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Board Composition and Gender Diversity: Comparison of Turkish and Nigerian Listed Companies
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014) Sener, Irge; Şener, İrge; Karaye, Abubakar Balarabe; 21583; İşletme
The research related with board of directors is an important research stream. One of the most noteworthy dimensions related with board composition is board gender diversity. Although, many research is undertaken in developed countries related with board gender diversity, related research is still at infancy in developing and emerging market economies. This study aims to contribute to the literature by comparison of important board composition dimensions, that are board gender diversity, presence of independent directors and board size between Turkey and Nigeria. The findings indicate no statistically significant difference between the two countries in terms of board gender diversity and underrepresentation of female directors. According to the research findings, the underrepresentation of female directors is more obvious in Turkey. On the other hand, there exists statistically significant difference in terms of board size and presence of independent board members among the two countries. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Board Composition and Organizational Performance: Environmental Characteristics Matter
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2011) Sener, Irge; Şener, İrge; Varoglu, Abdulkadir; Aren, Selim; 21583; İşletme
Concern for board of directors considerably increased with the recent developments in the corporate governance field. Despite that extensive research was conducted, the understanding of the board and its effects is still limited. This is mainly because that the majority of the corporate governance research focused mostly on the direct relation of board characteristics with organizational outcomes, and neglected the effect of intervening variables, leading to inconclusive research findings. Deriving on this limitation, in this study, the effect of board composition on organizational performance was investigated for different environmental conditions, which are measured in terms of munificence and dynamism of the industry in which the organizations operate and product complexity of the organizations. In addition, the moderating effects of these dimensions of organizational task environments on the relationship between board composition and organizational performance were also addressed. Building on resource dependence theory, it is suggested that under different environmental conditions, different compositions of boards will positively influence organizational performance. Based on the data from 80 companies which shares are publicly traded in Istanbul Stock Exchange, the findings indicate that the effect of board composition on organizational performance vary among different environmental conditions. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility 7th International Strategic Management Conference
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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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Entry Barriers to the Nanotechnology Industry In Turkey
(Igi Global, 2010) Aydogan-Duda, Neslihan; Şener, İrge; Sener, Irge; 21583; İşletme
Nanotechnology is the science that focuses on the control of matter at the atomic scale. It has the potential to create many new materials and devices with wide-ranging applications, such as in medicine, electronics and energy production. There are many entry barriers which can affect nanotechnology penetration in developing and emerging nations. This chapter discusses such barriers for Turkey. Despite about 10 universities having nanotechnology programs, the number of nanotechnology firms in the country is still low. Using combinations of interviews, surveys and literature, these issues that continue to stall the commercialization of discoveries in Turkey are examined.
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Ethical Climate as a Mediator between Employees' Organizational Silence Behaviors and their Trust in Leader: An Empirical Research on Insurance Sector Employees
(Ardabil industrial Management inst, 2018) Karabay, Melisa E.; Şener, İrge; Sener, Irge; Tezergil, Seher A.; 21583; İşletme
Leaders play a major role in determining effectiveness across all organizational levels compromising (individual, team and units through their ability of ensuring trust among their subordinates and co-workers). In this study, the effect of trust in leader on employees' organizational silence behavior and ethical climate as a mediating role was investigated. In order to measure the impact of the perceptions of employees' trust in their leaders on their silence behavior particularly on defensive, acquiescent, and pro-social silence, a survey was conducted among 811 employees working in various insurance companies in Istanbul, Turkey. To test the hypotheses, hierarchical regression technique was used. According to the findings, trust in leader negatively affected silence intentions of employees. Furthermore, the findings presented a supporting evidence of the full mediating effect of ethical climate for the relation between trust in leader and overall organizational silence, and acquiescent and pro-social silence behavior. However, findings revealed that ethical climate had a partial mediating effect on the relation between trust in leader and defensive silence behavior of employees. (C) AIMI Journals
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Historical Development of Foundation Universities From Organizational Ecology Perspective
(Tuba-turkish Acad Sciences, 2024) Sener, Irge; Karapolatgil, Ahmet Anil
In this study, the diversification and spread of Foundation Universities, which have been providing higher education for nearly 40 years in our country, T & uuml;rkiye has been examined descriptively within the frame of organizational ecology theory. The qualifications of the founding foundations of the 74 Foundation Universities, which are continuing education since the first Foundation University started education in 1984, have been examined in the historical process until 2022 yearend. It has been evaluated that the conditions of the period in which the Universities were founded caused their diversification; and five different periods were determined according to the foundation dates of the Foundation Universities. While the increase in the number of Foundation Universities was low in some periods, it was determined that there was a high increase in other periods. In addition, according to the characteristics of the Founding Foundations, a classification was made for Foundation Universities under six different categories as; "educator", "investor", "medical education focus", "collective organization", "public nature" and "association". Currently, investor category universities outnumber those in other categories. Another issue identified in the study is that the Founding Foundations tend to preserve the imprinting of their qualifications. In addition, in line with the stagnation in the number of newly opened Foundation Universities in recent years, it has been evaluated that the number of Foundation Universities in metropolitan cities has reached saturation. However, it is considered likely that Foundation Universities with different imprinting characteristics will be established in the future.
