The effects of extraordinary leadership styles on organizational politics: The mediating role of organizational culture

In recent years, with the change and renewal, chaos, uncertainty and confusion, extraordinary leaders have emerged as a result of the re-questioning of leadership. In order for organizations to adapt to change, it has become necessary to consider organizational culture and organizational policy issues. There are many studies on leadership, organizational culture and organizational policy. However, the lack of research explaining the relationship between extraordinary leadership and organizational culture and organizational policy increases the importance of this study. The aim of the research is to determine the behaviors to be exhibited in possible chaos and crisis environments in tourism enterprises, which are the service sector; The aim is to reveal the possible mediating role of organizational culture in the relationship between extraordinary leadership styles and organizational politics. In the study, charismatic, ideological and pragmatic leadership were discussed as extraordinary leadership styles. The measurement tool was prepared by taking the literature review and expert opinions. The prepared five-point Likert-type questionnaire was applied to 453 managers working in five-star hotel businesses operating in the province of Antalya. Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Factor Analysis, One Way Anova Analysis and T-Test were used to analyze the data. As a result of the analyzes made, an extraordinary leadership scale was developed. It has been determined that his charismatic, ideological and pragmatic leadership styles directly affects organizational policies and organizational culture. According to the mediator variable results, it has been determined that organizational culture has a mediating effect on the effect of extraordinary leadership on organizational policy.