Gazi Journal of Economics and Business 2548-0162 Aydın KARAPINAR 10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.3.006 Business Administration İşletme Algılanan yönetici desteği ve işten ayrılma niyeti ilişkisinde lider üye etkileşiminin düzenleyici rolü The relationship between supervisor support and turnover intention: The moderator effect of leader-member exchange https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8950-0006 Mete Edip Sabahattin Delta Electronics Trading and Industry Company Ltd.-General Manager https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2143-839X Sökmen Alev Başkent Üniversitesi, Büro Yönetimi ve Yönetici Asistanlığı-Dr. Öğretim Üyesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5162-0918 Sökmen Alptekin Kastamonu University-Turizim Fakültesi-Dekan 10 18 2021 7 3 257 274 06 02 2021 09 14 2021 Copyright © 2015, Gazi Journal of Economics and Business 2015 Gazi Journal of Economics and Business

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı algılanan yönetici desteği ile işten ayrılma niyeti arasındaki ilişkide lider-üye etkileşiminin düzenleyicilik etkisini incelemektir. Araştırma verileri anket yöntemiyle Ankara’da savunma sanayiinde faaliyet gösteren üç kamu işletmesinin mühendis, yönetici ve teknikerlerinden elde edilmiştir. 411 çalışanın katılımıyla veri toplama süreci tamamlanmıştır. Toplanan veriler SPSS 26 paket programı aracılığıyla korelasyon ve regresyon analizlerine tabi tutulmuştur. Analiz sonuçları algılanan yönetici desteği ile işten ayrılma niyeti arasında negatif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu ve lider-üye etkileşiminin bu ilişkide düzenleyici bir değişken olarak rol oynadığını ortaya koymuştur. Diğer taraftan algılanan yönetici desteği ile lider-üye etkileşimi arasında pozitif yönlü ve lider-üye etkileşimi ile işten ayrılma niyeti arasında ise negatif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu elde edilen diğer sonuçlardır.

The aim of this study is to examine the moderator effect of leader-member exchange in the relationship between perceived supervisor support and turnover intention. The research data was obtained from the employees (managers, engineers and technicians) of three public defense industry organizations operating in the Ankara region. 411 employees participated in this research. Correlation and regression analysis were applied by SPSS 26 program. The results of the analysis revealed that there is a negative relationship between perceived supervisor support and turnover intention, and leader-member exchange has a moderator effect in this relationship. On the other hand, there is a positive relationship between perceived supervisor support and leader-member exchange and a negative relationship between leader-member exchange and turnover intention.

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