TEAM PERCEPTION AND LEARNING ORIENTATION AS THE PREDICTORS OF R&D PERFORMANCE

Year 2021, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 203 - 217, 31.12.2021

Coskun Cebecı Rifat Kamasak Tugce Ezgi Soyaltın

https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2021.1528

Abstract

Purpose- The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of team perception and learning orientation on firms’ research and
development performance.
Methodology- The data which were collected by a survey from 407 people working in the R&D departments of firms which operate across
various industries in Turkey, were analysed. While the theoretical adequacy of the relationships between variables were tested by
confirmatory factor analysis, the impact of team perception and learning orientation on R&D performance was examined by regression
analysis.
Findings- The study found significant and positive impact of both team perception and learning orientation on firms’ R&D performance.
When team perception and learning orientation were regressed on R&D performance together, a stronger link between dependent variables
and R&D performance was observed.
Conclusion- Strong support from top management for team-based work and encouragement for continuous learning through HR policies,
empowerment and job enlargement were suggested. The study provided empirical evidence about the predictors of R&D and innovation
performance which is scant in the extant literature.

Keywords

Team perception, learning orientation, R&D performance, confirmatory factor analysis, regression analysis

AR-GE PERFORMANS ÖNCÜLLERI OLARAK TAKIM ALGISI VE ÖĞRENME YÖNELİMİ

Abstract

Amaç- Bu araştırmanın amacı takım algısı ve öğrenme yöneliminin araştırma ve geliştirme (Ar-Ge) faaliyetlerinin performansına olan
etkilerinin incelenmesidir.
Yöntem- Türkiye’de Ar-Ge merkezi belgesine sahip farklı sektörlerde faaliyet gösteren işletmelerde çalışan 407 kişiden anket yöntemi ile veri
toplanmıştır. Takım algısı ve öğrenme yönelimi boyutlarının Ar-Ge performans değişkenleri arasındaki ilişkilerin teorik olarak uygunluğu
doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) ile incelenirken, değişkenler arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi için regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular- Takım algısı ve öğrenme yönelimi ile Ar-Ge proje performansı arasında ayrı ayrı istatistiki olarak anlamlı ve pozitif ilişkiler
bulunurken, öğrenme yönelimi ve takım algısının birlikte hareket etmesi halinde Ar-Ge proje başarısındaki değişime ait açıklayıcılığın arttığı
görülmüştür.
Sonuç- İşletmelerin özellikle yönetici ve liderler vasıtası ile takım çalışmasını desteklemeleri yanında yetkilendirme, daha geniş iş yapıları ve
iş tasarımları yoluyla çalışanlarını sürekli öğrenmeye teşvik etmeleri, Ar-Ge proje performansının arttırılması yolunda önemli uygulamalar
olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Literatürde takım etkinliği ve bireylerin öğrenme yönelimleri gibi faktörlerin Ar-Ge performansına olan
etkilerinden bahsedilirken bu ilişkiyi ölçen ampirik araştırma sayısının azlığı dikkat çekmektedir. Araştırma bulgularının bu eksikliğin
giderilmesine katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

Takım algısı, öğrenme yönelimi, Ar-Ge performansı, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, regresyon analizi

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