The mediating effect of innovative organizational culture on the effect of transformational leadership on innovative business behavior: An application in the logistics industry

In this study, the effect of transformational leadership on innovative organizational culture and innovative work behavior has been examined, and it has been tried to determine whether the innovative organizational culture has a mediating role in this effect plane. The data of the research were obtained from 407 employees of different businesses that continue their activities in the logistics base in Ankara in order to contribute to the logistics sector. Structural equation model was created in the analysis of the research data, and the relations between the variables were examined, which is the correlation, simple linear regression, bootsrap and Sobel test method. As predicted in the research, the idealized influence, inspiring motivation, intellectual encouragement and individualized influence sub-dimensions that make up the transformational leadership and transformational leadership sub-dimensions affect the innovative organizational culture and innovative work behavior in a meaningful and positive way. In addition, it has been determined that innovative organizational culture affects innovative work behavior in a meaningful and positive way. Innovative organizational culture, on the other hand, has been found to have a full mediating role between transformational leadership and innovative work behavior. In addition, the effects of gender, age, educational status, working hours and transformational leadership, innovative organizational culture and innovative work behavior perceptions of the participants were investigated within the scope of the research. According to the results obtained, it was seen that the educational status and positions of the participants affected their perceptions of transformational leadership, while no factor affected their innovative organizational culture and innovative business behavior perceptions. As a result of the analyzes made, it is observed that all the hypotheses formed within the scope of the research are confirmed, and it is thought that the results obtained will contribute to both the literature and the logistics sector.