Research Article

Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers

Volume: 10 Number: 2 November 30, 2024
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Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers

Abstract

One of the most significant alternative work arrangements that emerged during the pandemic has been flexible working. During this period, many sectors were compelled to rapidly adapt to this new work model. The main purpose of the research is to understand and explain the concept of flexible working (FW), which has emerged due to the rapid development of today's technologies and the changes in business life and social environment, through the media sector. The qualitative method was preferred, and phenomenology was chosen as the research design. The media sector was preferred as a sector where flexible working is common, and the data was obtained from semi-structured interviews with middle and senior managers of companies in the sector. 64 codes obtained from the data were collected under 6 themes that provide semantic integrity. As a result of the research, it was observed that the participants were introduced to the concept of flexible working during the Covid-19 period and had the opportunity to experience their models during the pandemic period. Contrary to the literature, it was determined that the participants had much less knowledge and experience about flexible working models. A form of flexibility has often been found to be defined in terms of current needs rather than just training.

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Ethical Statement

Approval was granted by the Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee of Duzce University on 30/16/2022, indicating that the study was ethical (Protocol No: 2022/322). The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and publication of this article. Both authors contributed to the conception and design of the study, and analysis, as well as the writing and revision of the manuscript. E.K. played a significant role in the acquisition of data.

Thanks

We would like to thank all media sector executives who agreed to be interviewed and shared their valuable opinions during the research process.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Organisational Behaviour

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

November 30, 2024

Publication Date

November 30, 2024

Submission Date

October 17, 2024

Acceptance Date

November 20, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Şentürk, F. K., & Küçüközcan, E. (2024). Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers. Current Research in Social Sciences, 10(2), 211-229. https://doi.org/10.30613/curesosc.1569127
AMA
1.Şentürk FK, Küçüközcan E. Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers. Curr Res Soc Sci. 2024;10(2):211-229. doi:10.30613/curesosc.1569127
Chicago
Şentürk, Faruk Kerem, and Esra Küçüközcan. 2024. “Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers”. Current Research in Social Sciences 10 (2): 211-29. https://doi.org/10.30613/curesosc.1569127.
EndNote
Şentürk FK, Küçüközcan E (November 1, 2024) Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers. Current Research in Social Sciences 10 2 211–229.
IEEE
[1]F. K. Şentürk and E. Küçüközcan, “Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers”, Curr Res Soc Sci, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 211–229, Nov. 2024, doi: 10.30613/curesosc.1569127.
ISNAD
Şentürk, Faruk Kerem - Küçüközcan, Esra. “Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers”. Current Research in Social Sciences 10/2 (November 1, 2024): 211-229. https://doi.org/10.30613/curesosc.1569127.
JAMA
1.Şentürk FK, Küçüközcan E. Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers. Curr Res Soc Sci. 2024;10:211–229.
MLA
Şentürk, Faruk Kerem, and Esra Küçüközcan. “Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers”. Current Research in Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 2, Nov. 2024, pp. 211-29, doi:10.30613/curesosc.1569127.
Vancouver
1.Faruk Kerem Şentürk, Esra Küçüközcan. Flexible Working from the Perspective of Media Sector Managers. Curr Res Soc Sci. 2024 Nov. 1;10(2):211-29. doi:10.30613/curesosc.1569127