SCALE FOR DETERMINING THE VIRTUAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL OF AN ENTERPRISE

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 12 Sayı: Özel Sayı, 84 - 105, 31.12.2024

Meriç Esat Bebitoğlu

https://doi.org/10.52122/nisantasisbd.1473005

Öz

The soaring rise of the information age, the postmodern management approach, the instantaneous state of the era, the speed, and the processing of big data with different methods, and the compulsory of being socially distanced under the conditions of the new normal have granted vital importance to virtualization. The study aims to propose a scale that will determine the virtual management levels of enterprises by transforming traditional management functions into virtual management functions with the contribution of four features: adaptability-flexibility, teamwork, communications-leadership, and strategic vision. In the study, which was conducted with the participation of 265 people working in 45 different sectors and approved by the ethics committee, 4 main features were confirmed by factor analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the validity of the four-factor structure obtained by exploratory factor analysis.

Anahtar Kelimeler

virtual management, digital management, remote working, teamwork, strategy

Etik Beyan

ethics comittee report is attached.

Destekleyen Kurum

NA

Proje Numarası

YOk

Teşekkür

NA

BİR İŞLETMENİN SANAL YÖNETİM DÜZEYİNİ BELİRLEME ÖLÇEĞİ

Öz

Bilgi çağının hızlı yükselişi, postmodern yönetim anlayışı, çağın anlık hali, büyük verinin hızlı ve farklı yöntemlerle işlenmesi ve yeni normal koşullarında sosyal mesafe zorunluluğu, sanallığa yaşamsal önem kazandırmıştır. Bu çalışma, geleneksel yönetim işlevlerinin uyum sağlama-esneklik, ekip çalışması, iletişim-liderlik ve stratejik vizyon özelliklerinin katkısıyla sanal yönetim işlevlerine dönüşeceği öngörüsü uyarınca işletmelerin sanal yönetim düzeylerini belirleyecek bir ölçek önermeyi amaçlamaktadır. 45 farklı sektörde çalışan 265 kişinin katılımıyla gerçekleştirilen, etik kurul onayı bulunan, araştırmada 4 temel özellik faktör analizi ile doğrulanmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi ile elde edilen dört faktörlü yapının geçerliliği, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile test edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

: sanal yönetim, dijital yönetim, uzaktan çalışma, takım çalışması, yeni normal

Etik Beyan

Etik kurul Raporu eklenmiştir.

Destekleyen Kurum

Yok.

Proje Numarası

YOk

Teşekkür

Yok.

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