Algılanan En Etkin Liderlik: Lidere ve Çalışana Bağlı Özelliklerin Rolünü Anlamak

The purpose of the current study was to understand the role of employee and leader gender, employee education, and leadership styles on the perceived leadership effectiveness. The role of gender on the effectiveness perception was discussed previously (Eagly & Karau, 2002) and with the present study, it is aimed to test this relationship in Turkey and understand the role of different leadership styles (i.e., paternalistic leadership) not widely tested by researchers. Scenarios were constructed based on the elements of three leadership styles; transformational, transactional and paternalistic leadership with the same content for male and female leaders. Leadership effectiveness was assessed along four dimensions including performance, communication patterns, feedback, and preference. Data was collected from 112 Turkish participants. Perceived effectiveness differed across three leadership styles with transformational leadership being perceived as the most effective style followed by paternalistic and transactional leadership. There were no interaction between leader gender, employee gender and leadership style to predict leadership effectiveness. However, leadership effectiveness differed as a function of education such that respondents with less education rated transactional leadership as more effective than those with higher education. The results are discussed in terms of the cultural dynamics and generalizability while suggestions for future research are presented.