Relating work values to societal values: evidence from the Turkish business context

Karabatı, Serdar; Say, Arzu Iseri

doi:10.1108/13527600510798033

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“…In the specific case of Turkey, hegemonic IM concepts and approaches still guides much of the cross‐cultural management research even when authored by Turkish scholars (i.e. Robert and Wasti, 2002; Bayazit, 2003; Erdem et al , 2003; Kusku and Zarkada‐Fraser, 2004; Karabati and Say, 2005). Similarly, research undertaken to study entrepreneurs in Turkey also relies on concepts emanating from Western psychology such as motivation (Benzing et al , 2009), needs achievement (Kozan et al , 2006) and orientation (Yetim and Yetim, 2006).…”

Section: Representation: Critique and Recoverymentioning

confidence: 99%

Postcolonial feminist research: challenges and complexities

Özkazanç‐Pan

2012

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to outline the challenges and complexities in conducting research faced by scholars utilizing postcolonial feminist frameworks. The paper discusses postcolonial feminist key concepts, namely representation, subalternity, and reflexivity and the challenges scholars face when deploying these concepts in fieldwork settings. The paper then outlines the implications of these concepts for feminist praxis related to international management theory, research, and writing as well as entrepreneurship programs. Design/methodology/approach -This paper discusses the experiences of the author in conducting fieldwork on Turkish high-technology entrepreneurs in the USA and Turkey by focusing explicitly on the challenges and complexities postcolonial feminist frameworks bring to ethnography and auto-ethnography. Findings -The paper suggests that conducting fieldwork guided by postcolonial feminist frameworks faces challenges related to representation inclusive of the author and the participants in the study. It offers subalternity as a relational understanding of subjects in contrast to comparative approaches to the study of business people. The paper also discusses how positionality impacts reflexivity through gender, ethnicity, and class relations. Originality/value -This paper offers a critical perspective on conducting research related to non-Western subjects by addressing issues arising from feminist and postcolonial intersections. It is a valuable contribution to those researchers who are interested in conducting feminist research particularly with non-Western people and cultures.

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Section: Representation: Critique and Recoverymentioning

confidence: 99%

Postcolonial feminist research: challenges and complexities

Özkazanç‐Pan

2012

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

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“…Societies pass through several transformational phases that could result from economic growth and changes in technology as well (Karabati and Say, 2005). At present, Kuwait is going through such transformation mainly because of the wealth brought by the oil revenues and the current oil price drops.…”

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The Impact of Culture on Third-Line Leaders in the Kuwait Oil Sector

Taqi¹

2020

IJBSS

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Societies pass through several transformational phases that could result from economic growth and changes in technology as well. At present, Kuwait is going through such transformation mainly because of the wealth brought by the oil revenues and the current oil price drops. The society has gone through a rapid evolution, without passing into gradual transformational phases.This research studies the impact of culture on leadership within the oil and gas sector in Kuwait. Culture in Kuwait is influenced strongly through Islamic religion and values. Issues related to Wasta (nepotism) and Kuwaitization (nationalization) is a substantial factor in business and every other aspect in Kuwait. Through in-depth interviews with 42 third-line leaders, the research identifies the influence of societal and collectivist culture, Wasta, Kuwaitization, and organization structure. The root problem is the lack of adequate Kuwaiti workforce with the required skills and experience. With a larger expatriate population in Kuwait, the focus of government in Kuwaitization is essential. However, this should not be at the cost of expertise. The emphasis should be on recruiting and identifying talent to achieve excellent business performance. The influence of Wasta needs to be eliminated.

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“…Work values can be defined as 'workers' personal convictions about what one should expect from work and how one should behave at work' (Karabati & Say, 2005). Sagiv and Schwartz (2000) have defined WVs as a motivational tool for achieving organizational objectives and developing positive attitude among workers for enhancing their skills and efficiency.…”

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Work Values and Its Impact on Managerial Effectiveness: A Relationship Study in Indian Context

Rana

Rastogi

Garg

2016

Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective

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Competent managers are very important assets to any organization as they drive it to success through the challenges of global competition. Managerial effectiveness has gained much research attention in recent years due to its importance to the organization as a whole. The purpose of this study is to test the impact of work values on managerial effectiveness in Indian organizations. To this end, a survey was conducted on a sample of 300 managers working in different organizations in India. The article employs factor analysis, Pearson’s r and step-wise multiple regression analysis to determine the effect of work values on managerial effectiveness. Findings indicate that work values have a positive and significant relationship with managerial effectiveness. The study provides valuable implications for practitioners and researchers by providing a deep understanding of the relationship between work values and managerial effectiveness, and between the dimensions and aspects of the two constructs. Practitioners could use the findings of the study to identify which work values influence managerial effectiveness most and work towards incorporating those values in the organizational culture.

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Relating work values to societal values: evidence from the Turkish business context

Cited by 10 publications

References 33 publications

Postcolonial feminist research: challenges and complexities

Postcolonial feminist research: challenges and complexities

The Impact of Culture on Third-Line Leaders in the Kuwait Oil Sector

Work Values and Its Impact on Managerial Effectiveness: A Relationship Study in Indian Context

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