Browsing by Author "Elci, Meral"

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ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF ANTECEDENTS OF TURNOVER INTENTION ACCORDING TO GENERATIONS
(Future Acad, 2019) Şener, İrge; Karabay, Melisa Erdilek; Seiler, Irge; Elci, Meral; Ensari, Sebnem; 21583; İşletme
There are many predictors that determine the turnover intention of employees. Among these predictors, mobbing behaviour can be disruptive in the workplace since workplace deviance is a matter which most organizations wrestle today. Organizational commitment is an important variant for employees to achieve organizational success whereas ethical climate is the picture of an organization which demonstrates its' moral philosophy. This study examines the main effects of ethical climate, mobbing, and organizational commitment in predicting turnover intention among the sample of 166 employees, working in a municipality, particularly in Istanbul province, Turkey. The findings indicate that mobbing affect turnover intention positively, while ethical climate has no effect in estimating turnover intention. Study results also suggest that commitment (continuance and affective) is also found to be negatively related to turnover intention of employees. In addition, for Generation-X members, continuance commitment and for Generation-Y members, affective commitment has a significant effect on turnover intention. (C) 2019 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org .UK
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Does workplace envy always have detrimental consequences in organizations? A study of public and private sector employees
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2022) Sener, Irge; Şener, İrge; Karabay, Melisa Erdilek; Elci, Meral; Erman, Halil; 21583; İşletme
Purpose Based on the situational approach for envy, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of two-dimensional workplace envy (being envied and envying others) on the task and contextual performance of employees working in either private or public sector organizations. Design/methodology/approach This study was conducted on survey data collected from 988 private sector employees and 530 employees from the public sector employed in Istanbul. Following a quantitative empirical design, structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses. Findings The study results revealed that envying-others dimension has a significant negative effect on both task performance and contextual performance. In addition, the findings indicate more envious feelings of private sector employees than public sector employees. For public sector employees, male participants were found to envy others more than females. Research limitations/implications In addition to the contributions, this study has its limitations. First, although the study was carried out with a comprehensive sample, it is limited to the views of 1,518 employees in Istanbul and is a cross-sectional study. Also, employee performance is evaluated through self-reporting, which forms another limitation; it could have been more reliable for the supervisors to assess their subordinates' performance. Practical implications Apart from scholars, our findings have implications for practitioners. Feelings such as envy that comes with a sense of competition can create an environment that stimulates people, motivates them to work, can make them productive and can also cause an ultimately destructive situation. This makes it critical to manage envy in the workplace. Though there may be facilitators behind it, one crucial factor that fuels envy in the workplace is the lack of fair human resources policies and systems. Still, human resources management is undeveloped in most public organizations. With effective human resources management, there may be some roadmaps for managers to dissolve conflicts arising from envy. First, it is imperative to have systems that will separate the employee from the others, which everyone will accept, strengthening the feelings of justice among employees. Envy often occurs following a social comparison. Management can implement an incentive system that supports employee collaboration and avoid nepotism. Especially in private organizations where the competition is more among employees, managers should give more attention to understand their subordinates' feelings. The managers' attention to expressing their feelings toward their subordinates could establish an equal distance within the workplace. In this sense, language selection is critical, and managers should be mindful of linguistic triggers. Managers should not avoid giving both positive and negative feedback to their employees. Unwarranted and unsystematic reward and/or punishment systems, made with the good intentions of increasing competition, can trigger envy. Finally, managers should implement an open-door policy and open communication that will encourage all team members to be transparent to each other. Originality/value The study was based on a rationale that envy has detrimental workplace outcomes that lead to low task and contextual performance. Although there exists a recent interest for examining the relation between workplace envy and employee performance, based on being envied and envying others dimensions, these studies are limited. This study focuses on these dimensions and performance relations, and it also provides a comparative outlook for public and private sector employees in Turkey in terms of workplace envy.
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The Effects of Organizational Justice and Ethical Climate on Perceived Work Related Stress
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014) Sert, Arzu; Şener, İrge; Elci, Meral; Uslu, Tanyeri; Sener, Irge; 21583; İşletme
Stress leads to negative consequences for employees and organizations. Therefore, understanding the relation of stress with other variables is important. This paper examines the relationship between organizational justice, ethical climate and perceived work Related Stress. According to the findings from 915 employees, there exists a significant negative relationship between distributional and procedural justice and work related stress. In addition, ethical climate also has a negative effect on work related stress. With this study, it can be inferred that development of ethical climate and organizational justice within the organizations help to decrease the work related stress of employees. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).
