Tatminin Girişimciye Dönüşümü: Kültürel Sıkılık, Yaşam Tatmini ve Bireysel İktisadi Yönelimler

Filiz Bozagaç; Ömür Saltık; Süleyman Değirmen

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Transformation of Satisfaction into Entrepreneurship: Cultural Tightness, Life Satisfaction, and Individual Economic Orientations

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of organizational cultural tightness on individuals’ entrepreneurial orientation through the lenses of microeconomics and behavioral economics, with a focus on the mediating role of life satisfaction. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) on data from private sector employees in Türkiye, the findings reveal that cultural tightness positively influences proactiveness, innovativeness, risk-taking, and autonomy, while showing no significant effect on aggressive competitiveness. Life satisfaction serves as a partial mediator, enhancing forward-looking behaviors but promoting caution in autonomy and competitiveness. By integrating subjective well-being and cultural norms into economic decision-making, the study challenges classical utility maximization models. It underscores that entrepreneurship should be supported not only by economic incentives but also by organizational and policy measures that improve life quality.

Keywords

Tatminin Girişimciye Dönüşümü: Kültürel Sıkılık, Yaşam Tatmini ve Bireysel İktisadi Yönelimler

Öz

Bu çalışma, örgütsel kültürel sıkılığın bireylerin girişimcilik yönelimi üzerindeki etkisini mikro iktisat ve davranışsal iktisat çerçevesinde analiz etmekte; bu ilişkide yaşam tatmininin aracılık rolünü incelemektedir. Türkiye'deki özel sektör çalışanlarından elde edilen veriler doğrultusunda yapısal eşitlik modellemesi (YEM) ile test edilen teorik modelde, kültürel normların bireylerin ekonomik karar alma süreçlerine yön verdiği gösterilmiştir. Bulgular, kültürel sıkılığın özellikle ileriye etkililik, yenilikçilik, risk alma ve özerklik gibi girişimcilik bileşenlerini pozitif yönde etkilediğini ortaya koyarken; saldırgan rekabetçilik üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisinin olmadığını göstermektedir. Yaşam tatmininin aracılık rolü ise farklı düzeylerde ortaya çıkmaktadır. Yaşamdan duyulan memnuniyet, ileriye dönük planlama davranışlarını desteklemekte; özerklik ve saldırgan rekabetçilik gibi boyutlarda ise daha temkinli yaklaşımları teşvik etmektedir. Bu bulgular, klasik fayda maksimizasyonu yaklaşımının sınırlarını genişleterek, öznel iyilik hali, kültürel normlar ve psikososyal faktörlerin bireysel ekonomik davranışlar üzerindeki etkilerini göz önüne almaktadır. Araştırma, girişimciliğin yalnızca ekonomik teşviklerle değil, aynı zamanda yaşam kalitesini artıran organizasyonel ve politik uygulamalarla desteklenmesi gerektiğini vurgulamaktadır. Mikro iktisadi düzlemde, yaşam tatmini kültürel sıkılığın etkisini dönüştüren önemli bir kaldıraç olarak işlev görmekte, girişimsel davranışları şekillendirmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Etik Beyan

Toros Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Yayın Etiği Kurulu’ndan 24.02.2025/27 karar nolu yazılı izin alınmıştır.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

Türkçe

Konular

Uygulamalı Mikro Ekonometri , Girişimcilik , Örgüt Kültürü

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Filiz Bozagaç ^*
0000-0002-3764-0111
Türkiye

Ömür Saltık
0000-0001-8507-8971
Türkiye

Süleyman Değirmen
0000-0001-8750-652X
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

26 Haziran 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

24 Nisan 2025

Kabul Tarihi

16 Haziran 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA24RF66ZB

Kaynak Göster

RIS / Bibtex

APA

Bozagaç, F., Saltık, Ö., & Değirmen, S. (2025). Tatminin Girişimciye Dönüşümü: Kültürel Sıkılık, Yaşam Tatmini ve Bireysel İktisadi Yönelimler. Uluslararası Güncel Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 4(1), 54-64. https://izlik.org/JA24RF66ZB