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Chameleon Leadership: Adapting to Changing Conditions? Hiding in Crisis Situations?

Bukalemun Liderlik: Değişen Şartlara Uyum Sağlamak mı? Kriz Durumlarında Saklanmak mı?

Ülkühan Bike Esen(ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-0967-2140
Pages
45–54
Publication Date
2023-06-30
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To this end, the study first defined the concept of chameleon leadership and its dimensions, and then included the characteristics of chameleon leadership and related concepts.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Leadership is the process of directing and managing people toward desired goals.
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Key Findings & Data:However, the situation is somewhat different with chameleon leadership, which has entered the leadership literature since 2006 and uses the chameleon as a metaphor.
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Conclusion & Impact:To this end, the study first defined the concept of chameleon leadership and its dimensions, and then included the characteristics of chameleon leadership and related concepts.
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⚙️Variables:Liderlik · Metafor · Durumsallık

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Leadership is the process of directing and managing people toward desired goals. Since the main objective of all organizations is to achieve goals, leadership is a topic that has been researched for years and is still being researched. As a result, new leadership types are constantly being introduced in the literature. While some of these leadership types - such as positive leadership, participative leadership, ethical leadership, and transformational leadership - are referred to as good leadership, others - such as toxic leadership, overbearing leadership, and Prozac leadership - are classified as bad leadership. However, the situation is somewhat different with chameleon leadership, which has entered the leadership literature since 2006 and uses the chameleon as a metaphor. This is because chameleon leadership has been interpreted in different ways by different authors. Some authors have described this type of leadership as good in the sense of adapting to changing conditions, while others have described it as a bad type of leadership in the sense of hiding in a crisis situation. The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of chameleon leadership, which has been characterized in different ways. To this end, the study first defined the concept of chameleon leadership and its dimensions, and then included the characteristics of chameleon leadership and related concepts.

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Liderlik, insanları istenen amaçlar doğrultusunda yönlendirebilme ve onları yönetebilme sürecidir. Bütün örgütlerin temel hedefi de örgütsel amaçların gerçekleştirilmesi olduğu için, liderlik yıllardır çalışılan ve hala çalışılmakta olan bir konudur. Dolayısıyla da literatüre sürekli yeni türleri eklenmektedir. Bu liderlik türlerinden bazıları -pozitif liderlik, katılımcı liderlik, etik liderlik, dönüşümcü liderlik gibi- “iyi” liderlik türleri olarak nitelendirilirken, diğerleri -toksik liderlik, kibirli liderlik, prozac liderlik gibi- “kötü” liderlik türleri olarak sınıflandırılmaktadır. Ancak liderlik literatürüne 2006 yılında giren ve bukalemunu bir metafor olarak kullanan “Bukalemun Liderlik” için durum biraz farklıdır. Çünkü bukalemun liderlik, farklı yazarlar tarafından farklı şekillerde yorumlanmaktadır. Bazı yazarlar bu liderlik türünü, değişen şartlara uyum sağlama anlamında, “iyi”; bazıları ise kriz durumunda saklanma anlamında, “kötü” liderlik türü olarak ifade etmişlerdir. Bu çalışmanın amacı da farklı şekillerde nitelendirilen “Bukalemun Liderlik” kavramının irdelenmesidir. Bu amaçla, çalışmada öncelikle bukalemun liderlik kavramı ve boyutları tanımlanmış, daha sonra da bukalemun liderliğin özelliklerine ve ilgili kavramlara yer verilmiştir.

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Esen, Ü. B. (2023). Chameleon Leadership: Adapting to Changing Conditions? Hiding in Crisis Situations?. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 45–54. https://ajindex.com/articles/1532346

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