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The Mediating Role of Artificial Intelligence Perception in the Relationship Between Digital Transformational Leadership and Organizational Agility

Dijital Dönüştürücü Liderliğin Örgütsel Çeviklik Üzerindeki Etkisinde Yapay Zekâ Algısının Aracılık Rolü

Hande Kafadar(AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, AYDIN MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU)0000-0002-4179-8982
Pages
1267–1284
Publication Date
2026-10-21
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Findings: The findings indicate that digital transformational leadership is positively and significantly associated with employees’ artificial intelligence perception and organizational agility.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: This study examines the relationship between digital transformational leadership and organizational agility and the mediating role of employees’ artificial intelligence perception in this relationship.
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Key Findings & Data:Methodology: Data were collected through an online survey from 420 employees working in public and private sector organizations in Türkiye.
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Conclusion & Impact:Findings: The findings indicate that digital transformational leadership is positively and significantly associated with employees’ artificial intelligence perception and organizational agility.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
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⚙️Variables:Dijital Dönüştürücü Liderlik · Yapay Zekâ Algısı · Örgütsel Çeviklik

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Purpose: This study examines the relationship between digital transformational leadership and organizational agility and the mediating role of employees’ artificial intelligence perception in this relationship. Accordingly, the direct and indirect relationships among digital transformational leadership, artificial intelligence perception, and organizational agility were tested. Methodology: Data were collected through an online survey from 420 employees working in public and private sector organizations in Türkiye. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and structural equation modeling; the mediation effect was tested using bootstrap resampling. Findings: The findings indicate that digital transformational leadership is positively and significantly associated with employees’ artificial intelligence perception and organizational agility. Artificial intelligence perception is also positively and significantly associated with organizational agility and partially mediates the relationship between digital transformational leadership and organizational agility. Originality: This study contributes to the literature by conceptualizing employees’ artificial intelligence perception as a mechanism explaining the relationship between digital transformational leadership and organizational agility and examining these three constructs within an integrated model.

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Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, dijital dönüştürücü liderlik ile örgütsel çeviklik arasındaki ilişkiyi ve bu ilişkide çalışanların yapay zekâ algısının aracılık rolünü incelemektir. Bu doğrultuda dijital dönüştürücü liderlik, yapay zekâ algısı ve örgütsel çeviklik arasındaki doğrudan ve dolaylı ilişkiler test edilmiştir. Yöntem: Araştırma, Türkiye’de kamu ve özel sektörde çalışan 420 katılımcıdan çevrim içi anket yoluyla elde edilen verilerle yürütülmüştür. Veriler betimsel istatistikler, Pearson korelasyon analizi, hiyerarşik regresyon ve yapısal eşitlik modellemesiyle analiz edilmiş; aracılık etkisi bootstrap yöntemiyle test edilmiştir. Bulgular: Bulgular, dijital dönüştürücü liderliğin çalışanların yapay zekâ algısı ve örgütsel çeviklikle pozitif ve anlamlı bir biçimde ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Çalışanların yapay zekâ algısının örgütsel çeviklikle pozitif ve anlamlı bir biçimde ilişkili olduğu ve dijital dönüştürücü liderlik ile örgütsel çeviklik arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolü üstlendiği belirlenmiştir. Özgünlük: Araştırma, çalışanların yapay zekâ algısını dijital dönüştürücü liderlik ile örgütsel çeviklik arasındaki ilişkiyi açıklayan bir mekanizma olarak ele alması ve bu üç değişkeni bütünleşik bir modelde incelemesi bakımından literatüre katkı sunmaktadır.

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Kafadar, H. (2026). The Mediating Role of Artificial Intelligence Perception in the Relationship Between Digital Transformational Leadership and Organizational Agility. Verimlilik Dergisi, Cilt: 60 Sayı: 4, 1267–1284. https://doi.org/10.51551/verimlilik.2017214

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