A Qualitative Study on Stewardship Relationships in Family Businesses in Türkiye

Year 2024, Volume: 19 Issue: 2, 611 - 640, 01.08.2024

Serdar Arslan

https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.1391496

Abstract

This study aimed to explain the basic dynamics of stewardship relationships in small and medium-sized family businesses in Türkiye and the contextual features that produce them by taking a phenomenological approach, one of the qualitative research methods. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews. The study sample comprised 35 participants from 14 family businesses in Antalya, Türkiye, including 18 family member managers and 17 non-family senior employees. Using thematic analysis, 6 main themes and 18 sub-themes were identified. While the results are consistent with previous research, they also strongly point to a steward profile specific to family businesses in Türkiye.

Keywords

Stewardship Theory, Family Businesses, Qualitative Method, Phenomenology

Türkiye’deki Aile İşletmelerinde Vekilharçlık İlişkileri Üzerine Nitel Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Türkiye'deki küçük ve orta ölçekli aile işletmelerindeki vekilharçlık ilişkilerinin temel dinamiklerini ve bunları üreten bağlamsal unsurları, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olgubilim yaklaşımıyla açıklamayı amaçlamıştır. Veriler yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yoluyla toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Türkiye'nin Antalya ilindeki 14 aile işletmesinden 18'i aile üyesi yönetici ve 17'si aile dışı emektar çalışan olmak üzere 35 katılımcı oluşturmuştur. Tematik analiz kullanılarak 6 ana tema ve 18 alt tema belirlenmiştir. Sonuçlar önceki araştırmalarla tutarlı olmakla birlikte, aynı zamanda Türkiye'deki aile işletmelerine özgü bir vekilharç profiline de güçlü bir şekilde işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

Vekilharçlık Kuramı, Aile İşletmeleri, Nitel Yöntem, Olgubilim

Thanks

Doktora tez danışmanım Prof. Dr. A. Ferda ERDEM'e destekleri için en içten teşekkürlerimi sunarım.

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