PSİKOLOJİK GÜÇLENDİRMENİN İŞ TATMİNİNE ETKİSİNDE ÖRGÜTSEL BAĞLILIĞIN ARACILIK ROLÜ

Year 2012, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 48 - 76, 01.12.2012

Abdullah Çalışkan , Köksal Hazır

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı psikolojik güçlendirmenin dört boyutunun, çalışanların iş tatminine etkisi ve bu etkide örgütsel bağlılığın aracılık rolünün tespit edilmesidir. Söz konusu değişkenler arasındaki ilişki; faktör analizi, regresyon analizi ve sobel testleri gibi istatistiksel yöntemler ile analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmada Ankara ilinde faaliyet gösteren ve elektronik haberleşme sektöründe yer alan özel işletmeler ele alınmıştır. Bu konuda hazırlanan anket formu ile 476 çalışandan toplanan veriler kullanılarak çalışmada yer alan değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, psikolojik güçlendirmenin dört boyutununda iş tatminini olumlu yönde etkilediği ve örgütsel bağlılığın bu ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolünün olduğu belirlenmiştir

Keywords

Psikolojik Güçlendirme, İş Tatmini, Örgütsel Bağlılık, Aracılık Etkisi

The Effect of Psychological Empowerment on Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of psychological empowerment on the employees’ job satisfactions and the mediating role of organizational commitment on this effect. The relationship between the aforementioned variables is analyzed by using a set of statistical techniques, i.e., factor analysis, regression analysis, and sobel tests. The data used in the analysis is obtained through questionnaires filled out by 476 employees of the private firms in the electronic communiciation sector in Ankara. The results of the analysis indicate that psychological empowerment affects job satisfaction positively and organizational commitment has a partial mediating role in that effect

Keywords

Psychological Empowerment, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment

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