Intersection of West With East: Leadership Theories and Approaches From Turkish Wisdom Literature

This paper presents wisdom in leadership lessons from Turkish literature. The purpose of this study is to understand Turkish leadership style and its connection to western leadership theories. Lessons are derived from wise Turkish people's books, stories or sayings such as those of Yusuf Has Ha...

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Published inInternational Conference on Management, Leadership & Governance p. 75
Main Authors Durmus, Gokmen, Mutlu, Mustafa Doruk
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidmore End Academic Conferences International Limited 01.02.2015
Subjects
Behavior
Chief executive officers
Civil disobedience
Core curriculum
Emotional intelligence
Ethics
Interdisciplinary aspects
Leadership
Morality
Political leadership
Power
Servant leadership
Sovereignty
Studies
Traditions
Turkish literature
Middle East
Turkey
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Summary:This paper presents wisdom in leadership lessons from Turkish literature. The purpose of this study is to understand Turkish leadership style and its connection to western leadership theories. Lessons are derived from wise Turkish people's books, stories or sayings such as those of Yusuf Has Hajib, Nasreddin Hodja, Kinalizade Ali Efendi, and Sheikh Edebali. Advice about effective leadership in the literature extends to a variety of different fields including morality, government, human resource management etc. Furthermore, lessons are related to contemporary leadership theories and concepts, such as traits theory, behavioral theories, servant leadership, ethical leadership, and emotional intelligence.