Etik Liderliğin Örgüt Kültürüne Etkisinde Örgütsel Adaletin Aracılık Rolünün Araştırılması
The Investigation of the Mediating Role of Organizational Justice in the Effect of Ethical Leadership on Organizational Culture

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – This study has aimed to examine the mediating role of organizational justice in the impact of ethical leadership on organizational culture. It has been realized that every decision taken and every method applied in the organization affects the behaviors of the employees and in this context strengthens the justice perceptions of the employees. In addition, it is thought that a strong perception of organizational justice, which suggests sufficient accuracy, honesty, respect and justice environment, will be effective in the development of organizational culture. Although this triple spiral of indirect relations is important for today's organizations in the context of sustainability, their level of influence and meaningfulness has been intriguing. Design/methodology/approach – Within the scope of the research, a questionnaire was applied to 348 employees from 13 enterprises located in the 3rd Organized Industrial Zone of Konya province by simple random sampling method. The data obtained by the questionnaire method were analyzed by using the SPSS 24.00 Program via hierarchical regression analysis on the test of the hypotheses determined related to the research. Findings – As a result of the application based on Baron and Kenny (1986) method, it was found that organizational justice has a full mediating role in the effect of ethical leadership on organizational culture. As a result of the basic finding, it was possible to say that ethical leadership behaviors positively affect (increase) organizational culture and organizational culture positively affect organizational justice, too. Discussion – Along with ethical leadership, the organizational culture, which consists of the characteristics of the organization's behavior and way of doing business and regulating its relations with its environment, affects organizational justice, which consists of fair treatment and evaluation processes related to managerial decision-making and implementation. In all dimensions of working life, it is important that the meanings attributed to the leadership behavior practices of the employees in organizations are appropriate for organizational justice in order to achieve collective goals. In addition to this result, it will be beneficial to compare this study by applying it to more people in different industrial zones and sectors in more enterprises.

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