Abstract:

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of organizational commitment and transformational leadership on innovative behavior tendencies of employees. In the study, by applying the simple random sampling method, an online survey was conducted with 332 employees working in some private sector companies in Bandırma and Istanbul, and multiple regression analyzes were applied. In the study, it was determined that organizational commitment and its sub-dimensions, emotional commitment and normative commitment, have significant and positive effects on the innovative behavior tendencies of the employees. However, it has been determined that continuance commitment affects the innovative behavior tendencies of the employees in a significant and negative way. It has been determined that transformational leadership has a significant and positive effect on the innovative behavior tendencies of the employees. The fact that the relationship between organizational commitment, transformational leadership and innovative behavior tendencies is not adequately examined in the national and international literature makes this study unique and important..

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