ALGILANAN GÜÇLENDİRMENİN İŞGÖREN PERFORMANSI ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİ

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı akademisyenlerin güçlendirme algıları ve onların performansları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Araştırmanın verileri 13 kamu üniversitesinde görev yapan 403 akademisyenden toplanmış ve bu akademisyenler tesadüfi olarak belirlenmiştir. Yapılan faktör analizi sonuçları güçlendirmenin anlam-yetkinlik, özerklik ve etki olmak üzere üç faktörde toplandığını göstermektedir. İkinci aşamada ise güçlendirme algıları ve performans arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesinde çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılmış ve anlam-yetkinlik boyutunun, performansın en önemli belirleyicisi olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Algılanan Güçlendirme, Performans, Kamu Üniversiteleri

THE EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED EMPOWERMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

Öz

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between the empowerment perceptions of academicians and their performance. The research data were collected from 403 academicians in 13 state universities with a selfadministered questionnaire. In identifying the research participants, a random selection process was used. Factor analysis results showed that empowerment is composed of three factors, meaning-competence, self determination and impact. At the second phase of data analysis, the relationships between the empowerment perceptions and performance were analyzed with multiple regression analysis, one of the key findings of which was that dimensions of meaning-competence is a key determiner of performance

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Perceived empowerment, Performance, State universities

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