THE ASSOCIATES OF MANAGER RELATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTICES AND AUTONOMY WITH EMPLOYEE INNOVATIVENESS AND THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: EVIDENCE FROM INNOVATIVE FIRMS IN TURKEY

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Çalışanlarda yenilikçilik kavramı literatürde yüksek performanslı ve yenilikçi örgütleri inceleyen çok sayıda çalışmada ele alınmış olan bir kavram olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır.  Konu ile ilgili literatürde, çalışanlarda yenilikçiliğin daha çok destekleyici yönetim, etkin ve tatmin edici insane kaynakları yönetimi uygulamaları, iş otonomisi ve destekleyici örgüt kültürü kavramları ile ilişkilendirilmekte olduğu görülmektedir. Bu çalışma, örgütlerde yenilikçilik konusu çerçevesinde, söz konusu yönetici ilişkileri, insan kaynakları uygulamaları ve işyerindeki otonomiye ilişkin algıların çalışanlardaki yenilikçi davranışlarla ilişkili olabileceği ve algılanan yenilikçi-destekleyici tarzdaki örgüt kültürünün bu ilişkiler üzerinde düzenleyi role sahip olabileceği varsayımı üzerinde odaklanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, Türkiye’de farklı sektörlerde yer alan ve yüksek performanslı ve yenilikçi kurumlar olarak tanımlanmış olan 12 firmada bir araştırma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Uygulanan anket çalışmasına 235 alt ve orta kademe yönetici katılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS ve LISREL programları kullanılarak  analize tabi tutulmuş, Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) ve Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi ile değişkenlere ilişkin ölçümlemeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara gore, algılanan yenilikçi-destekleyici örgüt kültürünün destekleyici yönetici ilişkileri, insan kaynakları uygulamaları ve otonominin çalışanlarda yenilikçi davranışlar üzerindeki etkisini güçlendirdiği ve düzenleyici değişken rolünün anlamlı olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Innovativeness, Supportive manager relations, Human resources practices, Autonomy, Organizational culture, Innovative firms

THE ASSOCIATES OF MANAGER RELATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTICES AND AUTONOMY WITH EMPLOYEE INNOVATIVENESS AND THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: EVIDENCE FROM INNOVATIVE FIRMS IN TURKEY

Öz

Çalışanlarda yenilikçilik kavramı literatürde yüksek performanslı ve yenilikçi örgütleri inceleyen çok sayıda çalışmada ele alınmış olan bir kavram olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır.Konu ile ilgili literatürde, çalışanlarda yenilikçiliğin daha çok destekleyici yönetim, etkin ve tatmin edici insane kaynakları yönetimi uygulamaları, iş otonomisi ve destekleyici örgüt kültürü kavramları ile ilişkilendirilmekte olduğu görülmektedir. Bu çalışma, örgütlerde yenilikçilik konusu çerçevesinde, söz konusu yönetici ilişkileri, insan kaynakları uygulamaları ve işyerindeki otonomiye ilişkin algıların çalışanlardaki yenilikçi davranışlarla ilişkili olabileceği ve algılanan yenilikçi-destekleyici tarzdaki örgüt kültürünün bu ilişkiler üzerinde düzenleyi role sahip olabileceği varsayımı üzerinde odaklanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, Türkiye’de farklı sektörlerde yer alan ve yüksek performanslı ve yenilikçi kurumlar olarak tanımlanmış olan 12 firmada bir araştırma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Uygulanan anket çalışmasına 235 alt ve orta kademe yönetici katılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS ve LISREL programları kullanılarak analize tabi tutulmuş, Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) ve Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi ile değişkenlere ilişkin ölçümlemeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara gore, algılanan yenilikçi-destekleyici örgüt kültürünün destekleyici yönetici ilişkileri, insan kaynakları uygulamaları ve otonominin çalışanlarda yenilikçi davranışlar üzerindeki etkisini güçlendirdiği ve düzenleyici değişken rolünün anlamlı olduğu belirlenmiştir

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yenilikçilik, Destekleyici yönetici ilişkileri, İnsan kaynakları uygulamaları, Otonomi, Örgüt kültürü, Yenilikçi firmalar

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