The Effect of Employee Empowerment on Entrepreneurship in Education Management: Mediation Role of Organizational Culture

Yıl 2018, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1, 19 - 27, 31.05.2018

Ahmet Cezmi Savaş , Ali Almas

Öz

In this study, the relationship between the
empowerment activities applied to employees in education, and entrepreneurship
and the mediation role of organizational culture in this relationship are
examined. In line with this, the research is a descriptive study in the
relational screening model. For this purpose, entrepreneurship and
organizational culture are discussed in four dimensions, and employee
empowerment in five dimensions. The study was conducted by using a Likert-type
questionnaire for 222 educators in 22 schools (192 teachers, 22 principals and
8 assistant principals) in Gaziantep. Employee empowerment, entrepreneurship
and organizational culture scales were used to gather data. The correlation and
multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. As a result of the
research, a relationship between the dimensions was found to be significant and
positive in the correlation analysis which was conducted to determine the
relationship between the sub-dimensions of the scales of employee empowerment,
entrepreneurship and organizational culture. According to the results in
regression analysis; it was determined that organizational culture level is the
sub-predictor in the prediction of entrepreneurship of employee empowerment in
education employees, solutions were presented on the subject.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Employee empowerment, entrepreneurship, organizational culture, mediation

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