Predicting teacher emotional labour based on multi-frame leadership orientations: a case from Turkey

Abstract

Human behaviours in organisations are closely associated with leadership styles. The main purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between teachers’ perception about multi-frame leadership orientations of principals and teachers’ emotional labour. The study is based on Bolman and Deal’s Four Frames Model, and, therefore, the Leadership Orientation Scale and Emotional Labour Scale are used. The participants of this research are 570 teachers. The teachers’ perceptions showed that school principals tend to mostly use political and structural frames. In addition, teachers consider themselves as having a high level of genuine emotions. It was also found that school principals’ leadership orientations are significant predictors of emotional labour.

Keywords:

• multi-frame leadership orientation
• four frames model
• leadership
• emotional labour

Notes on contributors

Dr. Murat Özdemir works as a lecturer in Department of Educational Administration in Hacettepe University. He has been working in the fields of school leadership, educational management theory and organisational behaviour. He also gives lectures at the master's and doctoral level in the same areas.

Dr Seval Koçak is working as a research assistant in Department of Educational Administration in Usak University. She continues working in the fields of organisational behaviour, school management and leadership.