Leadershi̇p and moti̇vati̇on on project management : Sample of PTT Di̇gi̇tal Archi̇vi̇ng Project

This study has been conducted to reveal the leader behaviors and their effects on employee motivation based on project management as a form of management and digital archiving as a business subject. In terms of the method , the study is based on the positivist approach; in terms of the research method used, survey research; in terms of time covered, instant; in terms of purpose is descriptive research. The universe of the research consists of "PTT Digital Archiving Projects" and the sample was also on employees "Ankara Historical Digital Archive Project". 46 employees participated in the survey. The questionnaire consisting of two scales, leader behaviors and the effect of these behaviors on employee motivation, consists of 36 statements. In the theoretical part of the study, related concepts such as project, project management, motivation, leadership, archive and digital archiving are explained. In the application part, some tests were performed by using SPSS program. As a result of the tests conducted, analyzes were made for the problems, questions and hypotheses of the research. As a result of the study, it was found that there is a strong relationship between leader behaviors and employee motivation level, that is, leader behaviors have an effect on employee motivation. The behaviors that the manager exhibits while doing business (communication style, method of solving problems, decision-making, etc. can include all the actions in the concept of behavior) affect their subordinates positively or negatively. Since the research was conducted to reveal the relationship between leader behaviors and employee motivation levels in digital archiving projects, the topics such as executive behaviors-performance relationship, executive behaviors-project success were not mentioned in this research. Keywords: Project, Leadership, Leader Behavior, Motivation, Digital Archiving.