Trade unions have a great importance in terms of
protecting the rights and interests of employees. The union is a group of
people (workers, employers and public officials) who come together to get
better wages, working conditions and a safer working environment. The role and
importance of trade union managers in carrying out their activities effectively
is very important. Leadership is the person who directs people towards a
specific purpose, while the leader is the one who influences people and directs
them towards a common purpose. In terms of trade unions, the leader is the
person who takes care of the rights and interests of the members, supports the
education and development of its members, ensures the participation of its
members in the trade union activities, increases the loyalty of the members to
the union and directs them for the purposes of the unions.
The union is a legal entity that is created to
protect and develop the common economic, social and professional rights and
interests of employees. Union commitment is related to members' sense of
belonging to the union. Members show their loyalty to the union by taking an
active role in line with the objectives of the union along with the desire to
become a member of the union for a long time and voluntary work for the union.
The person who will encourage and support the members at this point is the workplace
union representative with the union manager.
Workplace
union representatives play an active role in the promotion of the union, the
recruitment of new members, participation of the members in the activities and
increasing their loyalty to the union
In order to
achieve all this, workplace union representatives need to have honest,
reliable, charismatic personality traits and their ability to affect people and
a sense of justice. Because of the high level of mission and critical
importance, the selection of the workplace union representatives with
leadership characteristics and the development of their leadership
characteristics are critical for the trade union administrations.
It is believed that the leadership
characteristics of workplace union representatives are effective in bringing
new members to trade unions, keeping members present and increasing trade union
loyalty among members. In this context, the purpose of the research is to
determine the effects of leadership behavior characteristics of the workplace
union representatives on the trade union commitment of the members of the
Sakarya public
educational institutions.
The sample of the research is composed of union
member teachers in pre-school, primary and secondary schools in the educational
institutions in Sakarya. Of the 11,275 public officials working in 693 schools
in the Ministry of National Education in Sakarya, 8,330 are members of the
union. The first three trade unions
in Sakarya, respectively, are as follows: Eğitim Bir-Sen, Türk Eğitim-Sen,
Eğitim-Sen. The research was conducted with teachers from these three trade
unions.
In this study, data were collected from the
quantitative research methods which are objectively, quantifiable in terms of
object and events. The questionnaire form which was prepared for the purpose of
the research was used as a data collection tool and a questionnaire was applied
to 380 union member teachers through face-to-face interviews. The questionnaire
consisted of a 24-item Leadership Behavioral Attitude Scale and a scale
consisting of 30 statements to measure the members' trade union commitment. In
the analysis of the data obtained from the study, SPSS (Statistical Package for
Social Sciences) for Windows Version 24.0 program was used. While analyzing the
data, frequency, mean, percentage, factor analysis, correlation and simple
regression analysis methods were used.
According to
the research results, the characteristics of the workplace union
representatives are as follows: Union Representatives
They are friendly | They attach importance to others' ideas and |
Trust their subordinates | They do not hesitate to take risks when making |
They try to do everything themselves | Objectively determine the areas of |
Open and honest methodology | Do not refrain from giving duties and |
Don't worry about criticism | They are open to new ideas and thoughts |
Follow the current plans and projects closely | Give importance to obeying rules and |
They are excited to produce new projects | They always appreciate people with high |
Defend subordinates in negative situations | They do not make decisions on their own. |
Open to innovations | Create opportunities to eliminate conflicts |
They act justly against their subordinates | Make the right decisions while under stress |
Describe the goals and objectives clearly | They are very careful and careful when |
They are flexible and open to change | They are consistent. |
As a result of the
analyzes:
·
The KMO value of the leadership behavior trait scale was calculated as
0.98. In addition, according to the Barlett sphericity test (X2(276)
=9755.080, p=0,000 p<0.01) it is understood that the chi-square values are meaningful. The
reliability values of the scale (Cronbach alpha) were calculated as 0.98.
·
Union Commitment Scale; The KMO value was calculated as 0.90 according
to the results of the analysis. In addition, according to the Barlett
sphericity test (X2(435)
=4440.675, p=0,000 p<0.01) it is understood that the chi-square values are meaningful. The
reliability values of the scale (Cronbach alpha) were calculated as 0, 81.
·
The mean of the leadership behavior scale was m = 4,0092 and the overall
average of the trade union loyalty scale was calculated as m = 3,3830.
·
As a result of the correlation analysis of the Leadership Behavior
Traits and the trade union commitment scale, there was a positive correlation
between the leadership behavior characteristics and trade union commitment (r =
0.583, p = 0.000 p <0.01).
·
A simple regression analysis was conducted to measure the effect of
leadership behavior characteristics on union commitment. Leadership behavior
characteristics explain union commitment by 34%. A one-unit increase in
leadership behavior characteristics indicates that the union commitment
increased by 0.345. Leadership behavior characteristics have a positive and
significant relationship on trade union commitment (β = 0.345, p = 0.000 p
<0.05).
According to the results of the analysis, it was
found that the leadership behavior characteristics of the workplace union
representatives had an effect on the trade union commitment of the members.
Amaç: Sakarya’da faaliyet gösteren kamu
eğitim kurumlarındaki iş yeri sendika temsilcilerinin liderlik davranış
özelliklerinin üyelerin sendikal bağlılıkları üzerindeki etkisinin
belirlenmesidir.
Yöntem: Sakarya genelinde kamu kurumlarında görev yapan okul öncesi, ilkokul,
ortaokul ve lisede görevli Eğitim Bir-Sen, Türk Eğitim-Sen ve Eğitim-Sen
sendikalarına üye öğretmenler üzerinde bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Araştırmada veri
toplama aracı olarak araştırmanın amacı doğrultusunda hazırlanan anket formu
kullanılmış ve yüz yüze görüşme yoluyla 380 sendika üyesi öğretmene anket
uygulanmıştır.
Araştırma
sonucunda elde edilen verilerin analizinde SPSS 24.0 programı
kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler,
analiz edilirken frekans, ortalama, yüzde alma, faktör analizi, korelasyon ve
basit regresyon analiz yöntemleri kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırma
bulgularından hareketle işyeri sendika temsilcilerinin özellikleri şu
şekildedir: arkadaş canlısı, diğerlerinin fikir ve önerilerini dinleyen, astlarına güvenen, karar alırken riske
girmekten kaçınmayan, her işi kendisi yapmaya çalışan, kimin neden sorumlu
olduğunu her zaman bilen, başkalarına görev ve sorumluluk vermekten kaçınmayan,
açık ve dürüst bir yöntemi olan, tutarlı, eleştirilere açık, yeni fikirleri
tartışmaktan hoşlanan, kurallara ve prensiplere uymaya önem veren, iyi
çalışmaları takdir eden, amaçları belirgin, yeni projeler üreten, uygulanmakta
olan planlar üzerinde çok titiz, astlarını savunan, yeniliklere açık,
çatışmaları ortadan kaldıracak olanaklar yaratan, astlarına adil davranan,
gerektiğinde çabuk karar alan, planları dikkatli yapan, karar verirken
astlarına söz hakkı veren, esnek ve değişime açık olmalarıdır. İş yeri sendika temsilcilerinin bu liderlik
özelliklerinin üyelerin sendikal bağlılıkları üzerinde etkisi bulunmaktadır.
Sonuç: İşyeri
sendika temsilcilerinin liderlik davranış özelliklerinin üyelerin sendikal
bağlılıkları üzerinde etkisi olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Business Administration |
Journal Section | Original Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | August 30, 2019 |
Submission Date | April 22, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | July 12, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 7 Issue: 2 |
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