Abstract:

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the exchange between leaders and members of the organization on the level of organizational identification of academicians and the mediating role of the professional motivation level of the employees in this effect. The relational method from the quantitative method was used in the research. The sample of the study consists of faculty members working in Turkish public universities. A questionnaire consisting of scales of variables and demographic parts was used as data collection method. Simple linear regression was used to examine the relationships between variables and multiple regression analysis was used to test the mediation effect. The findings of the study show that leader member interaction affects organizational identification in a significant and positive way. In addition, academicians' occupational motivation has a full mediating effect in this effect. Examination of leader member exchange and organizational identification and revealing the findings related to this provide important administrative implications for universities in terms of academicians who exhibit unique qualities due to the nature of their profession.

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