Abstract:

Purpose - The purpose of the study is to study the perceptions of academics working in the MYO associated with Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University about ethical leadership, psychological strengthening and organizational democracy and the role of organizational democracy in the relationship between ethical leadership and psychological strengthening. Method - The study was carried out on the teachers responsible in the Professional High Schools associated with the Kahramanmaraş Milk Imam University. The survey technique, which is the primary data collection tool for the study, is used. The data obtained from the survey was submitted to the SPSS package program frequency, reliability, factor, correlation and hierarchical regression analysis. Results - The test of the hypotheses developed in accordance with the purpose of the study found that ethical leadership has a significant impact on psychological strengthening and organizational democracy in a positive direction. Another finding is that organizational democracy has a mediation effect on the relationship between ethical leadership and psychological strengthening. Discussions - The study has shown whether managers show ethical leadership behaviors, whether ethical leadership behaviors affect democracy and psychological strengthening behaviors in organizations, and how much they affect.

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