The review of relationship between organizational culture and strategic leadership abilities: A research in hospitality business

One of the most important building blocks of a society is organization. Another element that keeps people comfortable and peaceful together is culture. Organizational culture is often created by the activities of a leader, business manager or owner who puts forward and applies values and ideas such as vision, philosophy and business strategies. Leadership in organizations is of vital importance in the development of organizational culture consisting of norms, behaviors, values, beliefs and habits that shape the behavior of people in an organization. At the same time, organizational culture leads the strategy of a business and the leadership behaviors that design the strategy. Therefore, it is important to present the interaction between strategic leadership and organizational culture. The main purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between organizational culture and strategic leadership. In order to realize this aim, a research has been carried out in randomly selected 4 and 5 star hotels in Şanlıurfa and Afyonkarahisar provinces. Survey management was applied in the research. The questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, organizational culture scale and strategic leadership scale. As a result of the findings, it was revealed that there is a relationship between organizational culture and strategic leadership abilities. Keywords: Organization, Organization Culture, Strategy, Strategic Leadership