BİREY-ÇEVRE UYUMUNUN İŞE YÖNELİK TUTUMLARA ETKİSİNDE KÜLTÜREL ADAPTASYONUN ROLÜ: YABANCI UYRUKLU AKADEMİSYENLER ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA*

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı birey-çevre uyumu, kültürel adaptasyon iş tatmini, yaşam tatmini ile işten ayrılma niyeti arasındaki doğrudan ve dolaylı ilişkileri ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Türkiye’deki kamu ve vakıf üniversitelerinde görev yapan 415 yabancı uyruklu akademisyene anket uygulanmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucu elde edilen bulgular birey-çevre uyumuyla kültürel adaptasyon, iş tatmini, yaşam tatmini ve işten ayrılma niyeti gibi çalışan tutumları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunduğu ve bu ilişkilerde kültürel adaptasyonun aracılık rolünün olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Son olarak, elde edilen bu sonuçlar konu ile ilgili literatürde yer alan çalışmalar bağlamında tartışılarak, gerek örgütler gerekse gelecekte yapılacak çalışmalar için bir takım öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Birey-Çevre Uyumu,Yabancı Uyruklu Akademisyen,Kültürel Adaptasyon,İş Tatmini,Yaşam Tatmini,İşten Ayrılma Niyeti

THE ROLE OF CROSS-CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ON THE INFLUENCE OF PERSON-ENVIRONMENT FIT TOWARDS JOB ATTITUDES: A STUDY ON SELF-INITIATED ACADEMIC EXPATRIATES

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the direct and indirect relationships between person-environment fit, cross-cultural adjustment, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and intention to leave. For this purpose, a questionnaire has been applied to 415 foreign academics working in public and foundation universities in Turkey. Findings obtained as a result of the analyses, it is concluded that there is a significant relationship between person-environment fit and employee attitudes such as cross-cultural adjustment, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, intention to leave and cross-cultural adjustment has a mediating effect on this relationship. Finally, these results were discussed in the context of the studies in the relevant literature and several suggestions were made for both organizations and future studies.

Keywords

• Person-Environment Fit,Self-Initiated Academic Expatriates,Cross-Cultural Adjustment,Job Satisfaction,Life Satisfaction,Intention to Leave

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