Identifying Predictor Characteristics of Visionary Leadership An Empirical Study

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, cilt.42, sa.3, ss.343-359, 2014 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: EBSCO Legal Source, Directory of Open Access Journals, Other Indexes
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.343-359
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study attempted to extend the understanding of predictor characteristics of visionary

leaders and to determine the important barriers to Visionary Leadership (VL). This study

also aimed to explore whether there were any significant differences in the VL

characteristics and behaviors of managers based on demographics. In this study, VL was

described by ten dimensions derived from Sashkin’s VL theory and these ten leadership

dimensions were utilized in the quantitative prediction of the classification of VL. Data

were obtained using survey questionnaire administered to the Human Resource (HR)

managers of Turkey’s large manufacturing organizations. The results of this study revealed

that surveyed managers had the majority of the characteristics attributed to VL at a high

degree. The results of study also suggested that communications leadership, caring

leadership, visionary leadership, credible leadership, creative leadership, reward equity, and

principled leadership were predictor characteristics of VL in distinguishing more visionary

leaders from less visionary leaders. The shortage of time, the clinging to tradition, and the

micro-management were determined as the most important barriers to VL in this study. The

results also confirmed that there were significant differences in some VL characteristics

and behaviors of managers based on demographics.