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A Bibliometric and Thematic Analysis of the Workplace Dignity Literature

İş Yerinde Onur Literatürünün Bibliyometrik ve Tematik Analizi

Kutay Özdemir(ISPARTA UYGULAMALI BİLİMLER ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0161-148X
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1–24
Publication Date
2026-10-11
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The findings indicate that scholarly output has increased steadily, particularly since 2020, while international research collaboration has remained relatively limited.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to examine the scientific development, conceptual orientations, and intellectual structure of the workplace dignity literature through bibliometric methods.
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Key Findings & Data:Accordingly, 107 publications covering the 2005–2026 period and retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection were analyzed using the R-based Bibliometrix package and its Biblioshiny interface.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings indicate that scholarly output has increased steadily, particularly since 2020, while international research collaboration has remained relatively limited.
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📍Scope:2005–2026 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Bibliyometrik Analiz · Yönetim ve Organizasyon · Örgütsel Davranış

Abstract

This study aims to examine the scientific development, conceptual orientations, and intellectual structure of the workplace dignity literature through bibliometric methods. The interdisciplinary nature of workplace dignity, spanning the sociology of work and business ethics as well as organizational behavior, human resource management, and psychology, necessitates a holistic assessment of the field. Accordingly, 107 publications covering the 2005–2026 period and retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection were analyzed using the R-based Bibliometrix package and its Biblioshiny interface. The findings indicate that scholarly output has increased steadily, particularly since 2020, while international research collaboration has remained relatively limited. The conceptual structure of the field is concentrated around respect, autonomy, inequality, recognition, organizational culture, human resource management, and working conditions. The intellectual structure further reveals that the literature has developed around two interconnected research traditions: one centered on management, organizational behavior, and business ethics, and the other on the sociology of work, organization theory, and employment relations. By mapping key patterns in the workplace dignity literature, the study highlights the connections between employee-level experiences and broader organizational and structural conditions of work. Future research could test multilevel models across different cultural and occupational contexts to examine how organizational practices and structural employment conditions jointly shape workplace dignity.

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Bu çalışma, iş yerinde onur literatürünün bilimsel gelişimini, kavramsal yönelimlerini ve entelektüel yapısını bibliyometrik yöntemlerle incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. İş yerinde onurun çalışma sosyolojisi ve iş etiğinden örgütsel davranış, insan kaynakları yönetimi ve psikolojiye uzanan disiplinler arası yapısı, alanın bütüncül olarak değerlendirilmesini gerekli kılmaktadır. Bu kapsamda Web of Science Core Collection veri tabanından elde edilen 2005–2026 dönemine ait 107 yayın, R tabanlı Bibliometrix paketi ve Biblioshiny arayüzü kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, bilimsel üretimin özellikle 2020 sonrasında istikrarlı biçimde arttığını, ancak uluslararası araştırma iş birliklerinin görece sınırlı kaldığını göstermektedir. Kavramsal yapı, saygı, özerklik, eşitsizlik, tanınma, örgüt kültürü, insan kaynakları yönetimi ve çalışma koşulları etrafında yoğunlaşmaktadır. Entelektüel yapı ise literatürün yönetim, örgütsel davranış ve iş etiği ile çalışma sosyolojisi, örgüt kuramı ve istihdam ilişkileri eksenindeki iki bağlantılı araştırma geleneği etrafında şekillendiğini göstermektedir. Çalışma, iş yerinde onur literatüründeki temel örüntüleri haritalayarak çalışan düzeyindeki deneyimlerle daha geniş örgütsel ve yapısal çalışma koşulları arasındaki bağlantıları görünür kılmaktadır. Gelecek araştırmalar, örgütsel uygulamalar ile yapısal istihdam koşullarının iş yerinde onuru birlikte nasıl şekillendirdiğini incelemek amacıyla farklı kültürel ve mesleki bağlamlarda çok düzeyli modelleri test edebilir.

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Özdemir, K. (2026). A Bibliometric and Thematic Analysis of the Workplace Dignity Literature. Uluborlu Mesleki Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2026, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.71445/umbd.2018773

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