(BEYKOZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-3011-4706
Ahmet Erkasap(GEDİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-6239-1700
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2025-03-27
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The findings revealed a significant impact of visionary leadership behavior on organizational dissent, and further analysis indicated that organizational democracy played a crucial moderating role in this relationship.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study attempted to shed light on the link between organizational dissent behaviors among employees and managers' visionary leadership behaviors, as well as the moderating impact of organizational democracy perception.
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⚙️Variables:Visionary Leadership · Upward Dissent · Downward Dissent

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This study attempted to shed light on the link between organizational dissent behaviors among employees and managers' visionary leadership behaviors, as well as the moderating impact of organizational democracy perception. Surveys were conducted on 309 executives and employees working in the manufacturing industry for dataset. Factor analyses were performed to explore the underlying dimensions of the scales. Hypotheses were then tested using regression analyses. The widely recognized Process macro developed by Hayes was employed for the moderating effect. The findings revealed a significant impact of visionary leadership behavior on organizational dissent, and further analysis indicated that organizational democracy played a crucial moderating role in this relationship.

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Bu araştırma, yöneticilerin vizyoner liderlik davranışlarının, çalışanların örgütsel muhalefet davranışları üzerindeki etkisi ve bu iki değişken arasındaki ilişkide, örgütsel demokrasi algısının düzenleyici rolünü ortaya koymaya çalışmıştır. Araştırma, imalat sektöründe faaliyet gösteren 309 şirket yöneticisi ve çalışandan toplanan anketler üzerinden gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler üzerinden ölçeklerin faktör analizleri yapılmış, değişkenler arası korelasyon incelenmiş ve regresyon analizleri ile hipotezler test edilmiştir. Düzenleyici etkiyi ölçmek için Hayes tarafından geliştirilen Process makrosu tercih edilmiştir. Bulgulara göre, örgütlerde vizyoner liderlik davranışının örgütsel muhalefet üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi ortaya çıkmış ve bu etki üzerinde örgütsel demokrasinin önemli bir düzenleyici etkisi olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Çalışma, konusu açısından özgün bir niteliğe sahip olup, birebir başka bir çalışmaya rastlanmamıştır. Bu açıdan, ileri de gerçekleşecek benzer araştırmalara ışık tutacağı düşünülmektedir.

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Aktaş, B. N., Erkasap, A. (2025). THE IMPACT OF VISIONARY LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL DISSENT BEHAVIOR WITH THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOCRACY PERCEPTION. Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Volume: 26 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.53443/anadoluibfd.1332442

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