Effective Factors in the Constitution of Leadership Styles: A Study of Turkish Hotel Managers

The aim of this study is to determine the factors affecting the leadership styles of managers in accommodation establishments. In this context, an empirical study was conducted in order to analyze the effects of organizational, individual, environmental and employee related factors on managers' leadership styles. Through a questionnaire survey, 15 five-star accommodation establishments in the Turkish town of Alanya constituted the sample of the current study. In total, 227 managers were surveyed throughout the field study. The effects of organizational, individual, environmental and employee related factors on managers' leadership styles are discussed within the framework of empirical data analysis. Among these factors, significant relationships were observed between the organizational factors, environmental factors, factors originating from characteristics of managers and the leadership styles of managers. On the other hand, no significant relationships were found between the factors originating from employee's characteristics and the leadership styles of managers.