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How Islamic Leadership Influences The Development of Inclusive Workplaces?

İslami Liderlik İşyeri Kapsayıcılığının Gelişimini Nasıl Etkiler?

Esra Bildirici Çalık, Dr. Omar Khalid Bhatti, Mahmut Bilen

Pages
151–184
Publication Date
2026-05-14
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Abstract

The concepts of workplace inclusion and Islamic leadership, which have been important topics of study in business management in recent years, are the starting point of this study. The purpose of this study is to measure the knowledge and attitudes of senior managers about the concepts of workplace inclusiveness and Islamic leadership and to determine the role of Islamic leadership in the development of workplace inclusiveness. In the research, the concepts of leadership, Islamic leadership and workplace inclusiveness are discussed theoretically. In the application part of the research, interviews were conducted with managers with titles such as CEO, CFO, etc. operating in various sectors. Interviews with 33 senior managers were analyzed through MAXQDA, an analysis program suitable for qualitative analysis, and the data obtained were interpreted. As a result of the analysis, it was found that Islamic leadership and workplace inclusiveness are not well known in terms of business management in Turkey, but in practice, managers engage in both Islamic leadership behaviors and inclusive practices. As a result of this study, the awareness and definitions of the concepts were determined and the characteristics of these concepts were also tried to be determined. The inclusion activities of the organizations subject to the study, the leadership strategies they apply and the effect of Islamic leadership on workplace inclusiveness were determined.

Özet

İşletme yönetimi açısından son yıllarda üzerinde önemli çalışmalar yapılan konulardan olan işyeri kapsayıcılığı ve İslami liderlik kavramları bu çalışmanın çıkış noktasıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı üst düzey yöneticilerin işyeri kapsayıcılığı ve İslami liderlik kavramları hakkındaki bilgi ve tutumlarını ölçmek ve işyeri kapsayıcılığının gelişiminde İslami liderliğin rolünü tespit etmektir. Araştırmada öncelikle teorik olarak liderlik, İslami liderlik ve işyeri kapsayıcılığı kavramları ele alınmıştır. Araştırmanın uygulama kısmında ise çeşitli sektörlerde faaliyette bulunan CEO, CFO vb. ünvanlara sahip yöneticiler ile mülakatlar yapılmıştır. 33 üst düzey yöneticiyle yapılan mülakatlar nitel analizler için elverişli bir analiz programı olan MAXQDA aracılığıyla incelenmiş elde edilen veriler yorumlanmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda Türkiye'de işletme yönetimi açısından İslami liderlik ve işyeri kapsayıcılığının pek duyulmadığı ancak uygulamada yöneticilerin hem İslami lider davranışları hem de kapsayıcı uygulamaları yaptıkları tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışma neticesinde kavramların bilinirliği ve tanımlamaları tespit edilmiş olup bu kavramların özellikleri de belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışmaya konu örgütlerin kapsayıcılık faaliyetleri, uyguladıkları liderlik stratejileri ve İslami liderliğin işyeri kapsayıcılığına etkisi tespit edilmiştir.

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Çalık, E. B., Bhatti, D. O. K., Bilen, M. (2026). How Islamic Leadership Influences The Development of Inclusive Workplaces?. Adam Akademi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1, 151–184. https://doi.org/10.31679/adamakademi.1595478

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