The Mediator Effect of the Performance of Employees on the Motivation of Selfish Behavior

Year 2019, Volume: 22 Issue: 2, 853 - 866, 30.11.2019

İbrahim Durmuş

https://doi.org/10.29249/selcuksbmyd.589243

Abstract

In today's busy and different working environments, employees have
different behavioral characteristics. In this respect, selfish behaviors,
performances and motivations of employees are important and one of the factors
to be taken into consideration for their work. In previous studies, the effects
of motivation of employees on their performance were measured in general. In
addition, the previous studies did not find many studies measuring selfish
(self-centered) behaviors of employees. In this respect, unlike previous
studies, the effect of employees 'selfish behaviors on their motivation was
measured and the mediator effect of employees' performance was tried to be
revealed. In the results of the research, the selfish behaviors of the
employees had a negative and significant effect on their motivation. The
selfish behaviors of the employees also affected their performance negatively
and significantly. Employees' performances have a positive and significant
effect on their motivation. In addition, it was observed that the performances
of the employees had a full mediating effect on the motivation of selfish
behaviors. With these results, it is aimed to gain different perspectives to
the literature.

Keywords

Selfish Behavior of Employees, Employee Performance, Motivation of Employees

Çalışanların Bencillik Davranışlarının Motivasyonları Üzerindeki Etkisinde Performanslarının Aracı Etkisi

Abstract

Günümüz yoğun ve farklı çalışma ortamlarında çalışanlar farklı
davranış özelliklerine sahip olmaktadır. Bu açıdan çalışanların bencil
davranışları, performansları ve motivasyonları yaptıkları işler için önemli ve
dikkate alınması gereken faktörlerdendir. Daha evvel gerçekleştirilen
çalışmalarda genel olarak çalışanların motivasyonunun performansları üzerindeki
etkileri ölçülmüştür. Ayrıca önceki çalışmalarda çalışanların bencil (ben
merkezli) davranışlarını ölçen fazla bir çalışmaya rastlanılmamıştır. Bu açıdan
çalışmada daha önce gerçekleştirilen çalışmalardan farklı olarak çalışanların
bencil davranışlarının motivasyonları üzerindeki etkisi ölçülürken çalışanların
performansının aracı etkisi ortaya koyulmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırma
sonuçlarında çalışanların bencil davranışları motivasyonlarını negatif ve
anlamlı olarak etkilemiştir. Çalışanların bencil davranışları performanslarını
yine negatif ve anlamlı olarak etkilemiştir. Çalışanların performansları ise
motivasyonlarını pozitif ve anlamlı olarak etkilemiştir. Ek olarak çalışanların
bencil davranışlarının motivasyonları üzerindeki etkisinde performanslarının da
tam aracı etkiye sahip olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Bu sonuçlar ile literatüre
farklı bakış açıları kazandırılması amaçlanmaktadır.

Keywords

Çalışanların Bencil Davranışları, Çalışanların Performansı, Çalışanların Motivasyonları

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