Leadership and Innovation: A Comparison of German and Turkish Leaders on Leading Innovations and Perception of Their Followers
Dinçer, Hatice (2021)
Dinçer, Hatice
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021082617150
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021082617150
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In today’s world, every market is getting more competitive and businesses are struggling to remain on the top of their markets. To succeed in today’s world, every business must be innovative and to succeed in innovations, every business needs to have a leader who fits the business’s innovation goals since leadership has a great influence on innovations. As Turkey and Germany are two deeply connected countries in business and social context, the thesis researched and
analyzed the difference between German and Turkish leaders with regards to leading innovations and the research has also analyzed the demands of the followers from their leaders.
The research described and discussed the theoretical findings that are related to leadership and innovation including different leadership styles, innovation types, the connection between leadership and innovation, and as well as leadership in Turkey and Germany.
The study was carried out using primary data that were gathered by the questionnaires and showcased the differences between German and Turkish leaders in leading innovations and the ideal leader in the eyes of the followers. The results showed that German leaders embrace charismatic, transformational, and participative leadership attributes while Turkish leaders are transactional and directive. Moreover, the research revealed both German and Turkish followers’ idea of an ideal leader to lead innovation is a leader who is charismatic, visionary, inspiring, creative and who clearly explains the tasks, gives feedback, rewards the followers and who provides an open discussion environment. In addition, the results indicated that Turkish followers also expect their leaders to be ambitious and dominant.
analyzed the difference between German and Turkish leaders with regards to leading innovations and the research has also analyzed the demands of the followers from their leaders.
The research described and discussed the theoretical findings that are related to leadership and innovation including different leadership styles, innovation types, the connection between leadership and innovation, and as well as leadership in Turkey and Germany.
The study was carried out using primary data that were gathered by the questionnaires and showcased the differences between German and Turkish leaders in leading innovations and the ideal leader in the eyes of the followers. The results showed that German leaders embrace charismatic, transformational, and participative leadership attributes while Turkish leaders are transactional and directive. Moreover, the research revealed both German and Turkish followers’ idea of an ideal leader to lead innovation is a leader who is charismatic, visionary, inspiring, creative and who clearly explains the tasks, gives feedback, rewards the followers and who provides an open discussion environment. In addition, the results indicated that Turkish followers also expect their leaders to be ambitious and dominant.
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