| Makale Bilgileri |
| Dergi: |
Business and Economics Research Journal |
| Makalenin Başlığı: |
Antecedents of Opportunity at Work: Evidence from White-Collar Employees in Turkey |
| Yazar(lar): |
Elif Çiçekli, Hayat Kabasakal |
| Cilt: |
7 |
| Sayı: |
2 |
| Yıl: |
2016 |
| Sayfa: |
115-134 |
| ISSN: |
1309-2448 |
| DOI Numarası: |
10.20409/berj.2016217499 |
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| Öz |
| Opportunities provided to employees at work facilitate important organizational outcomes. Although opportunity at work is a significant topic of research, antecedents of opportunity are under-explored. The study aims to analyze the relationships between opportunity at work and possible antecedents of opportunity, i.e. different types of leadership and high performance work practices. For this purpose, factor analyses and hierarchical multiple regression analyses are carried out using data from 550 white-collar employees. The results of analyses show that opportunity at work is explained with reference to three factors: Promotion, development, and recognition opportunities. Transactional, transformational, and participative leadership create at least one type of opportunity for employees. High performance work practices (HPWPs) predict development and promotion opportunity for employees working in different industries. The study fills a gap in the literature by exploring antecedents of opportunity at work, with important implications for both research and practice. Managers are advised to adopt the characteristics of transactional, transformational, and participative leadership in order to create opportunities for their subordinates. Moreover, organizations are recommended to employ HPWPs to create opportunities for their employees. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler: |
Promotion Opportunity, Development Opportunity, Recognition Opportunity, High Performance Work Practices, Leadership |
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| JEL Sınıflandırması: |
M51, M53, M54 |
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