Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü

Hamit Murat Özcan; Hasan Durmuş; Onur Dirlik

doi:10.54733/smar.2024863

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Technology Affinity and Job Performance in Blue-Collar Workers: The Mediating Role of Job Security

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between blue-collar workers' technology affinity and their individual job performance, as well as the mediating role of job security perception in this relationship, within the framework of Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory. The research is based on data collected via face-to-face questionnaires from 160 blue-collar workers employed in an enterprise operating in the field of mold manufacturing and sheet metal production in the Eskişehir Organized Industrial Zone. In the data analysis phase, exploratory factor analysis and correlation analysis were conducted; to test the research hypotheses and the mediation effect, a 5000-resampling bootstrap regression procedure was applied using the Hayes (2018) PROCESS macro (Model 4). Findings indicate that technology affinity is positively related to both individual job performance and job security perception, and job security perception is positively related to individual job performance. Furthermore, based on the obtained bootstrap confidence intervals, it was concluded that job security perception plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between technology affinity and individual job performance. These results suggest that technology can be experienced by blue-collar workers not merely as a threat that substitutes their jobs, but also as an instrumental resource that can enhance their skills and employment value.

Keywords

technology affinity, job performance, perceived job security, blue-collar workers, conservation of resources theory

Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, mavi yakalı çalışanların teknoloji yatkınlığı ile bireysel iş performansları arasındaki ilişkiyi ve bu ilişkide iş güvencesi algısının aracı rolünü Kaynakların Korunması Teorisi (KKT) çerçevesinde incelemektir. Araştırma, Eskişehir Organize Sanayi Bölgesi’nde kalıp imalatı ve sac metal üretimi alanında faaliyet gösteren bir işletmede çalışan 160 mavi yakalı çalışandan yüz yüze anket yoluyla toplanan verilere dayanmaktadır. Verilerin analizinde açımlayıcı faktör analizi ve korelasyon analizi gerçekleştirilmiş; araştırma hipotezleri ile aracılık etkisinin test edilmesinde ise Hayes (2018) PROCESS makrosu (Model 4) kullanılarak 5000 yeniden örneklemeli (bootstrap) regresyon prosedürü uygulanmıştır. Bulgular, teknolojiye yatkınlığın bireysel iş performansı ve iş güvencesi algısıyla pozitif yönde ilişkili olduğunu; iş güvencesi algısının da bireysel iş performansıyla pozitif yönde ilişkili bulunduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca elde edilen bootstrap güven aralıkları doğrultusunda, iş güvencesi algısının teknolojiye yatkınlık ile bireysel iş performansı arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracılık işlevi gördüğü sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu sonuçlar, teknolojinin mavi yakalı çalışanlar açısından yalnızca işleri ikame eden bir tehdit olarak değil, çalışanların beceri ve istihdam değerini güçlendirebilen araçsal bir kaynak olarak da deneyimlenebileceğine işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

teknolojiye yatkınlık, iş performansı, algılanan iş güvencesi, mavi yakalı çalışanlar, kaynakların korunması teorisi

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Organisational Behaviour

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Hamit Murat Özcan ^*
0000-0003-1775-3247
Türkiye

Hasan Durmuş
0000-0001-8240-4671
Türkiye

Onur Dirlik
0000-0002-7045-0774
Türkiye

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October 30, 2026

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August 24, 2026

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October 14, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 7 Number: Global Academic Issues in Social Science

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Özcan, H. M., Durmuş, H., & Dirlik, O. (2026). Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review, 7(Global Academic Issues in Social Science), 35-62. https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.2024863

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1.Özcan HM, Durmuş H, Dirlik O. Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü. SMAR. 2026;7(Global Academic Issues in Social Science):35-62. doi:10.54733/smar.2024863

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Özcan, Hamit Murat, Hasan Durmuş, and Onur Dirlik. 2026. “Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık Ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü”. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review 7 (Global Academic Issues in Social Science): 35-62. https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.2024863.

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Özcan HM, Durmuş H, Dirlik O (October 1, 2026) Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review 7 Global Academic Issues in Social Science 35–62.

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[1]H. M. Özcan, H. Durmuş, and O. Dirlik, “Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü”, SMAR, vol. 7, no. Global Academic Issues in Social Science, pp. 35–62, Oct. 2026, doi: 10.54733/smar.2024863.

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Özcan, Hamit Murat - Durmuş, Hasan - Dirlik, Onur. “Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık Ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü”. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review 7/Global Academic Issues in Social Science (October 1, 2026): 35-62. https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.2024863.

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1.Özcan HM, Durmuş H, Dirlik O. Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü. SMAR. 2026;7:35–62.

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Özcan, Hamit Murat, et al. “Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık Ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü”. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review, vol. 7, no. Global Academic Issues in Social Science, Oct. 2026, pp. 35-62, doi:10.54733/smar.2024863.

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1.Hamit Murat Özcan, Hasan Durmuş, Onur Dirlik. Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü. SMAR. 2026 Oct. 1;7(Global Academic Issues in Social Science):35-62. doi:10.54733/smar.2024863

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Technology Affinity and Job Performance in Blue-Collar Workers: The Mediating Role of Job Security

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Mavi Yakalı Çalışanlarda Teknolojiye Yatkınlık ve İş Performansı: İş Güvencesinin Aracı Rolü

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