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A critical, global counterpoint to more western-centric that will appeal to critical leadership scholars, those teaching leadership from a critical perspective and those teaching leadership with an international focus. Split into two parts; its first part presents the local and regional variations in leadership from across the globe, with each of the twenty individual authors presenting the histories, cultures, tensions and social changes that shape the practice of everyday leadership in their respective region. Regions and countries included are: the Arab Middle East, Argentina, ASEAN, Australia, Brazil, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia, South Africa, Turkey, UK, USA. In the second part, the editors then critically analyses these chapters and identify the key themes and specific issues, enabling the reader to challenge their own leadership perceptions and move beyond the normative, uncritical approach to leadership. Suitable reading for leadership students, researchers and practitioners looking to enhance their knowledge of global leadership.
Turkey: Thriving on Uncertainty: Leadership in Turkey
Turkey: Thriving on Uncertainty: Leadership in Turkey
Serdar Karabatı: Associate Professor of Management at the Faculty of Business, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
Beyza Oba: Professor of Management and Organization at the Faculty of Business, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
Introduction
In this chapter, we aim to describe the dominant leadership model and its antecedents in Turkey. This dominant leadership model is characterized by a belief in the role of an authoritarian, typically male leader with full command to organize the private and the public, a model that can be articulated as a form of ‘paternalistic leadership’ (Aycan, 2006; Pellegrini and Scandura, 2008). We speculate that the roots of paternalist leadership can be traced back to certain historical developments and the role ...
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