Pandemi Günlerinde Örgüt Kültürünün Değişen Yüzü Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Year 2022, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 138 - 160, 15.04.2022

Hasan Tutar , Nuran Öztürk Başpınar , Selçuk Nam

https://doi.org/10.17550/akademikincelemeler.1059383

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Örgüt kültürü, örgüt çalışanlarının düşünce, tutum ve davranışlarını analiz ederek örgütteki insan davranışlarını anlamaya çalışır. Örgüt kültürü araştırmalarının temel amacı, örgütsel işleyiş ve davranışı daha iyi anlamaktır. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, bir devlet üniversitesinde görev yapan öğretim üyelerinin pandemi sürecinde örgüt kültüründe yaşanan değişimlere ilişkin deneyimlerini incelemektir. Araştırma, yöntemi açısından nitel bir araştırma olup, araştırmada nitel araştırma desenlerinden biri olan durum çalışması deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırma, üniversitelerin farklı birimlerinde görev yapan 16 akademisyen ve idari personelden oluşan bir çalışma grubu ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak gözlem ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Toplanan veriler, gözlem aktarımı ve nitel içerik analizi ile çözümlenmiştir. Analiz bulgularına göre, katılımcıların pandemi sürecinde örgütsel etnografyadaki değişime ilişkin görüşleri, bu sürecin örgütsel tutum ve davranışlarda önemli bir değişim ortaya çıkardığına işaret etmektedir. Analiz bulguları, pandemi gibi travmatik bir değişimin örgütsel alanda çeşitli belirsizliklere ve dirençlere neden olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Salgının neden olduğu iş tatminsizliği ve motivasyon kaybını ortadan kaldırmak için bu sürecin koşullarına uygun esnek bir örgüt kültürü inşa etmede örgütsel desteğin şart olduğu anlaşılmaktadır.

Keywords

Örgüt kültürü, Salgın, Örgütsel Değişim, Örgütsel Destek

An Inquiry On The Changing Face Of Organizational Culture In The Days Of The Pandemic

Abstract

Organizational culture tries to understand human behavior by analyzing thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors. The main purpose of research on organizational culture is to understand organizational functioning and organizational behavior better. The main purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of faculty members working at a state university regarding the changes in organizational culture during the pandemic process. It is qualitative research in terms of research method, and the case study design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research. The research was carried out with a study group of 16 academics and administrative staff working in different units of universities. Observation and semi-structured interview techniques were used as data collection tools in the research. The collected data were analyzed with the transfer of observations and qualitative content analysis. According to the analysis findings, the participants' opinions on the change in organizational ethnography during the pandemic process indicate a significant change in this process's organizational attitudes and behaviors. Analysis findings reveal that a traumatic change such as a pandemic causes various uncertainties and resistances in the organizational field. It is understood that organizational support is essential for constructing a flexible organizational culture suitable for the conditions of this process to eliminate job dissatisfaction and loss of motivation caused by the pandemic.

Keywords

Organizational culture, Pandemic, Organizational Change, Organizational Support

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