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Career Adaptability and Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Future Employability

Kariyer Uyum Yeteneği ve Bireysel Girişimcilik Yönelimi: Algılanan Gelecekteki İstihdam Edilebilirliğin Aracı Etkisi

Buket Sezer(BİTLİS EREN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-2060-3330
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329–345
Publication Date
2026-05-03
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The findings indicate that career adaptability has a positive and significant effect on individual entrepreneurial orientation.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to examine whether perceived future employability plays a mediating role in the relationship between career adaptability and individual entrepreneurial orientation.
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Key Findings & Data:The study population consists of students enrolled in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Bitlis Eren University, and the sample includes 307 students.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings indicate that career adaptability has a positive and significant effect on individual entrepreneurial orientation.
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⚙️Variables:Kariyer uyum yeteneği · bireysel girişimcilik yönelimi · algılanan gelecekteki istihdam edilebilirlik.

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The aim of this study is to examine whether perceived future employability plays a mediating role in the relationship between career adaptability and individual entrepreneurial orientation. The study population consists of students enrolled in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Bitlis Eren University, and the sample includes 307 students. Data were collected through an online survey. Due to the cost and time constraints of reaching the entire population, participants were recruited through convenience and snowball sampling on a voluntary basis. Quantitative methods were employed for statistical evaluation, including frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and mediation analysis conducted via SPSS PROCESS Macro 3.4. The findings indicate that career adaptability has a positive and significant effect on individual entrepreneurial orientation. Furthermore, perceived future employability was found to play a partial mediating role in this relationship. These results highlight the importance of career adaptability and employability perception in enhancing entrepreneurial orientation among university students.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı kariyer uyum yeteneği ile bireysel girişimcilik yönelimi arasındaki ilişkide, algılanan gelecekteki istihdam edilebilirliğin aracı rol oynayıp oynamadığını test etmektir. Araştırma evreni, Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi öğrencileridir. Araştırma örneklemi ise 307 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Bu araştırma için tercih edilen veri toplama yöntemi çevrimiçi anketlerin kullanılmasıdır. Tüm evrene ulaşmanın maliyet ve zaman açısından sınırlamaları nedeniyle, gönüllü katılımcıları hedefleyen kolayda ve kartopu örnekleme yöntemiyle katılımcılara ulaşılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin istatistiksel analizi için nicel analiz yöntemi kullanılmış olup, frekans analizi, tanımlayıcı istatistikler, değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi ölçmek için korelasyon analizi, güvenilirlik analizi ve aracı ilişkinin olup olmadığını test etmek için SPSS PROCESS Makro 3.4 kullanılarak analizleri yapılmıştır. Bulgular, kariyer uyum yeteneğinin bireysel girişimcilik yönelimi üzerinde anlamlı ve pozitif bir etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, algılanan gelecekteki istihdam edilebilirliğin bu ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolü üstlendiği tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar, üniversite öğrencilerinin girişimcilik yönelimlerinin artırılmasında kariyer uyum yeteneği ve istihdam edilebilirlik algısının önemli değişkenler olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

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Sezer, B. (2026). Career Adaptability and Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Future Employability. İktisadi İdari ve Siyasal Araştırmalar Dergisi, Sayı: 29, 329–345. https://doi.org/10.25204/iktisad.1889780

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