The Mediating Role of Empowerment on the Relationship Between Organizational Culture and Innovation Performance

Year 2018, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 53 - 74, 01.06.2018

Ercan Ergün

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine organizational cultures and innovation performance mediating effect of empowerment by examining a set of manufacturing firms. Methodology: The research data was collected via questionnaire from 821 employees and different levels of managers in 85 manufacturing companies. In this study questionnaire form was used as data collection method. Findings: The findings show that there is a significant relationship between different organizational cultures features empowerment and innovation performance. It is also found that only adhocracy culture directly supports innovation performance and it is determined as the most important predictor of innovation performance. Practical Implications: Empowerment full mediate the effects of clan, hierarchy and market culture that support innovation performance. The findings indicate that not only adhocracy culture but olsa other organizational cultures clan, hierarchy and market support innovation performance when empowered their employees. Originality: This paper is aimed to provide not only theoretical study but also practical results This study has shown that innovative performance in different organizational cultures can be achieved.

Keywords

Organizational Culture, Innovation Performance, Empowerment

Örgüt Kültürü ve Yenilik Performansı İlişkisinde Güçlendirmenin Ara Değişken Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, imalat firmalarında örgüt kültürlerinin yenilik performansına etkisinde çalışanı güçlendirmenin ara değişken etkisi ortaya koymaktır. Yöntem: Araştırma verileri, 85 imalat firmasında 821 farklı seviyelerdeki çalışan ve yöneticilerden toplanmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama yöntemi olarak anket formu kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırma bulguları farklı örgüt kültürü özelliklerinin, güçlendirme ve yenilik performansı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir. Sadece adhokrasi kültürünün yenilik performansını doğrudan desteklediği ve yenilik performansının en önemli belirleyicisi olduğu belirlendi. Sonuç ve Öneriler: Güçlendirme klan, bürokrasi ve pazar kültürlerinin yenilik performansına etkisinde tam ara değişken etkisini göstermiştir. Çalışma sonuçları çalışanlar güçlendirildiğinde, sadece adhokrasi kültürünün değil diğer örgüt kültürlerininde klan, bürokrasi ve pazar yenilik performansını desteleyeceğini göstermiştir. Özgün Değer: .Bu makalede sadece teorik çalışma değil, aynı zamanda pratik sonuçlar sağlaması amaçlanmıştır. Bu çalışma ile farklı örgüt kültürlerinde yenilikçi performans sağlanabileceğini göstermiştir.

Keywords

Örgüt Kültürü, Yenilik Performansı, Güçlendirme

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