The relationship between paternal leadership style and work engagement: A study of healthcare workers

Considering cultural differences, leadership styles vary from society to society. At this point, in countries such as Turkey, where collectivistic characteristics are high, the paternalistic leadership style identifies with the organization and the employee much better than in Western societies where freedom is the focal point. Leaders who adopt a fatherly leadership style exist as a father figure in both the personal and business lives of their employees. At this point, giving feedback about all areas of life and being able to even talk about private issues when necessary increases the employee's loyalty to the leader. At this point, paternalistic leadership affects the employee's organizational commitment. Organizational commitment has become an important factor to retain talented employees and increase the prestige of the organization, especially in recent years when competition has increased. Although organizational commitment has been discussed for years, a new study is added to the literature every day. At this point, the effect of paternalistic leadership on organizational commitment is demonstrated in this study by considering a healthcare institution.