The role of shared leadership practices in schools on organizational synergy

The aim of this research is to reveal the level of importance of the role of shared leadership practices in schools on organizational synergy. The research was designed correlational design. The population of the research consists of teachers working in Eyüpsultan, Fatih, Gaziosmanpaşa, Bayrampaşa and Beyoğlu districts of Istanbul province in the 2023 - 2024 academic year, and the sample consists of 330 teachers determined by the convenience sampling method. The data were collected with the "Shared Leadership Perception Scale" and "Organizational Synergy Scale for Teachers". According to the findings, teachers' perceptions of shared leadership practices and organizational synergy in schools were found to be high. Teachers' views on shared leadership practices in schools showed significant differences according to gender and working time in the same school. It was determined that teachers' perception levels of organizational synergy differed significantly according to the seniority variable. A positive and strong relationship was found between shared leadership practices in schools and teachers' perceptions of organizational synergy. It was concluded that shared leadership practices in schools are a significant predictor of organizational synergy. Among the dimensions of shared leadership practices perception, joint completion of tasks, decentralized interaction among employees and emotional support were found to have predictive of organizational synergy. Keywords: Shared leadership, organizational synergy, teamwork, organizational integration, mutual skill development