A RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL, JOB CRAFTING AND MEANINGFULNESS OF WORK

Abstract

Job crafting which can be defined as employees’ voluntary efforts to reshape the boundaries of their work has drawn attention of researchers for two decades; and studies on this topic have been increasing gradually. However, empirical evidence on the individual factors affecting job crafting are relatively limited. In this study, internal locus of control was considered as an individual factor that may affect job crafting; and internal locus of control-job crafting-meaningfulness of work relationship was investigated. With a sample of 283 salesperson working in chain stores, study findings demonstrated that internal locus of control has a positive effect on both task and relational crafting. In addition, it was found that task crafting has a full mediating effect on the relationship of internal locus of control and meaningfulness of work

Keywords

• Internal Locus of Control,Job Crafting,Meaningfulness of Work

İÇ DENETİM ODAĞI, İŞ BECERİKLİLİĞİ VE İŞİN ANLAMLILIĞI İLİŞKİSİNİ BELİRLEMEYE YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Çalışanların gönüllü olarak iş sınırlarını kendi kapsamı içinde yeniden şekillendirmesi olarak tanımlanan iş becerikliliği, yaklaşık son yirmi yıldır araştırmacıların ilgisini çekmekte; konuya ilişkin yapılan araştırmaların sayısı da gün geçtikçe artmaktadır. Ancak iş becerikliliğine etki eden bireysel faktörleri ele alan çalışmaların göreceli olarak sınırlı sayıda olduğu görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada, iş becerikliliğine etki edebileceği düşünülen bireysel bir faktör olan iç denetim odağı ele alınmış; iç denetim odağının iş becerikliliği vasıtasıyla işin anlamlılığı üzerinde anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olup olmadığı incelenmiştir. Zincir mağazalarda görev yapmakta olan 283 satış elemanından elde edilen verilerin analizi sonucunda; iç denetim odağının görev ve ilişkisel becerikliliği pozitif yönde etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra, görev becerikliliğinin iç denetim odağı-işin anlamlılığı ilişkisinde tam aracılık etkisine sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

• İç Denetim Odağı,İş Becerikliliği,İşin Anlamlılığı

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