ÖRGÜTSEL GÜÇLENDİRMENİN BAĞLAMSAL VE UYUMCU PERFORMANS ÜZERİNDEKI ETKİSİ: YENİLİKÇİ İŞ DAVRANIŞININ ARACI ROLÜ

Abstract

Örgütler, inovasyon yoluyla hayatta kalmak ve gelişmek için sürekli olarak yeni süreçleri, ürünleri ve teknolojileri keşfetmeye çalışmaktadır. Örgütsel güçlendirme, örgütlerdeki çalışanların daha fazla kontrol ve karar verme fırsatları elde ettiği bir proaktif ve katılımcı bir yaklaşımdır (Peterson & Zimmerman, 2004). Güçlendirilmiş çalışanların, işlerine yaklaşımları nedeniyle daha yüksek performans sergileyecekleri düşünülmektedir (Spreitzer, 1995). Güçlendirilmiş sosyal ağlar yoluyla çalışma ortamını ve kurum kültürünü iyileştiren bağlamsal performans, işletmelerin başarısı ve rekabet avantajı için gerekli olan yenilik ve yaratıcılıkla yakından bağlantılıdır. Örgütlerin karmaşık tehditlerle karşı karşıya olduğu gerçeğine rağmen, güçlendirme yaklaşımlarının bağlamsal ve uyumcu performansı iyileştirmedeki etkinliği hakkında çok az çalışma bulunmaktadır. İnsan davranışını birey ve çevre etmenleri arasındaki etkileşime dayanarak açıklayan Sosyal Bilişsel Kuram'a dayanan bu çalışma, örgütsel güçlendirmenin bağlamsal ve uyumcu performans üzerindeki etkilerinde yenilikçi iş davranışının aracı rolünü incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 273 beyaz yakalı çalışan oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma hipotezleri, AMOS 21.0 kullanılarak yapısal eşitlik modellemesi (YEM) ile sınanmıştır. Bulgular, örgütsel güçlendirmenin yenilikçi iş davranışları aracılığıyla bağlamsal ve uyumcu performansı olumlu etkilediğini göstermektedir. Araştırma sonuçları bağlamında kurama ve uygulamaya yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Örgütsel güçlendirme
• Bağlamsal performans
• Uyumcu performans
• Yenilikçi iş davranışları

THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ON CONTEXTUAL AND ADAPTIVE PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOR

Abstract

Organizations must continually explore new processes, products, and technology to survive and thrive through innovation. Organizational empowerment (OE) is a proactive and participative approach through which people within organizations acquire greater control and decision-making opportunities (Peterson & Zimmerman, 2004), which lead to creativity. Empowered employees would exhibit higher performance due to their more proactive approach to their work (Spreitzer, 1995). Contextual performance (CP), which improves the work environment and organizational culture through strengthened social networks. Differentiated from CP, adaptive performance (AP) is closely linked to innovation and creativity, which are essential to the success and competitive advantage of businesses. Despite the fact that organizations now confront more complex threats, little is known about the effectiveness of empowering approaches in improving contextual and adaptive performance. Based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), which explains human behavior from the interaction between environment and cognitive state, this study aims to explore the effect of OE on CP and AP through IWB. The study sample consists of 273 white-collar employees. Research hypotheses were tested with structural equation modeling (SEM) via AMOS 21.0. The findings indicate that OE enhances CP and AP via IWB. Theoretical and practical implications are presented.

Keywords

• Organizational Empowerment
• Contextual Performance
• Adaptive Performance
• Innovative work behavior

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