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The Relationship between Proactive Personality, Innovation, Opportunity Focus, Risk Taking and Job Satisfaction: A Field Study

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 454 - 468, 30.05.2025

Mustafa Tuncer Okumuş , İsmail Bakan

https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.1564957

Abstract

Proactive personality, innovativeness, opportunity focus, risk-taking, and job satisfaction are the research factors in this study on tradespeople and artisans. The study was conducted with 555 enterprises operating in Kahramanmaraş. Firstly, reliability and normality findings were examined. Correlation analysis was performed to ascertain the strength and direction of the association between the research variables. An analysis of regression was used to test the hypotheses. It was noted that every theory has been verified. The research data analysis showed that a proactive personality positively affects innovativeness, opportunity focus, and risk-taking. Afterward, it was concluded that innovativeness, opportunity focus, and risk-taking positively affect job satisfaction. As a result, it is concluded that individuals with proactive personality traits have high levels of innovativeness, opportunity focus, and risk-taking, and the increase in these levels increases job satisfaction.

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Proactive Personality Innovation Opportunity Focus Risk Taking Job Satisfaction

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Proaktif Kişilik, Yenilikçilik, Fırsat Odaklılık, Risk Alma, İş Tatmini İlişkisi: Bir Alan Araştırması

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 454 - 468, 30.05.2025

Mustafa Tuncer Okumuş , İsmail Bakan

https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.1564957

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı proaktif kişilik, yenilikçilik, fırsat odaklılık, risk alma ve iş tatmini ilişkisini araştırmaktır. Proaktif kişilik yapısına sahip kişiler statükoyu kabul etmeyen ve çevrelerindeki şartlari kendi istedikleri yönde değiştirebilen kişilerdir. Proaktif kişilik girişimciler için önemli bir kişilik özelliğidir. Yenilikçilik yeni ürün, hizmet ve süreç oluşturma gibi yenilik oluşturmayı kapsar. Yenilikçilik işletmelerin diğer işletmelerle rekabet edebilmeleri için hayati derecede önemli olabilmektedir. Sürdürülebilir rekabeet açısından ise var olan fırsatların rakiplerden önce fark edilmesive yakalanması gereklidir. Tüm bunları yaparken de girişimcilerin doğal olarak risk almaları kaçınılmaz hale gelebilmektedir. İş tatmini ise kişinin yaptığı işle ilgili olumlu duygu ve tutum oluşturmasıdır. Bu araştırmada esnaf ve sanatkar işletme sahiplerinin proaktif kişilik, yenilikçilik, fırsat odaklılık, risk alma ve iş tatmini ilişkisi araştırılmaktadır. Araştırmanın ilk bölümünde proaktif kişiliğin yenilikçilik, fırsat odaklılık, risk alma üzerindeki etkisi araştırılmıştır. İkinci bölümünde ise yenilikçilik, fırsat odaklılık, risk almanın iş tatmini üzerindeki etki düzeyi araştırma konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada Kahramanmaraş’taki 555 esnaf ve sanatkâr işletme sahibinden veriler toplanmıştır. Araştırmada öncelikle güvenilirlik ve normallik bulguları incelenmiştir. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkinin yönü ve şiddetini belirleyebilmek için korelasyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Hipotezler regresyon analizi ile test edilmiştir. Oluşturulan hipotezlerin tamamının doğrulandığı görülmüştür. Araştırma verilerinin analiz sonuçlarına göre proaktif kişiliğin yenilikçilik, fırsat odaklılık ve risk almayı pozitif etkilediği görülmüştür. Sonrasında, yenilikçilik, fırsat odaklılık ve risk almanın iş tatminini pozitif etkilediği sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, proaktif kişilik özelliğine sahip bireylerin yenilikçilik, fırsat odaklılık ve risk alma düzeylerinin de yüksek olduğu ayrıca bireylerin yenilikçilik, fırsat odaklılık ve risk alma düzeylerinin artması durumunda iş tatmininin de arttığı temel bulgusu elde edilmiştir.

Keywords

Proaktif Kişilik Yenilikçilik Fırsat Odaklılık Risk Alma İş Tatmini

Ethical Statement

Bu araştırma makalesi danışmanlığını Prof. Dr. İsmail BAKAN’ın yaptığı Dr. Öğr. Üyesi M. Tuncer OKUMUŞ tarafından hazırlanan “Esnaf ve Sanatkârlarda Firma Performansı Sarmalında Bireysel Etkenlerle (Girişimcilik, Özliderlik, Kişilik) İş Tatmini ve Müşteri Tatmini İlişkisi: Kahramanmaraş’ta Alan Araştırması” isimli doktora tezine ait verilerden doktora tez çalışmasında kullanılmayan bulgular kullanılarak üretilmiştir. Yazarlar arasında çıkar çatışması bulunmamaktadır.

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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Organisational Behaviour
Journal Section Makaleler
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Mustafa Tuncer Okumuş 0000-0002-6495-3252

İsmail Bakan 0000-0001-8644-8778

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Publication Date May 30, 2025
Submission Date October 11, 2024
Acceptance Date May 13, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 9 Issue: 2

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APA Okumuş, M. T., & Bakan, İ. (2025). Proaktif Kişilik, Yenilikçilik, Fırsat Odaklılık, Risk Alma, İş Tatmini İlişkisi: Bir Alan Araştırması. Alanya Akademik Bakış, 9(2), 454-468. https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.1564957