Reassessing Innovative Work Behaviors during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impacts of Workplace Spirituality and Psychological Safety Perception

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 537 - 555, 31.07.2021

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https://doi.org/10.31592/aeusbed.736610

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Öz

Recent literature has shown the contributions of positivity in organizations, but less is known about the impact of spirituality and safety feelings as an extension of positive psychology on individuals’ innovative work behaviors. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, it is suggested that the conditions encouraging employees’ perceptions and attitudes as well as their innovative work behaviors (IWBs) have been changed. Based on the positive psychology approach, workplace spirituality and psychological safety are seen as important factors on employees’ IWBs. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the relationships among perceived workplace spirituality, psychological safety, and employees’ IWBs within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees working in different private sectors in Istanbul (N= 251) participated in the current research. The statistical analyses revealed that workplace spirituality contributed to employees’ innovative behaviors, and psychological safety fully mediated this relationship. Based on the findings, practical and conceptual implications of this study are discussed and future directions are presented.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Innovative work behaviors, workplace spirituality, psychological safety perception

COVID-19 Salgını Döneminde Yenilikçi İç Davranışlarına Yeniden Bakış: Algılanan İşyeri Maneviyatının ve Psikolojik Güvenliğin Etkileri

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Alanyazında yer alan çalışmalarda, pozitifliğin örgütlerdeki olumlu yansımalarına işaret edilmiş, ancak Pozitif Psikoloji’nin bir uzantısı olarak maneviyatın ve güvenlik hissinin yenilikçi iş davranışları (YİD) üzerindeki etkisi yeterince irdelenmemiştir. Bu araştırmada, işyeri maneviyatı, psikolojik güvenlik ve çalışanların yenilikçi iş davranışları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bununla birlikte, COVID-19 salgının gündeme geldiği örgütsel koşullarda, YİD’nı oluşturan koşulların ve süreç esnasında çalışanların işyerine ilişkin tutum ve algılarının da farklılık gösterebileceği öngörülmüştür. Bu nedenle, çalışmada ele alınan değişkenlerin günümüz koşulları içerisindeki çalışanların algı, tutum ve davranışları açısından incelenmesi çalışmanın alanyazına önemli katkılar sunabileceği düşünülmüştür. Bu bağlamda gerçekleştirilen araştırmaya, İstanbul'da farklı özel sektörlerde çalışan bireyler (N = 251) katılmıştır. İstatistiksel analizler neticesinde, işyeri maneviyatının çalışanların yenilikçi davranışlarına katkıda bulunduğu ve psikolojik güvenliğin bu ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolüne sahip olduğu bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca, bu sonuçların uygulamaya ve alanyazına yönelik katkıları değerlendirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Yenilikçi iş davranışları, İşyeri maneviyatı, Psikolojik güvenlik algısı

Kaynakça

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