REVIEW OF LEADERSHIP STYLES IN PERSPECTIVE OF DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES: AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON MANAGERS IN MANUFACTURING FIRMS
Abstract
Firms need to adapt to changes in both their internal and external environments andcreate new systems that let them focus on new trends, identify improvements, try toguess their potential impact on their management and manufacturing system. They tryto learn quickly how to implement changes to their standard operating procedures. Awide range of factors affects this procedure. To achieve this, they should be managedby modern managers and leaders. The purpose of this research is to investigate therelative impact of different types of leadership on firms’ dynamic capabilities. Researchis reported on data from a large sample of leaders and managers (n 214) from a rangeof private manufacturing organizations in West of Turkey. Content analysis, one of themethods of quality analysis, and MAXMaps were performed in context of top-down& bottom-up confirmation method. SPSS and Maxqda analyses program was usedto analyse data. The results show that agile leader and transformational leader canenhance firms’ dynamic capabilities directly or indirectly by creating an organizationalatmosphere where employees and followers are encouraged, motivated, inspired to bea role model, open to change, and innovation. However, it was found that the linkbetween dynamic capabilities of a firm and hubristic and autocratic leadership wasslightly positive.