THE EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVITY AND WORK ENVIRONMENT FACTORS WITH A RESEARCH IN WHITE-GOODS SECTOR IN TURKEY

Year 2011, Volume: 9 Issue: 35, 51 - 74, 16.11.2012

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Abstract

THE EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVITY AND WORK ENVIRONMENT FACTORS WITH A RESEARCH IN WHITE-GOODS SECTOR IN TURKEY

Abstract: The objective of this study is to find out the relationship between work environments and employee creativity. In other words, it is aimed in this study to examine the work environment factors which stimulate and hinder creativity in a detailed way to find out ways to foster creativity in workplace. The effect of work environment on creativity has been studied and the creative work environments have already been indicated by previous researches but those studies were conducted among the R&D workers while this study was conducted within various departments of the two organizations. The hypothesis was generated and empirically tested by the data obtained from two organizations both operating in white-goods sector in Turkey. The results demonstrate that supervisor support; coworker cohesion, autonomy and task involvement factors have positive relationships with creativity. Furthermore, the findings of this study provide insights to organizations aiming to have creativity within the organization. 

 

 

Keywords: Creativity, Work Environment, Working Conditions, White-Goods Sector.

YARATICILIK VE İŞ ÇEVRESİ FAKTÖRLERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN TÜRKİYE’DEKİ BEYAZ EŞYA SEKTÖRÜNDE YAPILAN BİR ARAŞTIRMA İLE İNCELENMESİ

Özet: Bu çalışmanın amacı iş ortamı ve çalışan yaratıcılığı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Başka bir deyişle, bu çalışma işyerinde yaratıcılığı geliştirme yolları bulabilmek için, yaratıcılığı teşvik eden ve engelleyen iş ortamı faktörlerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. İş ortamının yaratıcılığa etkisi daha once yapılan araştırmalarda incelenmesine rağmen bu çalışmaların daha çok Araştırma&Geliştirme çalışanları arasında yapıldığı görülmektedir. Bu çalışma ise sadece Araştırma&Geliştirme departmanında değil, iki farklı organizasyonun çeşitli departmanlarında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bir dizi hipotez kurulmuş ve beyaz eşya sektöründe bulunan iki farklı firmadan toplanan veriler kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, amir desteği, çalışan desteği, insiyatif ve iş odaklılık faktörleri ile yaratıcılık arasında pozitif bir ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu çalışmada amir desteğinin yaratıcılık üzerinde etkisi olan faktörlerden birisi olarak olarak bulunması spesifik amir davranışlarının yaratıcılığa etkisinin daha detaylı olarak incelenmesi gereğini ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, bu çalışma yaratıcı çalışanlara sahip olmayı isteyen organizasyonlara yol göstermektedir.

Keywords

Yaratıcılık, İş Çevresi, Çalışma Koşulları, Beyaz Eşya Sektörü.

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• Aslı KÜÇÜKASLAN EKMEKÇİ
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• She is an Associate Professor of management and
• organization. She has a doctorate degree of Business
• Administration. Her interests are in management and
• organization, business administration, multinational
• management, international management and marketing.
• She has authored over 50 research papers in multiple
• editions and journals and books on these subjects. Begüm TEKİN
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• She was born in 1982, in İzmir and graduated from İzmir
• Özel Türk Lisesi in 2000. She graduated from Ege
• University, Business Administration Department in 2005
• and earned a Master's Degree from Marmara University,
• Management and Organization Department in 2008. She
• has been working as Human Resources Responsible in
• Arçelik A.Ş. since 2007.