Examination of the Effect of Organizational Virtuousness on Work Engagement and Employee Performance

Öz

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of organizational virtuousness on work engagement and employee performance. The population of the study consists of nurses and midwives working in a training and research hospital in Ankara. The sample was not selected in the study, and the questionnaire was applied face-to-face to a total of 270 people. As a result of the analyses conducted in the study, significant, positive, and moderate correlation were found between organizational virtuousness and work engagement and between organizational virtuousness and employee performance. As a result of the regression analysis conducted in the study, it was determined that organizational virtuousness positively affects work engagement and employee performance. Based on these results, it is considered important to increase virtuous behaviors such as honesty and optimism in organizations in order to improve the perception of work engagement and employee performance.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Employee performance
• Hospital
• Work engagement
• Organizational virtuousness

Örgütsel Erdemliliğin İşe Adanmışlığa ve Çalışan Performansına Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı örgütsel erdemliliğin, işe adanmışlığa ve çalışan performansına etkisini incelemektir. Çalışmanın evrenini Ankara’da bulunan bir eğitim ve araştırma hastanesinde çalışmakta olan hemşireler ve ebeler oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada örneklem seçilmemiş ve toplamda 270 kişiye yüz yüze olarak anket uygulanmıştır. Çalışmada yapılan analizler sonucunda örgütsel erdemlilik ile işe adanmışlık ve örgütsel erdemlilik ile çalışan performansı arasında anlamlı, pozitif yönde ve orta düzeyde ilişkiler tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmada yürütülen regresyon analizi sonucunda örgütsel erdemliliğin işe adanmışlığı ve çalışan performansını olumlu yönde etkilediği belirlenmiştir. Bu sonuçlar bağlamında da işe adanmışlık ve çalışan performansına yönelik algının artırılabilmesi için örgütlerde dürüstlük ve iyimserlik gibi erdemli davranışların yaygınlaştırılmasının önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Çalışan performansı
• Hastane
• İşe adanmışlık
• Örgütsel erdemlilik

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