The effect of cultural leadership on motivation: a study on social service workers

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to determine the effect of cultural leadership behaviors of corporate managers on employee motivation. The research was applied to employees of nursing homes and care centers operating within the scope of social service organizations in Karaman. It is a necessity for social service professionals acting with ethical and value principles to have cultural competence. Therefore, it is important to examine the relationship between cultural leadership and employee motivation in the social sevice sector, where cultural values come to the fore and employment is increasing. For this purpose questionnaires were distributed by convenience sampling. 443 valid data obtained were analyzed with SPSS and AMOS statistical programs. As a result of the analysis, a significant positive relationship was determined between cultural leadership and motivation. According to the results obtained from the regression analysis, it was determined that cultural leadership has a positive effect on the motivation of employees. The results of this study, which is important in terms of filling the gap in the field have been discussed in terms of its contributions and some suggestions have been made.