SELF-LEADERSHIP PERCEPTION AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS THE PREDICTORS OF COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY

Cognitive flexibility is one of the most important skills that school administrators should have in today's world of rapid change and transformation. This study aimed to explore whether emotional intelligence and self-leadership predicted cognitive flexibility. The study universe consisted of principals and deputy principals working in primary, secondary and upper-secondary schools affiliated with the Provincial Directorate of National Education in the center and districts of Amasya in the 2019-2020 academic year. The views of participating school administrators who voluntarily participated in the study (N=204) were analyzed in the framework of the study. Self-Leadership Questionnaire, Cognitive Flexibility Scale and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire were used as data collection tools in addition to the Personal Information Form developed by the researcher. In the analysis the data was used for the multiple regression analysis conducted to determine whether self-leadership and emotional intelligence predicted cognitive flexibility. Based on the study results, it was concluded that self-leadership and emotional intelligence together -with all their dimensions- had a predictive effect on cognitive flexibility. Based on the results of the research, it can be said that training and practices that improve administrators’ emotional intelligence levels and provide them with self-leadership awareness will make an indirect contribution to cognitive flexibility skills. Based on the results of the research, it can be argued that offering training and practices that improve administrators’ emotional intelligence levels and provide self-leadership awareness will make an indirect contribution to the development of their cognitive flexibility skills. Keywords: Self-leadership; emotional intelligence; cognitive flexibility; school administrators

Leadership Perception during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Critical Criticism on Surgical Leadership

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has altered the expectations of team leaders by team members while they seek clear and efficient decisions. We aim to assess the perception of leadership by the surgical team members and their perception of the most important quality of leadership. We conducted an online national cross-sectional survey among the surgical doctors working in the National Health Service United Kingdom, between 15th July 2020 till 31st August 2020. The questionnaire, based on rating scale items, focused on effects of changes in work-pattern, support and communication at workplace, the status of leadership and understanding of different leadership attributes. Out of two hundred and thirteen participants, majority of respondents were middle-grade registrars (n= 92, 43.7%). Most of the doctors (147,81.7%) were never re-deployed to the high-risk areas. 85(39.9 %) expressed that COVID-19 brought distress affecting their morale. 106(49.8%) thought that arrangement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the responsibility of the Head of Department. The majority, of those who fell ill, felt adequately supported by their seniors. Most participants identified departmental leadership as satisfactory (n=126, 59.2%). There was a mixed response to the importance of leadership attributes defined by the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. Stress at the workplace with reduced morale, during a crisis like COVID-19 pandemic, can significantly compromise leadership perception among team members. Understanding of basics of leadership by the team members can improve departmental efficiency and as a result improve patient care. Doi: 10.28991/SciMedJ-2021-0303-6 Full Text: PDF

The effect of paternalist leadership style of principals on the professional burnout of special education teachers

This study was applied to determine whether the paternalist leadership of school principals affected the burnout levels of special education teachers. The research was carried out with mixed method. 192 teachers participated in the quantitative dimension and 25 teachers and 25 principals participated in the qualitative dimension. Paternalist Leadership Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale and Semi-Structured Question Set were used. In the research, it was determined that teachers' perception of paternalist leadership is high and their burnout levels are low. It was determined that variables of gender, age and working year did not make a significant difference on teachers' paternalist leadership perception. However, these variables cause a significant difference on teachers' professional burnout. It was determined that there was a moderately negative relationship between teachers' paternalist leadership perceptions and their burnout. As the paternalist leadership levels of the principals’ increase, the burnout of the teachers decreases. It was revealed in qualitative findings that teachers define their principals just like a paternalist leader using father and boss metaphors, and the benevolent attitudes of the principals reduce teachers' burnout. A supportive result in qualitative findings is this; it was determined that the paternalist leadership style of principals prevented insensitivity from burnout dimensions in teachers.

Being suspicious in the workplace: the role of suspicion and negative views of others in the workplace in the perception of abusive supervision

PurposeResearch reported in this manuscript focuses on the relationship between trait suspicion and the perception of abusive supervision. Based on previous research, the authors assume that suspicion is positively related to the perception of abusive supervision. The role implicit theories play in this relationship is examined.Design/methodology/approachTwo studies are presented to examine the relationship between trait suspicion and the perception of abusive supervision as moderated by implicit leadership theories. The first study is a survey study, and the second study is an experimental vignette study.FindingsResults of both studies indicate that suspicion is positively related to the perception of abusive supervision and that implicit leadership theories moderate the relationship between suspicion and the perception of abusive supervision.Research limitations/implicationsResults are interpreted in terms of biases in leadership perception as well as the reversing-the-lens perspective.Originality/valueWhile there is progress in taking into account follower characteristics and the resulting perceptual biases in the study of constructive leadership phenomena such as transformational leadership, less is know about the follower perception aspect of destructive leadership phenomena. With this research, the authors extend research into the influence of follower characteristics on the perception of abusive supervision and also look at boundary conditions of this relationship by including implicit leadership theories as a moderator.

