Effect of Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) on Career Capital of Employees

Year 2017, Volume: 46 , 49 - 58, 22.11.2017

Didem Yıldız F. Tunç Bozbura

Abstract

Current study aims to research interaction between leader-member exchange and career capital. Moreover;

effects of different dimensions of leader-member exchange – contribution, loyalty, affect, and

professional respect- on career capital were analysed separately. To explain the relationship among

these concepts hypotheses were generated. In current research questionnaires were applied to employees

from different organizations and positions and at the end 426 data were collected. Data were analysed

via regression analysis. According to regression analysis results leader-member exchange affect

career capital significantly. Moreover; contribution, loyalty, affect, and professional respect which are

dimensions of leader-member exchange affect career capital. However; this effect is very low in loyalty

and contribution dimensions. As a result of this low effect; confirmatory factor analysis and path

analysis were performed. Path analysis showed that leader-member exchange affect career capital significantly

however; among sub-dimensions of leader-member exchange only affect dimension affect

career capital significantly. Other dimensions do not have significant effect on career capital.

Keywords

Career Capital, Leader-Member, Exchange(LMX), Career Management

Lider-Üye Etkileşiminin Kariyer Sermayesine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışma lider-üye etkileşiminin kariyer sermayesi üzerindeki ilişkisini incelemektedir. Çalışmada

lider-üye etkileşiminin boyutları olan etki, vefakarlık, katkı ve profesyonel saygının kariyer sermayesi

üzerindeki etkisinin ayrı ayrı incelenmesi amaçlanmış ve bu ilişkiler ile ilgili uygun hipotezler geliştirilmiştir.

Araştırma kapsamında farklı örgütlerde ve çeşitli pozisyonlarda çalışan kişilere anket uygulanmış

ve toplam 426 adet veriye ulaşılmıştır. Veriler regresyon analizi ile test edilmiştir. Regresyon analizi

sonuçlarına göre lider-üye etkileşiminin kariyer sermayesini anlamlı bir şekilde etkilediği görülmüştür.

Ayrıca lider-üye etkileşiminin dört alt faktörü olan etki, vefakarlık, katkı ve profesyonel saygının da

kariyer sermayesini etkilediği görülmüştür ancak bu etkinin vefakarlık, katkı ve profesyonel saygı boyutlarında

oldukça düşük olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Bu neden ile analiz daha da geliştirilmiş ve Doğrulayıcı

Faktör Analizi ve Model Analizi yapılmıştır. Bu analiz sonucunda lider-üye etkileşiminin kariyer

sermayesini anlamlı bir şekilde etkilediği ancak dört alt faktörden sadece etki faktörünün lider-üye

etkileşiminde kariyer sermayesini anlamlı bir şekilde etkileyen faktör olduğu gözlemlenmiştir.

Keywords

Kariyer Sermayesi, Lider-Üye Etkileşimi, Kariyer Yönetimi

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