AMERİKA BİRLEŞİK DEVLETLERİ FİRMALARINDA İNSAN KAYNAKLARI YÖNETİMİ UYGULAMALARI, ORGANİZASYONEL İKLİM VE ORGANİZASYONEL YENİLİKÇİLİK DÜZEYİ

Öz

Bu araştırma İnsan Kaynakları yönetimi İKY uygulamalarının ve örgütsel iklimin firma yenilikçilik düzeyi üzerine etkilerinin araştırılması amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma Amerika’da eğitim kurumlarında çalışan 546 kişiye yönelik yapılmıştır. İlk olarak İKY yönetimi uygulamaları incelenmiş ve yedi faktör belirlenmiştir. Bunlar; i davranış ve tutumlar işe alma- seçme ii ekip çalışması iii profesyonel gelişim ve eğitim iv yazılı politikalar ve dokümantasyon v çapraz fonksiyonel eğitim vi performans değerleme ve ödüllendirme vii geribildirim feedback değişkenleri ile incelenmiştir. İkinci olarak organizasyonel iklim incelenmiş ve beş faktör belirlenmiştir. Bunlar; i yönetimin yenilikleri desteklemesi ii iş yükü düzeyi iii organizasyonel engellerin düzeyi iv çalışanlar arası uyum ve v kurumsal etik değişkenleri ile incelenmiştir. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgular, İKY uygulamalarının ve organizasyonel iklimin, organizasyonel yenilikçiliği olumlu etkilediği yönündedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi Uygulamaları, Organizasyonel İklim, Organizasyonel Yenilikçilik Düzeyi, Amerikan Şirketleri

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIVENESS LEVEL IN US FIRMS

Öz

This study aims to explore the influence of Human Resource Management HRM activities and organizational climate on corporate innovativeness level in United States of America. The data is collected through interviews from 546 employees in US. The study first examines the relative influence of seven HRM activities of i behavior and attitudes in recruitment and selection ii teamwork iii extensive training, iv written policies, v training in multiple functions vi performance appraisal and incentives, vii feedback on innovativeness level. Secondly, the influence of five factors relating to organizational climate are examined. The second group factors are i support for innovation, ii workload pressure, iii cohesion, iv organizational boundaries and v organizational ethics. The paper presents the influence of the two groups of factors on corporate innovativeness level

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Human Resource Management Practices, Organizational Climate Organizational Innovativeness Level, US Firms

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