Sorumlu liderliğin çalışanların iyi olma hali/refahı üzerindeki etkileri

A leader's trait, work experience, management approaches, problem solving skills, vision and mission and interpersonal relations with employees, shareholders and stakeholders are remarkably important for the business/corporation/institution s/he is leading. With the globalization and changing management practices, the world is in an urgent need of a leadership that emphasizes social impact, dedicated to common good, response to stakeholders' and shareholders' need and act responsibly towards environment, employees and business partners. The concept of responsible leadership has been a very popular topic in the last 15 years as it has responded to all of these needs and provided practical solutions for businesses, companies and communities. In addition to all these benefits, responsible leadership plays an important role for employees. Employee well-being is directly associated with leadership approach. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the effects of responsible leadership on the well-being of employees. In the theoretical part of this work, leadership approaches, the concept of responsible leadership and employee well-being are mentioned. Employee well-being was explained with its sub-dimensions which are life well-being, workplace well-being and psychological well-being. In the empirical part, the data analyzed and the hypotheses were tested. In the conclusion part, the findings of the research were given. Survey method was preferred as data collection tool in the study. Administrative staff of the Bartin University constituted the universe and the participants of the study were selected by random sampling method. Questionnaires were sent to 220 personals through e-mail and 182 valid responses obtained. The data obtained from the participants, were analyzed via the SPSS program and the hypotheses were tested. In this regard, this study reflects the features of a qualitative study. As a result of the study, it was found that that responsible leadership affects overall employee well-being positively. In addition, study results revealed that there is a positive and meaningful relationship between responsible leadership and employee well-being. When taking the demographics of the participants into account, no relationship between the employees' perception of responsible leadership and well-being was found regarding monthly income, years of service, age and marital status. In terms of the educational level and gender of the participants, a significant relationship was found between the employees' perception of responsible leadership and well-being. Key Words: Responsible Leadership; Leadership; Employee Well-Being; Life Well-Being; Workplace Well-Being; Psychological Well-Being.