GİRİŞİMCİLİK TUTKUSU VE YENİLİKÇİ DAVRANIŞLAR İLİŞKİSİNDE LİDERLİK GÖREVLERİNİN ARACI ROLÜNÜN İNCELENMESİ: MÜHENDİSLİK MESLEK GRUBU ÖRNEĞİ

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı girişimcilik tutkusunun yenilikçi davranışlar üzerindeki etkisinde liderlik görevlerinin aracı rolünü analiz etmektir. Girişimcilik ekosistemine bakıldığında girişimci tutkusu ve yenilikçi davranışları ile birlikte küresel pazarların hızlı etkileşiminin ve yeniliklerin yakın takipçileri olan mühendisleri ön plana çıkarmaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın örneklemini mühendislik fakültesinden mezun olmuş 320 çalışan birey oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada veriler girişimcilik tutkusu, yenilikçi davranışlar ve liderlik görevleri ölçeklerini kapsayan bir anket yardımı ile toplanmış ve verilerin geçerlilik ve güvenilirlikleri test edilmiştir. Analiz sürecinde SPSS 2.0 istatistik programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre girişimcilik tutkusunun yenilikçi davranışlar üzerinde pozitif etkisi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca araştırma bulguları liderlik görevlerin, girişimcilik tutkusu ile yenilikçi davranışlar ilişkisinde kısmı aracılık rolüne sahip olduğunu göstermektedir.Bu çalışma İstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi Etik Kurulu tarafından 12.09.2022 tarihli ve 2022/08-25 sayılı kararı ile etik açıdan uygun bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Girişimcilik tutkusu
• yenilikçi davranışlar
• liderlik görevleri

THE STUDY ON THE MEDIATOR ROLE OF LEADERSHIP TASKS IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURIAL PASSION AND INNOVATIVE BEHAVIORS: THE CASE OF THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION

Öz

This study aims to analyze the mediating role of leadership tasks in the impact of entrepreneurial passion on innovative behaviors. Looking at the entrepreneurial ecosystem, engineers, as a professional group that closely follows innovations and the rapid interaction of global markets, come to the fore with their entrepreneurial passion and innovative behavior. In this context, the sample of the research consists of 325 working individuals who graduated from engineering faculties. In the study, the data were collected through a questionnaire measuring scales of entrepreneurial passion, innovative behaviors, and leadership tasks; then validity and reliability of the data were put to the test. SPSS 2.0 statistical program was used in the analysis process. According to the research findings, it has been determined that passion for entrepreneurship has a positive effect on innovative behaviors. In addition, they show that leadership duties have a partial mediating role in the relationship between entrepreneurial passion and innovative behaviors. This study was ethically approved by Istanbul Esenyurt University Ethics Committee with its decision dated 12.09.2022 and numbered 2022/08-25.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Entrepreneurial passion
• innovative behaviors
• leadership tasks
• Girişimcilik tutkusu
• yenilikçi davranışlar
• liderlik görevleri

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