Mavi Yakalı Çalışanların Sosyal Ağa ve Sosyal Sermayeye İhtiyacı Var Mı?

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 3, 1295 - 1312, 30.10.2023

Esra Çınar

https://doi.org/10.18074/ckuiibfd.1352216

Öz

Bu çalışmada, mavi yakalı çalışanlar üzerinde sendikaların nasıl bir rolü olduğu ve mavi yakalı çalışanlar için resmi olmayan öğrenme süreçlerinde sosyal ağların önemi kuramsal açıdan tartışılmıştır. Kuramsal açıklamalar çerçevesinde dört hipoteze ulaşılmıştır. Bu hipotezler şu şekildedir: Mavi yakalı çalışanlar, haklarının korunmasının yanı sıra sosyal ağlarını geliştirmek veya genişletmek amacıyla sendikal derneklere üye olmaktadır; mavi yakalı çalışanlar resmi öğrenme süreçleri yerine resmi olmayan öğrenme süreçlerini tercih edebilirler; mavi yakalı çalışanların meslektaşlarıyla etkileşimi daha kolay olduğundan, amirleri yerine meslektaşlarından destek almayı tercih ederler ve yüksek vasıflı mavi yakalı çalışanlar, kariyerlerine katkı sağlayacak öğrenme süreçlerine gönüllü olarak katılacaklardır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mavi yakalı çalışanlar, resmi olmayan öğrenme süreci, sosyal sermaye kuramı, sosyal ağ kuramı, sendikalar

Do blue-collar employees need social network and social capital?

Öz

In this study, the role of unions on blue-collar workers and the importance of social networks in informal learning processes for blue-collar workers are discussed theoretically. Four propositions are developed within the framework of social network and social capital theories. These propositions are as follows: Blue-collar employees become members of trade union associations not only to provide the protection of their rights but also to develop or extend their social networks; blue-collar employees may prefer informal learning processes rather than formal learning processes; as it is easier to interact with colleagues for blue-collar employees, they may prefer to get support from their colleagues rather than supervisors, and advanced-skilled blue-collar employees may voluntarily engage in learning processes that contribute to their careers.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Blue-collar workers, informal learning process, social capital theory, social network theory, trade unions

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