Organizational Cultures and Internalization of Green Practices: A Comparative Research in Foreign Subsidaries

Abstract

This study aims to reveal whether organizational culture has an impact on the internalization of green practices. In this respect, the aim of this study is to show how structural practices arising from organizational culture are reflected in environmental practices developing at the organizational level. In line with the research purpose, a multiple case analysis was conducted on 3 subsidiaries that invested in the context of Türkiye. Eight interviews were conducted by following a semi-structured interview form to collect data on what kind of organizational culture three companies have and to what extent green practices are internalized. Subsequently, the collected data has been subjected to content analysis and research findings were obtained in this way. It was observed that the companies included in the research had an Eiffel tower and/or family type organizational culture. In the Company 1, which has an Eiffel tower culture, it was observed that green practices were adopted at a low-medium level. While it was observed that green practices were internalized at a high level in the Company 2, which incorporated eiffel tower culture and family-type culture elements, it was observed that green practices were internalized at a low-medium level in the Company 3, which adopted the same type of organizational culture as Company 3. Although the research findings show that there is no identical pattern in the adoption of green practices and organizational culture, the findings also shed light on how the elements of organizational culture should be in the context of required or volunteerism in the internalization of green practices in organizations.

Keywords

• Organizational culture
• Green practices
• Eiffel Tower organizational culture
• Family-type organizational culture

Örgüt Kültürü ve Yeşil Uygulamaların İçselleştirilmesi: Yabancı Alt Kuruluşlarda Karşılaştırmalı Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, yeşil uygulamaların içselleştirilmesinde örgüt kültürünün etkisi olup olmadığı ortaya konulmak istenmektedir. Bu minvalde, bu çalışmanın amacı örgüt kültüründen kaynaklanan yapısal uygulamaların, örgüt düzeyinde gelişen çevreci uygulamalara nasıl yansıdığını göstermektir. Araştırma amacı doğrultusunda Türkiye bağlamında yatırım yapmış 3 alt kuruluş üzerinde çoklu vaka analizi yapılmıştır. 3 farklı işletmenin ne tür örgüt kültürüne sahip oldukları, yeşil uygulamaların hangi seviyede içselleştirildiğine yönelik verilerin toplanmasında yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu takip edilerek sekiz görüşme yapılmıştır. Devamında, toplanan veriler içerik analizine tabi tutulmuş ve bu şekilde araştırma bulgularına ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmaya dahil edilen işletmelerin eyfel kulesi ve/veya aile tipi örgüt kültürüne sahip oldukları gözlenmiştir. Eyfel Kulesi kültürüne sahip Şirket 1’de, yeşil uygulamaların düşük-orta derecede benimsendiği gözlemlenmiştir. Eyfel kulesi kültürü ve aile tipi kültür öğelerini barındıran Şirket 2’de yeşil uygulamaların yüksek düzeyde içselleştirildiği görülürken, Şirket 2 ile aynı tip örgüt kültürünü benimsemiş Şirket 3’te yeşil uygulamaların düşük-orta derecede içselleştirildiği görülmüştür. Araştırma bulguları, yeşil uygulamaların ve örgüt kültürünün benimsenmesinde tam bir örüntü olmadığını gösterse de bulgular örgütlerde yeşil uygulamaların içselleştirilmesinde, örgüt kültürü unsurlarının zorunluluk veya gönüllülük bağlamında nasıl olması gerektiğine de ışık tutmaktadır.

Keywords

• Örgüt kültürü
• yeşil uygulamalar
• Eyfel Kulesi örgüt kültürü
• Aile-tipi örgüt kültürü

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