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The Relationship between Managers' Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye

Year 2025, Volume: 33 Issue: 66, 37 - 55, 21.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2025.04.02

Abstract

Based on employee perceptions, this research examines the relationship between managers' conflict management styles and their communication competencies. The study was conducted in one of Türkiye's largest textile companies, located in Uşak, which ranks among the top ten textile companies in the country. Data were collected using a survey method, with 359 employees participating. The findings reveal a significant correlation between conflict management styles - integrating, obliging, and compromising - and communication competencies such as understanding empathy, affiliation/support, and social comfort. Key elements identified in understanding empathy include 'being understanding', 'getting along well', and 'being supportive'. The supportive variable highlighted elements such as 'giving importance', 'acting individually', and 'being a good listener'. For social comfort, prominent elements were 'putting oneself in the other person's shoes', 'speaking effectively', and 'being flexible'.

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  • Bjekic, D. et al. (2012), “Managers’ Communication Competence”, Metalurgia International, 17(7), 239-247.
  • Chandolia, E. & S. Anastasiou (2020), “Leadership and Conflict Management Style are Associated with the Effectiveness of School Conflict Management in the Region of Epirus, NW Greece”, European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 10(1), 455-468.
  • Chen, X.H. et al. (2012), “Improving Employees' Job Satisfaction and İnnovation Performance Using Conflict Management”, International Journal of Conflict Management, 23(2), 151-172.
  • Cho, G.Y. et al. (2021), “Correlation between conflict management style, communication competence and burnout in operating room nurses”, Journal of The Korean Data Analysis Society, 23(2), 771-786.
  • Corn, S. (2013), “Superiors' Conflict Management Behaviors and its Relationship to Their Level of Communicative Competence”, Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Akron.
  • Çelik, M. (2019), “Okul Yöneticilerinin İletişim Yeterlikleri İle Takım Liderlik Davranışları Arasındaki İlişki”, Doctoral Dissertation, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
  • Çillioğlu-Karademir, A. (2018), “Algılanan Liderliğin Kurumsal Bağlılık Boyutlarına Etkisinde İletişim Yeterliliği ve İletişim Memnuniyetinin Aracılık Rolü”, Doctoral Dissertation, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
  • Gross, M.A. et al. (2004), “Perceptions of Conflict Strategies and Communication Competence in Task-Oriented Dyads”, Journal of Applied Communication Research, 32(3), 249-270.
  • Gümüşeli, A.İ. (1994), “İzmir Ortaöğretim Okulları Yöneticilerinin Öğretmenler İle Aralarındaki Çatışmaları Yönetme Biçimleri”, Doctoral Dissertation, Ankara Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
  • Iqbal, J. & Z. Parveen (2020), “The Relationship between Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competence: A Study of University Teachers”, Paradigms, 14(2), 114-119.
  • Jablin, F.M. & P.M. Sias (2000), “Communication Competence”, in: M. Jablin & L.L. Putnam (eds.), The New Handbook of Organizational Communication II (819-864), Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
  • Johansson, C. et al. (2014), “Conceptualizing communicative leadership: A framework for analysing and developing leaders’ communication competence”, Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 19(2), 147-165.
  • Karip, E. (2013), Çatışma Yönetimi, Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
  • Kingsley Westerman, C.Y. et al. (2018), “Delivering Feedback: Supervisors’ Source Credibility and Communication Competence”, International Journal of Business Communication, 55(4), 526-546.
  • Kugler, K.G. & F.C. Brodbeck (2014), “Corporate Communication and Worker Perceptions of Conflict Management and Justice”, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 7(4), 265-281.
  • Ma, Z. et al. (2008), “Ten Years of Conflict Management Studies: Themes, Concepts and Relationships”, International Journal of Conflict Management, 19(3), 234-248.
  • Madlock, P.E. (2008), “The Link Between Leadership Style, Communicator Competence, and Employee Satisfaction”, International Journal of Business Communication, 45(1), 61-78.
  • Mayatürk-Akyol, E. & G. Budak (2013), “Yetkinliğe Dayalı İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi: Çok Uluslu Bir Firma Örneği”, Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 15(2), 155-174.
  • Mikkelson, A.C. et al. (2015), “Communication Competence, Leadership Behaviors, and Employee Outcomes in Supervisor-Employee Relationships”, Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 78(3), 336-354.
  • Mostenska, T. & O. Ralko (2014), “Conflicts in Organization. Features of Corporate Conflicts Management”, Transformations in Business & Economics, 13(2), 220-235.
  • Ni, L. et al. (2014), “Intercultural Communication Competence and Preferred Public Relations Practices”, Journal of Communication Management, 19(2), 167-183.
  • Olaniran, B.A. (2010), “Group Communication and Conflict Management in an Electronic Medium”, International Journal of Conflict Management, 21(1), 44-69.
  • Özdemir, E.K. (2023), “Communication Competence and Stakeholder Communication as a Dimension of Distinctive Competence in Work Life: A Qualitative Research”, OPUS Journal of Society Research, 20(Human Behavior and Social Institutions), 770-782.
  • Payne, H.J. (2005), “Reconceptualizing Social Skills in Organizations: Exploring The Relationship Between Communication Competence, Job Performance, and Supervisory Roles”, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 11(2), 63-77.
  • Rahim, A. & T.V. Bonoma (1979), “Managing Organizational Conflict: A Model for Diagnosis and Intervention”, Psychological Reports, 44(3_suppl), 1323-1344.
  • Rahim, M.A. (1983), “A Measure of Styles of Handling Interpersonal Conflict”, Academy of Management Journal, 26(2), 368-376.
  • Rickheit, G. et al. (2008), “The Concept of Communicative Competence”, in: K. Knapp & G. Antos (eds.), Handbook of Communication Competence I (15-62), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
  • Rubin, B.R. (1994), “Development of A Measure of Interpersonal Communication Competence, Communication Research Reports, 11(1), 33-44.
  • Saiti, A. (2015), “Conflicts in Schools, Conflict Management Styles and The Role of The School Leader: A Study of Greek Primary School Educators”, Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 43(4), 582-609.
  • Şimşek, M.Ş. & A. Çelik (2016), Yönetim ve Organizasyon (18th ed.), Konya: Eğitim Yayınevi.
  • Şimşek, M.Ş. et al. (2015), Davranış Bilimlerine Giriş ve Örgütlerde Davranış (9th ed.), Konya: Eğitim Yayınevi.
  • Topluer, A. (2008), “İlköğretim Okulu Yöneticilerinin İletişim Yeterlikleri İle Örgütsel Çatışma Düzeyi Arasındaki İlişki (Malatya İli Örneği)”, Master’s Thesis, İnönü Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
  • Toytok, E.H. & A. Açıkgöz (2013), “Öğretmen Görüşlerine Göre Okul Yöneticilerinin Çatışma Yönetim Stilleri İle Örgütsel Adalet Algıları Arasındaki İlişki”, Anatolian Journal of Educational Leadership and Instruction, 1(2), 24-36.
  • Uzun, T. & A. Ayık (2017), “Relationship between Communication Competence and Conflict Management Styles of School Principals”, Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 17(68), 167-186.
  • Üstüner, M. & A. Kış (2014), “The Relationship between Communication Competence and Organizational Conflict: A Study on Heads of Educational Supervisors”, Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 56, 23-44.
  • Wiemann, J.M. (1977), “Explication and Test of A Model of Communicative Competence”, Human Communication Research, 3(3), 195-213.

