The Relationship Between Personality Traits of Employees and Workplace Social Courage Behavior

Abstract

Workplace social courage behavior is studied as a current concept in the academic field. Workplace social courage behavior refers to actions performed for a purpose. One of the factors affecting workplace social courage behavior is employee personality traits. The primary purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between employee personality traits and workplace social courage behavior. Within the scope of the purpose of the investigation, the universe of the study consists of the employees in the hotel enterprises in Antalya. The study sample consists of employees working in 5-star hotel businesses in Antalya. The questionnaire was applied using the judicial sampling technique between 1 August and 20 October 2022. Four hundred four questionnaires were taken into consideration. As a result of the analyses, it was concluded that the personality traits of extraversion, openness to experience, and neuroticism did not significantly affect workplace social courage behavior. Agreeableness and responsibility personality traits were found to affect workplace social courage behavior. In addition, workplace social courage behavior does not significantly differ according to the gender variable.

Keywords

• Workplace social courage behavior
• personality traits
• employees
• tourism

İşgörenlerin Kişilik Özellikleri ve İşyeri Sosyal Cesaret Davranışı İlişkisi

Abstract

İşyeri sosyal cesaret davranışı akademik alanda güncel bir kavram olarak çalışılmaktadır. İşyeri sosyal cesaret davranışı bir amaca yönelik olarak gerçekleştirilen eylemleri ifade etmektedir. İşyeri sosyal cesaret davranışına etki eden faktörlerden bir tanesi işgören kişilik özellikleridir. Bu araştırmanın temel amacı işgören kişilik özellikleri ile iş yeri sosyal cesaret davranışı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Araştırmanın amacı kapsamında çalışmanın evrenini Antalya’daki otel işletmelerindeki işgörenler oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmanın örneklemini ise Antalya’daki 5 yıldızlı otel işletmelerinde çalışan işgörenler oluşturmaktadır. Anket formu Antalya’da 5 yıldızlı otel işletmelerindeki işgörenlerine yargısal örnekleme tekniğiyle 1 Ağustos-20 Ekim 2022 tarihleri arasında uygulanmıştır. 404 anket değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Gerçekleştirilen analizler sonucunda dışadönüklük, deneyime açıklık, nevrotiklik kişilik özelliklerinin işyeri sosyal cesaret davranışını anlamlı etkilemediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Uyumluluk ve sorumluluk kişilik özelliklerinin ise işyeri sosyal cesaret davranışı üzerinde bir etkisi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca cinsiyet değişkenine göre işyeri sosyal cesaret davranışı anlamlı bir farklılık göstermemektedir.

Keywords

• İşyeri sosyal cesaret davranışı
• kişilik özellikleri
• işgörenler
• turizm

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