Determining the relationship between leadership and decision making styles of managers in Turkish construction sector

Leadership is one of the most important features of management. The most important part of leadership is decision making. An effective manager is expected to make decisions at the most appropriate time by considering all the alternatives. The leadership qualities that managers have in the construction sector are the basis of success. The study aimed to determine the relationship between leadership and decision-making styles of managers (architects and civil engineers) working in the Turkish construction sector. In this context, the Decision Making Styles Scale (DMS) used to determine the decision-making styles of managers in the Turkish construction sector and the Multiple Factor Leadership Scale (MLQ Form, 5X), used to determine the leadership styles of managers in the Turkish construction industry. Statistical analysis of the data was done by using the "SPSS 22.0 for Windows" package program and "Microsoft Office Excel 2010" software programs. In line with the obtained data, statistical inferences were made regarding the direction and strength of the relationship between leadership styles and decision-making styles. In the first part of the thesis, which consists of nine parts, problem definition, purpose, importance, limitations, conceptual explanations, source summaries and material and methods are defined. In the second part, who the decision makers are, the meaning of decision making, stages, characteristics, process and factors affecting the process are explained. In the third part, decision-making styles, the fourth part the concept and theory of leadership and approaches in leadership styles are explained separately as sub-headings. In the fifth part, describes the relationships between the executive qualifications and leadership characteristics that must be present. In the sixth part, the findings of the study are given based on the analysis of the surveys applied to the participants in the position of manager and employee in the Turkish construction sector. Part seven allows for discussion of the findings, followed by the results and finally the ninth parts offers suggestions made in light of the information obtained though the study.