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The Nexus of Life Orientation, Organizational Justice, and Organizational Commitment: A Bibliometric Mapping Study in Business Literature

İşletme Literatüründe Yaşam Yönelimi, Örgütsel Adalet ve Örgütsel Bağlılık İlişkisi: Bibliyometrik Bir Haritalama Çalışması

Ahmet Gençay Dağlı(ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ, LİSANSÜSTÜ EĞİTİM ENSTİTÜSÜ, İŞLETME (DR))0000-0002-9268-4993
Ahmet Orkun Göktepe(ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BİGA İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, İŞLETME BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-7408-7239
Pages
1–18
Publication Date
2026-06-26
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The results suggest that the literature has theoretically consolidated around the axes of justice and commitment, influenced by authority figures such as Meyer and Colquitt (TLS > 10,000).

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to examine the theoretical interaction and literary evolution among the concepts of Life Orientation (optimism/pessimism), Organizational Justice, and Organizational Commitment in the business literature through a bibliometric projection.
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Key Findings & Data:To enhance methodological validity, specific threshold values were determined for the units of analysis (minimum author citations ≥ 111, author keywords ≥ 5).
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Conclusion & Impact:The results suggest that the literature has theoretically consolidated around the axes of justice and commitment, influenced by authority figures such as Meyer and Colquitt (TLS > 10,000).
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⚙️Variables:Yaşam Yönelimi · Örgütsel Adalet · Örgütsel Bağlılık

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This study aims to examine the theoretical interaction and literary evolution among the concepts of Life Orientation (optimism/pessimism), Organizational Justice, and Organizational Commitment in the business literature through a bibliometric projection. A search was conducted on the Web of Science (WoS) database without any time constraints, and the resulting bibliographic data were visualized using VOSviewer software. Conceptual mapping (co-occurrence), intellectual structure analysis (co-citation), and overlay (time-oriented) mapping techniques were utilized. To enhance methodological validity, specific threshold values were determined for the units of analysis (minimum author citations ≥ 111, author keywords ≥ 5). The results suggest that the literature has theoretically consolidated around the axes of justice and commitment, influenced by authority figures such as Meyer and Colquitt (TLS > 10,000). However, the connectivity of Life Orientation components within this structure appears relatively nascent (TLS = 2). Overlay mapping indicates that the business literature has evolved from classical business approaches toward a “Positive Organizational Behavior” perspective in recent years, with Life Orientation emerging as a prominent (bright yellow) rising trend. This study documents the gaps in the integration process of the psychology-based Life Orientation theory into business literature with quantitative data. The identified theoretical dilution provides a strong methodological rationale for future Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling (MASEM) studies aimed at synthesizing fragmented empirical findings.

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Bu çalışma, işletme literatüründe Yaşam Yönelimi (iyimserlik/kötümserlik), Örgütsel Adalet ve Örgütsel Bağlılık kavramları arasındaki kuramsal etkileşimi ve yazınsal evrimi bibliyometrik bir projeksiyonla incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanı üzerinden zaman kısıtı olmaksızın tarama yapılmış ve elde edilen bibliyografik veriler VOSviewer yazılımı aracılığıyla görselleştirilmiştir. Analizlerde kavramsal ağ (co-occurrence), entelektüel yapı (co-citation) ve zaman odaklı (overlay) haritalama teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Metodolojik geçerliliği artırmak amacıyla analiz birimleri için spesifik eşik (threshold) değerleri (yazar atıf sayısı ≥ 111, anahtar kelime ≥ 5) belirlenmiştir. Analiz sonuçları; işletme literatürünün Meyer ve Colquitt gibi otorite isimlerin etkisiyle adalet ve bağlılık ekseninde kuramsal olarak pekişmiş bir yapıda olduğunu (TLS > 10.000), ancak Yaşam Yönelimi bileşenlerinin bu yapı içerisindeki bağlantı gücünün henüz gelişim aşamasında kaldığını (TLS = 2) işaret etmektedir. Zaman odaklı haritalama (overlay mapping); literatürün son yıllarda klasik işletme yaklaşımlarından “Pozitif Örgütsel Davranış” perspektifine doğru evrildiğini ve Yaşam Yönelimi’nin yükselen belirgin bir trend (parlak sarı) haline geldiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışma, psikoloji kökenli Yaşam Yönelimi kuramının işletme yazınına eklemlenme sürecindeki boşlukları sayısal verilerle belgelemiştir. Tespit edilen bu kuramsal seyrelme, dağınık haldeki ampirik bulguların sentezlenmesi için planlanan Meta-Analitik Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi (MASEM) çalışmaları için güçlü bir rasyonellik sunmaktadır.

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Dağlı, A. G., Göktepe, A. O. (2026). The Nexus of Life Orientation, Organizational Justice, and Organizational Commitment: A Bibliometric Mapping Study in Business Literature. Girişimcilik ve Kalkınma Dergisi, Cilt: 21 Sayı: 1, 1–18. https://ajindex.com/articles/1488792

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