Yöneticilerin Çatışma Yönetim Tarzları ile İletişim Yeterlilikleri Arasındaki İlişki: Türkiye’de Tekstil Sektörü Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Year 2025, Volume: 33 Issue: 66, 37 - 55, 21.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2025.04.02

Abstract

Bu araştırma, yöneticilerin çatışma yönetimi tarzları ile iletişim yetkinlikleri arasındaki ilişkiyi çalışan algılarına dayalı olarak incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, Uşak'ta bulunan ve ülkenin ilk on tekstil şirketi arasında yer alan Türkiye'nin en büyük tekstil şirketlerinden birinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler anket yöntemi kullanılarak toplanmış ve araştırmaya 359 çalışan katılmıştır. Bulgular, çatışma yönetimi tarzları (bütünleştirme, zorlama ve uzlaşma) ile empatiyi anlama, bağlılık/destek ve sosyal rahatlık gibi iletişim yetkinlikleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Anlayış-empati değişkeninde tanımlanan temel unsurlar arasında 'anlayışlı olma', 'iyi geçinme' ve 'destekleyici olma' yer almaktadır. Destekleyici değişkende 'önem verme', 'bireysel davranma' ve 'iyi bir dinleyici olma' gibi unsurlar vurgulanmıştır. Sosyal rahatlık için öne çıkan unsurlar ise 'kendini karşısındakinin yerine koyma', 'etkili konuşma' ve 'esnek olma' olmuştur.

