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The Effect of Leadership on Organizational Health

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The effect of leadership on organizational health was examined in this meta-analysis study. A total of 67 research studies were collected as a result of the review, out of which 6 were included in the meta-analysis. The six research studies were compiled to obtain a sample size of 3,031 subjects. The analysis results of the random effect model showed that leadership has a large positive effect on organizational health . Leadership style , sample group , publication type and publication year were identified as moderator variables for this study, and it was found that leadership style , sample group and year of publication were moderators with a positive effect, whereas the publication type was not found to be moderator.

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    References marked with an asterisk indicate studies included in the meta-analysis. The in-text citations to studies selected for meta-analysis are not followed by asterisks.

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    Sevil Orhan

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    Şule Betül Tosuntaş

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Orhan, S., Tosuntaş, Ş.B. (2015). The Effect of Leadership on Organizational Health . In: Karadağ, E. (eds) Leadership and Organizational Outcomes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14908-0_12

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