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

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

Mustafa Tuncer Okumuş(KAHRAMANMARAŞ İSTİKLAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İNSAN VE TOPLUM BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-6495-3252
İsmail Bakan(KAHRAMANMARAŞ SÜTÇÜ İMAM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8644-8778
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454–468
Publication Date
2025-05-30
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Afterward, it was concluded that innovativeness, opportunity focus, and risk-taking positively affect job satisfaction.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Proactive personality, innovativeness, opportunity focus, risk-taking, and job satisfaction are the research factors in this study on tradespeople and artisans.
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Key Findings & Data:The study was conducted with 555 enterprises operating in Kahramanmaraş.
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Conclusion & Impact:Afterward, it was concluded that innovativeness, opportunity focus, and risk-taking positively affect job satisfaction.
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⚙️Variables:Proaktif Kişilik · Yenilikçilik · Fırsat Odaklılık

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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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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.

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Okumuş, M. T., Bakan, İ. (2025). The Relationship between Proactive Personality, Innovation, Opportunity Focus, Risk Taking and Job Satisfaction: A Field Study. Alanya Akademik Bakış, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2, 454–468. https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.1564957

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