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The effects of paternalistic leadership on task performance: testing a moderated mediation model in turkish organizations*
(Nomos verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Co Kg, 2021) Cetin, Fatih; Şener, İrge; Karabay, Melisa Erdilek; Sener, Irge; Elci, Meral; 21583; İşletme
Drawing on the findings from a serial moderated mediation model, this study aims to expand prior research by investigating the interaction between paternalist leadership and employee task performance. Study also aims to test the indirect effects of perceived person-organization fit and psychological ownership on the relationship between paternalistic leadership and employee task performance, through serial mediation models. Furthermore, the moderating role of organizational size in direct and all indirect relations between paternalistic leadership and task performance, through five different models is tested. Sample consists of 1,652 employees from various industries in Istanbul, Turkey. Hypothesized relationships were tested through structural equation modelling. The findings demonstrated the significant positive direct relationship between paternalistic leadership and employee task performance. Psychological ownership mediated the relationship of paternalistic leadership and task performance while person-organization fit had no mediating effect. Practical implications and further recommendations are also discussed.
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The Impact of Ethical Leadership and Leadership Effectiveness On Employees' Turnover Intention: the Mediating Role of Work Related Stress
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2012) Elci, Meral; Şener, İrge; Sener, Irge; Aksoy, Seval; Alpkan, Lutfihak; 21583; İşletme
Having significant effects on organizational performance, the determinants of employee turnover has been studied extensively. One of the important antecedents of turnover intention of employees is leadership and work related stress. With this study it was intended to understand the effects of ethical leadership and leadership effectiveness on employees' turnover intentions. Work related stress is examined as a mediator of the relationship among ethical leadership, leader effectiveness and turnover intention. Using a sample of 1093 employees in 70 firms operating in nine different industries, it was found out that while ethical leadership and leadership effectiveness negatively affects turnover intention of employees, work related stress has a positive effect on employees's turnover intentions. In addition, work related stress occur to be a mediator variable for the proposed relations.
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The Impact Of Morality and Religiosity of Employees On Their Hardworking Behavior
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2011) Elci, Meral; Şener, İrge; Sener, Irge; Alpkan, Lutfihak; 21583; İşletme
Hardworking behaviour, one of the significant dimensions of work ethic, is among the most anticipated behaviours of employees working at all organizations. However, the research on the relation of hardworking with other variables is limited. In this study, it was intended to examine the influence of morality and religiosity on employees' hardworking behaviours. For this purpose, the data (N=715) were collected from the employees working in manufacturing, service and trade organizations located in Istanbul, Ankara and Kocaeli. Findings of this research indicate that morality and religiosity are factors that both have positive impact on hardworking behaviour. In addition, it was found out that hardworking, religiosity and morality differs according to gender, marital status and education level of participants. It is suggested that this study will contribute to the literature with its findings on the relation of morality, religiosity and hardworking behaviour. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility 7th International Strategic Management Conference
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The Mediating Role of Mobbing on the Relationship between Organizational Silence and Turnover Intention
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014) Elci, Meral; Şener, İrge; Erdilek, Melisa Karabay; Alpkan, Lutfihak; Sener, Irge; 21583; İşletme
This paper examines the effect of organizational silence and mobbing on turnover intention of 1794 employees, who are employed in 39 different companies. The findings of the study indicate a significant positive effect of both organizational silence and mobbing on employees' turnover intention, besides according to the results there exist a positive significant effect of organizational silence on mobbing. In addition, the findings demonstrate a partial mediation effect of mobbing on organizational silence and turnover intention relationship. Since organizational silence and mobbing is a relatively new phenomenon for Turkish organizations, the results of this study contribute to the literature by creating awareness about the topic not only for scholars but also for the executives as well. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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The mediating role of trust in leader in the relations of ethical leadership and distributive justice on internal whistleblowing: a study on Turkish banking sector
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2021) Alpkan, Lutfihak; Şener, İrge; Karabay, Melisa; Sener, Irge; Elci, Meral; Yildiz, Bora; 21583; İşletme
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the effect of perceived ethical leadership and perceived distributive justice on internal whistleblowing intention through trust in leader as a mediator. Design/methodology/approach Following an empirical design, data were collected from 1,296 employees of Turkish financial institutions, located in Istanbul. To test four hypotheses structural equation modelling was applied. Findings Results reveal that trust in a leader fully mediates the positive effects of both ethical leadership and distributive justice on the internal whistleblowing intention. Originality/value This study enhances the understanding of the ethical leadership perception and distributive justice affecting the internal whistleblowing intention in Turkey that is a developing country. Although numerous studies on whistleblowing have been conducted, this study's originality and contribution lay in the examination of trust in the leader as a missing link between the direct relations.