Developing Ideal Leadership Perception of Accounting Students Through The 360 Degrees Leadership Education

This study aims to determine the effect of 360 Degree Leadership Education on the perception of Accounting Students about the ideal leadership principles and to analyze the difference of the Accounting student’s leadership perception before and after got this education. We hope that this study can contribute to support the Accounting Profession to have the professional Accountants who deserve to lead this profession in time to come. The research data were obtained through some questionnaires that have been distributed to 100 students who haven’t got the 360 Degree Leadership Education and 100 other students who have got it in 2019. We used Non-Probability Sampling with the Purposive Sampling Method to get representative sample. We also used the descriptive analysis, Simple Linear Regression, and the comparative hypothesis testing to test the hypothesis. The results show that the 360 Degree Leadership Education influences the leadership perception of the Accounting students by 27.5%. This research indicates that there is different leadership perception between these two groups of students. Furthermore, it shows that the Accounting student who haven’t got the 360 Degree Leadership Course tend to agree with the myth of leadership while the other students who have got it show the opposite tendency. Keywords: 360 Degree Leadership Education; Leadership Perception; Accounting Students.

A Percepção das Práticas de Liderança pelos Gestores de Empresas Contábeis

ResumoEste trabalho analisou as práticas de liderança utilizadas pelos gestores de empresas contábeis. Tal abordagem se justifica pela necessidade de identificar as principais práticas de liderança adotadas pelos gestores de empresas contábeis, contribuindo para um melhor entendimento da gestão das empresas contábeis. O propósito deste estudo foi identificar as principais práticas de liderança aplicadas pelos gestores de empresas contábeis. Este propósito foi alcançado a partir de um levantamento aplicado para sessenta e três gestores de empresas contábeis para identificar a percepção de tais práticas de liderança. A pesquisa foi realizada através de questionário eletrônico enviado para gestores de empresas contábeis, a fim de avaliar a percepção de gestores em empresas contábeis sobre a prática de liderança. O questionário utilizado foi dividido em quatro seções: dados da empresa; informações sobre o participante; conceitos de liderança e, por fim, práticas de liderança. O estudo demonstrou que é possível identificar as principais práticas de lideranças no levantamento aplicado nas empresas contábeis participantes. E por meio do levantamento, que foi aplicado neste estudo, também foi possível identificar que os gestores têm se utilizado de práticas de liderança com uma alta frequência. Palavras-chave: Liderança. Percepção da liderança. Empresas Contábeis. AbstractThis paper analyzed the leadership practices used by accounting firms managers. Such an approach is justified by the need to identify the main leadership practices adopted by accounting firms managers, contributing to a better understanding of the accounting firms management. The purpose of this study was to identify the main leadership practices applied by accounting firms managers. This purpose was achieved from a survey applied to sixty-three managers of accounting firms to identify the perception of such leadership practices. The survey was conducted through an electronic questionnaire sent to accounting firms managers in order to assess the managers perception in accounting firms about the leadership practice. The questionnaire used was divided into four sections: Company data; information about the participant; leadership concepts and finally leadership practices. The study demonstrated that it is possible to identify the main leadership practices in the survey applied in the participating accounting companies. And through the survey that was applied in this study, it was also possible to identify that managers have used leadership practices with a high frequency. Keywords: Leadership. Leadership Perception. Accounting Companies.

Organizational Change Management

Change management is a continuous method used in transitioning individual employee, groups, and organizations to an anticipated future change. It focuses on the change management processes that addresses individual employee, groups and organizational factors that acts as catalyst for possible changes in organization. The purpose of change management is ultimately to make use of initiatives and ensure that every employee in an organization is willing and ready to switchover to an anticipated new role in the proposed business environment. This current study evaluated the relationship between leadership perception, attitudes and application towards organizational change. Using a structured questionnaire, principal officers, their deputies and faculty perceptions were analyzed and the results revealed that though change matrix are often painful and chaotic, however, significant relationship was found between employee perception, attitude, application and organizational change. The study recommends that Nigerian universities should be proactive in the implementation of changes to improve their employees' perception, attitude and application towards organizational change.