The Role of Volunteering in the Relationship Between Altruism and Job Satisfaction: A Bibliometric Analysis

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In academic research, employee satisfaction remains a significant topic. Among these studies, the relationship between job satisfaction and altruism holds a prominent place. Research into this relationship shows considerable interest in the mediating relationship. The high number of studies demonstrating a close relationship between volunteerism and these two variables is noteworthy. Therefore, this study aims to systematically evaluate the intellectual structure and evolution of publications on the role of volunteerism in the context of the relationship between altruism and job satisfaction, using bibliometric analyses. Forty-nine peer-reviewed publications from 40 sources covering the period between 2003 and 2025 were included in the study. Bibliometric and VOS visualization tools were used to map the academic environment, and keyword trends, author, institutional, and country collaborations, and thematic clusters were analyzed. These studies, involving contributions from 161 authors, showed a high collaboration index of 28.57. The research appears to have a multidisciplinary design. In terms of geographical distribution, a regional clustering is observed, dominated by studies centered in the USA and China. When examining the prominent thematic clusters, it was found that the study was structured along three axes: (a) the psychological preconditions of volunteering within the framework of intrinsic motivation, (b) the relationship between altruism and volunteering and organizational well-being and job satisfaction, and (c) the prosocial-based socio-ethical dimension of volunteering. The conceptual network structure of the study concluded that volunteering is a variable that functions as a bridge between altruistic motivational processes and organizational well-being outcomes.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Volunteering
• Altruism
• Job Satisfaction
• Bibliometric Analysis

Özgecilik ve İş Tatmini Arasındaki İlişkide Gönüllülüğün Rolü: Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

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Akademik araştırmalarda, çalışan memnuniyeti önemli bir konu olmaya devam etmektedir. Bu çalışmaları arasında, iş tatmini ve özgecilik arasındaki ilişki önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. Bu ilişkiye yönelik çalışmalarda, aracılık ilişkisine büyük ilgi duyulmaktadır. Bu çalışmada gönüllülük olgusunun bu iki değişkenle yakından ilişkili olduğunu gösteren çalışmaların yoğunluğu nedeniyle, bibliyometrik analizler kullanarak özgecilik ve iş tatmini arasındaki ilişki bağlamında gönüllülüğün rolü konulu yayınların, entelektüel yapısı ve evriminin sistematik olarak değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. 2003-2025 yılları arasında çalışma konusunda 40 kaynaktan 49 hakemli yayın çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Akademik ortamı haritalamak için bibliyometrik ve VOS görüntüleme araçları kullanılmış, anahtar kelime eğilimleri, yazar, kurum ve ülke iş birlikleri ve tematik kümeler analiz edilmiştir. 161 yazarın katkılarını içeren bu çalışmalarda 28,57 gibi yüksek bir iş birliği endeksi bulunmuştur. Konunun çok disiplinli bir araştırma tasarımına sahip olduğu görünmektedir. Coğrafi dağılım açısından, ABD ve Çin merkezli çalışmaların hâkim olduğu bölgesel bir kümelenme olduğu görülmektedir. Öne çıkan tematik kümelere bakıldığında, (a) içsel motivasyon çerçevesinde gönüllülüğün psikolojik ön koşulları, (b) özgecilik ve gönüllülük ile örgütsel refah ve iş tatmini arasındaki ilişki ile (c) gönüllülüğün prososyal temelli sosyo-etik boyutu şeklinde, üç eksen boyunca yapılandırıldığı bulunmuştur. Çalışmanın kavramsal ağ yapısı, gönüllülüğün özgeciliğe dayalı motivasyon süreçleri ile örgütsel refah sonuçları arasında köprü işlevi gören bir değişken olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Gönüllülük
• Özgecilik
• Bibliyometrik Analiz
• İş Tatmini

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