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Industry 4.0 Readiness of SMEs: Active Participants or Silent Audience of the Revolution?
(Sosyoekonomi Soc, 2023) Karapolatgil, Ahmet Anil; Şener, İrge; Sener, Irge; 21583; İşletme
Nowadays, the technological consequences of the Fourth Industrial Revolution affect all organisations. However, the current reactions of SMEs have yet to be explored. For this reason, this study focused on the actual status of SMEs and aimed to determine their readiness and awareness of Industry 4.0 technologies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 44 SME managers operating in Ankara, constituting the study sample. Research findings were examined within the scope of 3 main themes determined by content analysis. In this context, it has been concluded that SMEs in the sample have low awareness of Industry 4.0, and their readiness needs to be improved.
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Rules of the Game: Strategy in Football Industry
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015) Şener, İrge; Sener, Irge; Karapolatgil, Ahmet Anil; 21583; İşletme
Being one of the most popular sport industry in the world, football attracted interest not only for being a globalized sport and its impact on national identities, but also due to generation of high revenue from matchday, broadcast and commercial sources. With this study, strategic groups among the 50 global football club brands, based on these revenue is identified and the common main strategies of the groups are analyzed. Although many research is undertaken about strategic groups in various industries, similar research in sports industry is still at infancy. The findings indicate three different strategic groups, with member clubs of each group following similar strategies. In addition, brand value forms mobility barriers among strategic groups. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Strategic Responses of Top Managers to Environmental Uncertainty
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2012) Şener, İrge; Sener, Irge; 21583; İşletme
Managerial perceptions of their organizational environments in terms of environmental uncertainty form the basis of organizational strategies. In this study, it is aimed to determine the organizational strategies, developed in response to perceptions of environmental uncertainty measured by three dimensions, which are environmental dynamism, environmental complexity and environmental munificence. Interviews with 16 top-managers were conducted. The findings of the research demonstrate that top management's perceptions of environmental uncertainty have an impact on their companies' strategic orientations. Although most of the strategies were developed based on the perceptions of environmental munificence, mainly scarcity; only managers perceiving environmental dynamism and environmental complexity tend to form strategic alliances.
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Sustainability Reports Disclosures: Who are the Most Salient Stakeholders?
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016) Şener, İrge; Sener, Irge; Varoglu, Abdulkadir; Karapolatgil, Ahmet Anil; 21583; İşletme
Due to the importance of stakeholders for the sustainability of the companies, there exists a research interest to identify the important stakeholders. With this study, most salient and other groups of stakeholders were identified based on a content analysis of sustainability reports of 78 large-scale companies. Although many researches are undertaken in developed countries based on sustainability reports that are popular tools for information disclosure for the companies, similar research in developing countries is still at infancy. The findings of the study indicate shareholders and government to be the most salient stakeholders regardless of industry difference. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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The effect of knowledge economy on organizational environments: do the governance mechanisms differ according to ınstitutional and technical environments?
(int Business information Management Assoc-ibima, 2009) Sener, Irge; Şener, İrge; 21583; İşletme
Technological developments result in important changes for organizations and their environment. The most remarkable change in the organizational field is the widespread usage of Internet, a new information and communication technology (ICT). The changes depending on Internet, affect organizational structures, since they are designed compatible to the communication needs dependent on the technology. In some cases, however, the communication technologies can be developed in consistence with the organizational structure. This indicates that, when ICTs are taken into consideration, it occurs that there is no clear distinction between technical and institutional organizational environments. The ICTs dependent on Internet is both a legitimacy source for the organizations and an efficiency tool. Accordingly, in this study it is considered that the technical and institutional environments are interpenetrated and different types of governance mechanisms result due to the varying effects of the environmental pressures. Testable propositions are developed for different types of environments.
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The Effect of Organizational Culture On Organizational Image and Identity: Evidence From A Pharmaceutical Company
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2013) Şener, İrge; Bingol, Dursun; Sener, Irge; Cevik, Emin; 21583; İşletme
Every organization has its own distinct organizational culture that is fundamental for organizational identity of employees and the perceptions of organizational image. In this study, it is aimed to understand the relations of organizational culture, identity and image within a regional office of a pharmaceutical company. Three different surveys, each focusing on a different dimension, are conducted with all of the 10 managers of the regional office, 30 employees and 85 customers of the company. The findings of the research demonstrate the presence of a hierarchy culture, moderate level of organizational identity for employees and image perceptions based on R&D for the employees and brand for the customers. In the light of the findings, it is evaluated that there exists a need for change of the present organizational culture.
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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.