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The Effect of Leadership on Organizational Trust

Authors : Fatma Uslu, Erdem Oklay

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Abstract

The effect of leadership on organizational trust was examined in this meta-analysis study. A total of 218 research studies were collected as a result of the review activity, out of which 70 were included in the meta-analysis. The 70 research studies were compiled to obtain a sample size of 24,059 subjects. The analysis results of the random effect model showed that leadership has a strong positive effect on organizational trust. The sample group, leadership style/approach, publication type and year of publication were found to be moderator variables in the study.

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Title: The Effect of Leadership Leadership on Organizational Trust Trust
Authors: Fatma Uslu
Erdem Oklay
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Leadership and Organizational Outcomes
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-14907-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-14908-0

Copyright Year: 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14908-0_5