Abstract:

The latest developments in communication, logistics, commercial and financial arena can leave businesses competing with companies located elsewhere in the world. While this may seem like an advantage for businesses, in some cases it can turn into a disadvantage. In particular, companies operating only in the domestic market can be forced to face challenging competitive environments by their global competitors. Innovation in today's organizations is very important in terms of providing competitive advantage. In sectors such as the informatics sector where innovations are emphasized, it is important that operating structures comply with this to provide competitive advantage. Especially in the IT organizations, the activities that the transforming leader will bring forward while the organization is moving parallel to this process. However, the resistance of the employees working in the organizational structure to this transformation may turn into a problem within the organization. Within the possible chaos environment, it is important that the current business can manage the process properly. In this study; the relationship between the transformational leadership characteristics of managers working in the information sector and the perceptions of change resistance and innovation and how these concepts affect each other has been investigated in view of the importance of change adaptation, innovation perception and leadership style in today's organizations. For this purpose, answers to the following questions were sought. In the study, 288 managers working in the IT industry in Istanbul were surveyed. In the obtained data, it was determined that there was a significant and negative relationship between transformative leadership and change resistance, and a significant and positive relationship with innovation.

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