UZAKTAN ÇALIŞMADA YÖNETSEL GÜÇ: BİLGİ İLETİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİ ARACILI İLETİŞİMİN ROLÜ

Öz

Uzaktan çalışmanın hızlı biçimde yaygınlaşması, örgütlerin dijital olarak aracılanmış iletişime olan bağımlılığını artırmış ve yönetsel gücün nasıl işlediğini dönüştürmüştür. Bu nitel çalışma, uzaktan çalışmanın yönetsel gücü iletişim üzerinden nasıl yeniden yapılandırdığını incelemektedir. French ve Raven’ın sosyal güç temellerine dayanan araştırmada, dijital platformlar aracılığıyla ekip yöneten, farklı sektör ve hiyerarşik düzeylerden 13 yöneticiyle yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Bulgular, fiziksel varlık ve doğrudan denetime dayalı güç biçimlerinin zayıfladığını; buna karşılık bilgi paylaşımı, güven inşası, açıklayıcı iletişim ve uyumlu etkileşim yoluyla kullanılan uzmanlık, referans ve ilişkisel gücün güçlendiğini göstermektedir. Yönetsel güç, dijital etkileşimle şekillenen dinamik ve iletişim merkezli bir süreç olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yönetsel Güç
• Uzaktan Çalışma
• Bilgisayar Destekli İletişim
• Güç Kaynakları

MANAGERIAL POWER IN REMOTE WORK: THE ROLE OF ICT-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION

Öz

The rapid growth of remote work has increased organizations’ reliance on digitally mediated communication, reshaping how managerial power operates. This qualitative study examines how remote work reconfigures managerial power through communication. Drawing on French and Raven’s bases of social power, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 managers from different sectors and hierarchical levels who managed teams via digital platforms. Findings show that remote work weakens power based on physical presence and direct supervision while strengthening expert, referent, and relational power enacted through information sharing, trust-building, explanatory communication and adaptive interaction. Managerial power emerges as a dynamic, communication-centered process shaped by digital interaction.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Managerial Power
• Remote Work
• Computer Mediated Communication
• Power Sources

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