References

  • Berman, S.J. & S.A. Hellweg (1989), “Perceived Supervisor Communication Competence and Supervisor Satisfaction as a Function of Quality Circle Participation”, The Journal of Business Communication, 26(2), 103-122.
  • Bjekic, D. et al. (2012), “Managers’ Communication Competence”, Metalurgia International, 17(7), 239-247.
  • Chandolia, E. & S. Anastasiou (2020), “Leadership and Conflict Management Style are Associated with the Effectiveness of School Conflict Management in the Region of Epirus, NW Greece”, European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 10(1), 455-468.
  • Chen, X.H. et al. (2012), “Improving Employees' Job Satisfaction and İnnovation Performance Using Conflict Management”, International Journal of Conflict Management, 23(2), 151-172.
  • Cho, G.Y. et al. (2021), “Correlation between conflict management style, communication competence and burnout in operating room nurses”, Journal of The Korean Data Analysis Society, 23(2), 771-786.
  • Corn, S. (2013), “Superiors' Conflict Management Behaviors and its Relationship to Their Level of Communicative Competence”, Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Akron.
  • Çelik, M. (2019), “Okul Yöneticilerinin İletişim Yeterlikleri İle Takım Liderlik Davranışları Arasındaki İlişki”, Doctoral Dissertation, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
  • Çillioğlu-Karademir, A. (2018), “Algılanan Liderliğin Kurumsal Bağlılık Boyutlarına Etkisinde İletişim Yeterliliği ve İletişim Memnuniyetinin Aracılık Rolü”, Doctoral Dissertation, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
  • Gross, M.A. et al. (2004), “Perceptions of Conflict Strategies and Communication Competence in Task-Oriented Dyads”, Journal of Applied Communication Research, 32(3), 249-270.
  • Gümüşeli, A.İ. (1994), “İzmir Ortaöğretim Okulları Yöneticilerinin Öğretmenler İle Aralarındaki Çatışmaları Yönetme Biçimleri”, Doctoral Dissertation, Ankara Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
  • Iqbal, J. & Z. Parveen (2020), “The Relationship between Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competence: A Study of University Teachers”, Paradigms, 14(2), 114-119.
  • Jablin, F.M. & P.M. Sias (2000), “Communication Competence”, in: M. Jablin & L.L. Putnam (eds.), The New Handbook of Organizational Communication II (819-864), Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
  • Johansson, C. et al. (2014), “Conceptualizing communicative leadership: A framework for analysing and developing leaders’ communication competence”, Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 19(2), 147-165.
  • Karip, E. (2013), Çatışma Yönetimi, Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
  • Kingsley Westerman, C.Y. et al. (2018), “Delivering Feedback: Supervisors’ Source Credibility and Communication Competence”, International Journal of Business Communication, 55(4), 526-546.
  • Kugler, K.G. & F.C. Brodbeck (2014), “Corporate Communication and Worker Perceptions of Conflict Management and Justice”, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 7(4), 265-281.
  • Ma, Z. et al. (2008), “Ten Years of Conflict Management Studies: Themes, Concepts and Relationships”, International Journal of Conflict Management, 19(3), 234-248.
  • Madlock, P.E. (2008), “The Link Between Leadership Style, Communicator Competence, and Employee Satisfaction”, International Journal of Business Communication, 45(1), 61-78.
  • Mayatürk-Akyol, E. & G. Budak (2013), “Yetkinliğe Dayalı İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi: Çok Uluslu Bir Firma Örneği”, Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 15(2), 155-174.
  • Mikkelson, A.C. et al. (2015), “Communication Competence, Leadership Behaviors, and Employee Outcomes in Supervisor-Employee Relationships”, Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 78(3), 336-354.
  • Mostenska, T. & O. Ralko (2014), “Conflicts in Organization. Features of Corporate Conflicts Management”, Transformations in Business & Economics, 13(2), 220-235.
  • Ni, L. et al. (2014), “Intercultural Communication Competence and Preferred Public Relations Practices”, Journal of Communication Management, 19(2), 167-183.
  • Olaniran, B.A. (2010), “Group Communication and Conflict Management in an Electronic Medium”, International Journal of Conflict Management, 21(1), 44-69.
  • Özdemir, E.K. (2023), “Communication Competence and Stakeholder Communication as a Dimension of Distinctive Competence in Work Life: A Qualitative Research”, OPUS Journal of Society Research, 20(Human Behavior and Social Institutions), 770-782.
  • Payne, H.J. (2005), “Reconceptualizing Social Skills in Organizations: Exploring The Relationship Between Communication Competence, Job Performance, and Supervisory Roles”, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 11(2), 63-77.
  • Rahim, A. & T.V. Bonoma (1979), “Managing Organizational Conflict: A Model for Diagnosis and Intervention”, Psychological Reports, 44(3_suppl), 1323-1344.
  • Rahim, M.A. (1983), “A Measure of Styles of Handling Interpersonal Conflict”, Academy of Management Journal, 26(2), 368-376.
  • Rickheit, G. et al. (2008), “The Concept of Communicative Competence”, in: K. Knapp & G. Antos (eds.), Handbook of Communication Competence I (15-62), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
  • Rubin, B.R. (1994), “Development of A Measure of Interpersonal Communication Competence, Communication Research Reports, 11(1), 33-44.
  • Saiti, A. (2015), “Conflicts in Schools, Conflict Management Styles and The Role of The School Leader: A Study of Greek Primary School Educators”, Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 43(4), 582-609.
  • Şimşek, M.Ş. & A. Çelik (2016), Yönetim ve Organizasyon (18th ed.), Konya: Eğitim Yayınevi.
  • Şimşek, M.Ş. et al. (2015), Davranış Bilimlerine Giriş ve Örgütlerde Davranış (9th ed.), Konya: Eğitim Yayınevi.
  • Topluer, A. (2008), “İlköğretim Okulu Yöneticilerinin İletişim Yeterlikleri İle Örgütsel Çatışma Düzeyi Arasındaki İlişki (Malatya İli Örneği)”, Master’s Thesis, İnönü Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
  • Toytok, E.H. & A. Açıkgöz (2013), “Öğretmen Görüşlerine Göre Okul Yöneticilerinin Çatışma Yönetim Stilleri İle Örgütsel Adalet Algıları Arasındaki İlişki”, Anatolian Journal of Educational Leadership and Instruction, 1(2), 24-36.
  • Uzun, T. & A. Ayık (2017), “Relationship between Communication Competence and Conflict Management Styles of School Principals”, Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 17(68), 167-186.
  • Üstüner, M. & A. Kış (2014), “The Relationship between Communication Competence and Organizational Conflict: A Study on Heads of Educational Supervisors”, Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 56, 23-44.
  • Wiemann, J.M. (1977), “Explication and Test of A Model of Communicative Competence”, Human Communication Research, 3(3), 195-213.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Employment, Communication Economy, Textile Economy
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Emine Şardagı 0000-0003-2042-679X

