The Social and Cultural Determinants of Creating Meaning at Work: An Integrative Social Environment or a Diversified Organizational Culture Cover Image

İş Anlamlılığının Sosyal ve Kültürel Belirleyicileri: Bütünleştirici Bir Sosyal Çevre mi Sağlamalı, Çeşitlendirici Bir Kültür mü Oluşturmalı?
The Social and Cultural Determinants of Creating Meaning at Work: An Integrative Social Environment or a Diversified Organizational Culture

Author(s): Ipek Kocoglu, Eren Kılıç
Subject(s): Sociology of Culture, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: Work meaningfulness; Social integration; Cultural diversity; Social categorization and social identity theories; Categorization-elaboration model;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – This research aims to empirically examine the role of social integration and cultural diversity on perceived meaningfulness of work as rather neglected factors in analyzing how meaning of work is shaped. Design/methodology/approach – The sample of the study consists of 216 firms affiliated to Istanbul Chamber of Industry. Managers and senior employees who have been working in these firms for two years or more were included as key informants representing the firms. The research data collected from the employees through the survey method were subjected to validity and reliability analyses by using structural equation modeling in AMOS 21.0 program and hypotheses were tested using path analysis. Findings – According to the findings of the study, while social integration has positive relationship with positive meaning, meaning-making through work, and greater good motivations as meaningfulness dimensions, cultural diversity has negative relationship with positive meaning and meaning-making through work and surprisingly has positive relationship with greater good motivations.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 2912-2923
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish