İnovasyon ve Entelektüel Sermayenin Firma Performansına Etkisinin Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi Yoluyla Araştırılması

Year 2025, Volume: 59 Issue: 4, 971 - 984, 08.10.2025

Nilüfer Yücedağ Erdinç

https://doi.org/10.51551/verimlilik.1768933

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, entelektüel sermaye ile inovasyonun firma performansına etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Entelektüel sermaye ilişkisel, insan ve yapısal sermaye alt boyutları ile inovasyon ise ürün, süreç, pazarlama ve organizasyonel inovasyon alt boyutları ile incelenmiştir.
Yöntem: Araştırmanın evrenini 2023 Aralık ayı itibariyle Mersin ilinde Ar&Ge faaliyetinde bulunan ilaç depoları oluşturmaktadır. Veriler anket yoluyla toplanmış il merkezinde faaliyet gösteren beş ilaç deposunda çalışan 400 kişiye ulaşılmış, 314 anket analiz edilmiştir. Bu sayı gerekli örneklem sayısını karşılamaktadır. Anket dört bölümden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma modeli YEM ve AMOS kullanılarak yapılan çoklu grup karşılaştırma analizi ile test edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Sonuçlar, entelektüel sermaye ve inovasyonun firma performansının önemli belirleyicileri olduğunu göstermektedir.
Özgünlük: İlaç depolarında ilişkisel sermaye ve süreç inovasyonu boyutlarının firma performansı üzerinde en yüksek etkiye sahip olduğu ortaya konulmuştur.

Keywords

Entelektüel Sermaye , Performans , İnovasyon , Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli

Investigating the Impact of Innovation and Intellectual Capital on Firm Performance Using Structural Equation Modeling

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the effect of intellectual capital and innovation on company performance. Intellectual capital is defined through its relational, human, and structural aspects, while innovation is explored across product, process, marketing, and organizational categories.
Methodology: The research population includes pharmaceutical warehouses involved in R&D activities in Mersin Province as of December 2023. Data was gathered through surveys with 400 questionnaires. Of these, 314 questionnaires were returned, representing five pharmaceutical warehouses, which meets the required sample size. The research model was tested using SEM and multi-group comparison analysis with AMOS.
Findings: The findings show that intellectual capital and innovation are key factors influencing company performance.
Originality: This study offers valuable insights for pharmaceutical warehouses, with the relational capital dimension and process innovation having the most significant impact on company performance.

Keywords

Intellectual Capital , Performance , İnnovation , Structural Equation Model

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