Murat Sezgin 0000-0003-2200-3301

Önder Deniz 0000-0003-4583-0713

Early Pub Date October 5, 2025
Publication Date October 21, 2025
Submission Date October 18, 2024
Acceptance Date July 14, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 33 Issue: 66

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APA Şardagı, E., Sezgin, M., & Deniz, Ö. (2025). The Relationship between Managers’ Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye. Sosyoekonomi, 33(66), 37-55. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2025.04.02
AMA Şardagı E, Sezgin M, Deniz Ö. The Relationship between Managers’ Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye. Sosyoekonomi. October 2025;33(66):37-55. doi:10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2025.04.02
Chicago Şardagı, Emine, Murat Sezgin, and Önder Deniz. “The Relationship Between Managers’ Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye”. Sosyoekonomi 33, no. 66 (October 2025): 37-55. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2025.04.02.
EndNote Şardagı E, Sezgin M, Deniz Ö (October 1, 2025) The Relationship between Managers’ Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye. Sosyoekonomi 33 66 37–55.
IEEE E. Şardagı, M. Sezgin, and Ö. Deniz, “The Relationship between Managers’ Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye”, Sosyoekonomi, vol. 33, no. 66, pp. 37–55, 2025, doi: 10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2025.04.02.
ISNAD Şardagı, Emine et al. “The Relationship Between Managers’ Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye”. Sosyoekonomi 33/66 (October2025), 37-55. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2025.04.02.
JAMA Şardagı E, Sezgin M, Deniz Ö. The Relationship between Managers’ Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye. Sosyoekonomi. 2025;33:37–55.
MLA Şardagı, Emine et al. “The Relationship Between Managers’ Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye”. Sosyoekonomi, vol. 33, no. 66, 2025, pp. 37-55, doi:10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2025.04.02.
Vancouver Şardagı E, Sezgin M, Deniz Ö. The Relationship between Managers’ Conflict Management Styles and Communication Competences: A Research on the Textile Sector in Türkiye. Sosyoekonomi. 2025;33(66):37-55.