POLYCRONICITY: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

This study aims to conduct a systematic literature review on the concept of "polychronicity", which refers to the preference of individuals to perform more than one task at the same time. The need for individuals who can multitask in the complex structure of today's business world is increasing. The fact that the concept of polychronicity has the feature of preferring to multitask is of critical importance in terms of the performance and efficiency of the enterprises. It is aimed to determine the frequencies of the concepts that polychronicity affects in terms of businesses, with the systematic content analysis method and to contribute to the literature by making inferences about the concept in line with these determinations. In the studies conducted in the literature, no study was found in which the systematic content analysis method was applied for the concept of polychronicity. As a result of the research, it was determined that polychronicity affects 32 different concepts.

Keywords

• Polychronicity
• Polychronic
• Multitasking
• Job Performance

Polikronisite kavramına yönelik sistematik alan yazın incelemesi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı bireylerin aynı anda birden fazla görevi yerine getirmeyi tercih etmesini ifade eden “polikronisite” kavramına yönelik sistematik alan yazın incelemesi yapılmasıdır. Günümüz iş dünyasının girift yapısında çoklu görev yapabilen bireylere ihtiyaç giderek artmaktadır. Polikronisitenin çoklu görev yapmayı tercih etme özelliği taşıması işletmelerin performansı ve verimliliği açısından kritik önem taşımaktadır. Polikronisitenin işletmeler açısından etkilediği kavramların, sistematik içerik analizi yöntemiyle sıklıklarının tespit edilmesi ve bu tespitler doğrultusunda kavrama yönelik çıkarımlarda bulunarak literatüre katkı sağlamak hedeflenmektedir. Literatürde, polikronisite kavramına yönelik sistematik içerik analiz yönteminin uygulandığı herhangi bir çalışma tespit edilmemiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, polikronisitenin 32 farklı kavramı etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Polikronisite kavramı ile ilgili çalışmalarının çoğunlukla iş performansı üzerindeki etkisini incelemeye yönelik olduğu gözlemlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Polikronisite
• Polikronik
• Çoklu Görev
• İş Performansı

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