MICRO-MANAGEMENT: A SCALE ADAPTATION STUDY

Year 2025, Volume: 26 Issue: 1, 51 - 71, 27.03.2025

Ülkühan Bike Esen , Şükran Sırkıntıoğlu Yıldırım , Fatih Sinan Esen

https://doi.org/10.53443/anadoluibfd.1398983

Abstract

The aim of this study is to adapt the micro-management scale, which consists of 18 items and five dimensions developed by Sulphey and Upadhyay (2019), to Turkish and to determine its validity and reliability. The scale, originally in English, has undergone Turkish translation, back-translation, linguistic validation, and a pilot application. After these stages, it was administered to 381 individuals. In the analysis phase, Exploratory Factor Analysis was initially conducted, followed by the calculation of Cronbach's alpha values for reliability studies, and the criteria of convergent validity and discriminant validity were sought for validity studies. Finally, the structural validity was tested with Confirmatory Factor Analysis. As a result of the analyses, the Turkish version of the scale consisted of 13 items and three dimensions. The findings indicate that the adapted micro-management scale is a valid and reliable measure that can be used effectively.

Keywords

Micro Management, Validity, Reliability

Ethical Statement

This study followed scientific research and publication ethical guidelines. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Çankırı Karatekin University Ethics Committee with decision number 5 meeting held on 01/19/2023. In this study, the contributions of the authors are as follows: Ülkühan Bike Esen contributed to the literature review (50%), manuscript drafting (50%), survey preparation (34%), and the procurement of resources and data (35%). Şükran Sırkıntıoğlu Yıldırım participated in the literature review (50%), manuscript drafting (50%), survey preparation (33%), and the acquisition of resources and data (35%). Fatih Sinan Esen contributed to the survey preparation (33%), the execution and interpretation of statistical and econometric analyses (100%), and the procurement of resources and data (30%). The researcher(s) have declared no conflicts of interest. Researchers have jointly contributed to the article. Researchers have not declared any conflict of interest.

MİKRO YÖNETİM: BİR ÖLÇEK UYARLAMA ÇALIŞMASI

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Sulphey ve Upadhyay (2019) tarafından geliştirilen 18 madde ve beş boyuttan oluşan mikro yönetim ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye uyarlanması ve geçerlik ile güvenirliğinin belirlenmesidir. İngilizce olan ölçek, Türkçe çeviri, geri çeviri, dil geçerliği ve pilot uygulama aşamalarını tamamladıktan sonra, 381 kişiye uygulanmıştır. Analiz aşamasında öncelikle, Açımlayıcı Faktör Analizi yapılmış, daha sonra, güvenirlik çalışmaları için cronbach’s alpha değerleri hesaplanmış, geçerlik çalışmaları için ise benzeşim geçerliği ve ayrışım geçerliği kriterlerini sağlanması koşulu aranmıştır. Son olarak, Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi ile de yapı geçerliliği test edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, Türkçe ölçek 13 madde ve üç boyuttan oluşmuştur. Elde edilen sonuçlar, uyarlaması yapılan mikro yönetim ölçeğinin geçerli ve güvenilir olarak kullanılabilecek bir ölçek olduğunu göstermiştir.

Keywords

Mikro Yönetim, Geçerlik, Güvenirlik

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma bilimsel araştırma ve yayın etiği kurallarına uygun olarak hazırlanmıştır. Bu çalışma için Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi Etik Kurulunun 19/01/2023 tarihli ve 5 sayılı toplantısının kararı ile etik kurul onayı alınmıştır. Bu çalışmada yazarların katkıları şu şekildedir: Ülkühan Bike Esen literatür taraması (%50), metin yazımı (%50), anketin hazırlanması (%34) ve kaynak ile veri temini (%35) süreçlerine katkıda bulunmuştur. Şükran Sırkıntıoğlu Yıldırım, literatür taraması (%50), metin yazımı (%50), anketin hazırlanması (%33) ve kaynak ile veri temini (%35) aşamalarında görev almıştır. Fatih Sinan Esen ise anketin hazırlanması (%33), istatistiksel ve ekonometrik analizlerin yapılması ile yorumlanması (%100) ve kaynak ile veri temini (%30) süreçlerine katkı sunmuştur. Araştırmacı(lar) herhangi bir çıkar çatışması bildirmemiştir.

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