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The Impact of Digital Leadership on Technology Management: The Mediating Role of Supervisor Support

Dijital Liderliğin Teknoloji Yönetimi Üzerindeki Etkisi: Yönetici Desteğinin Aracılık Rolü

Burcu Atar(KIRŞEHİR AHİ EVRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-2826-9154
Mustafa Altıntaş(KIRŞEHİR AHİ EVRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SİYASET BİLİMİ VE KAMU YÖNETİMİ BÖLÜMÜ, YÖNETİM BİLİMLERİ ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0002-9846-5513
Pages
1009–1025
Publication Date
2026-10-01
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The findings revealed that digital leadership has a positive and significant effect on both technology management and supervisor support.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of supervisor support in the relationship between digital leadership and technology management.
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Key Findings & Data:The data were collected through an online survey from 479 bank employees selected using the convenience sampling method.
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⚙️Variables:Dijital Liderlik · Teknoloji Yönetimi · Yönetici Desteği

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The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of supervisor support in the relationship between digital leadership and technology management. The research was conducted with employees working in public banks operating in Ankara, Türkiye. The data were collected through an online survey from 479 bank employees selected using the convenience sampling method. The study employed validated scales to measure digital leadership, technology management, and supervisor support. The collected data were analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach with the SmartPLS software. The findings revealed that digital leadership has a positive and significant effect on both technology management and supervisor support. In addition, supervisor support was found to have a positive and significant effect on technology management. The mediation analysis further demonstrated that supervisor support partially mediates the relationship between digital leadership and technology management. These findings indicate that the positive contribution of digital leadership to technology management is strengthened through employees' perceived support from their supervisors. The study is expected to contribute to the existing literature by providing further empirical evidence on the mechanisms through which digital leadership enhances technology management.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı, dijital liderliğin teknoloji yönetimi üzerindeki etkisinde yönetici desteğinin aracılık rolünü incelemektir. Araştırma, Ankara ilinde faaliyet gösteren kamu bankalarında görev yapan çalışanlar üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiş olup veriler, kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle ulaşılan 479 banka çalışanından çevrimiçi anket yöntemiyle toplanmıştır. Araştırmada dijital liderlik, teknoloji yönetimi ve yönetici desteği değişkenlerini ölçmeye yönelik ölçeklerden yararlanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SmartPLS programı aracılığıyla kısmi en küçük kareler yapısal eşitlik modellemesi (PLS-SEM) yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre dijital liderliğin teknoloji yönetimi ve yönetici desteği üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı etkiye sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca yönetici desteğinin teknoloji yönetimini pozitif yönde etkilediği belirlenmiştir. Aracılık analizi sonuçlarına göre ise yönetici desteğinin dijital liderliğin teknoloji yönetimi üzerindeki etkisinde kısmi aracılık rolü üstlendiği belirlenmiştir. Dijital liderliğin teknoloji yönetimine olan katkısının çalışanların yöneticilerinden algıladıkları destek aracılığıyla güçlendiği anlaşılmaktadır. Araştırmanın literatürdeki bilgi birikimine katkı sunması beklenmektedir.

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Atar, B., Altıntaş, M. (2026). The Impact of Digital Leadership on Technology Management: The Mediating Role of Supervisor Support. Uluslararası Ekonomi İşletme ve Politika Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 1009–1025. https://doi.org/10.29216/ueip.1961418

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