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The Role of Job Satisfaction in the Effect of Organizational Health on Entrepreneurial Behavior: The Case of the Turkish Service Sector

Örgüt Sağlığının Girişimci Davranış Üzerindeki Etkisinde İş Tatmininin Rolü: Türk Hizmet Sektörü Örneği

Ayhan Terzibaş(BOLU ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, YENİÇAĞA YAŞAR ÇELİK MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU, PAZARLAMA VE DIŞ TİCARET BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-9738-5917
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551–571
Publication Date
2026-10-01
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The findings revealed that organizational health has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction, and that job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial behavior.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aimed to examine the effect of organizational health on employees’ entrepreneurial behavior and test the mediating role of job satisfaction in this relationship.
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This study aimed to examine the effect of organizational health on employees’ entrepreneurial behavior and test the mediating role of job satisfaction in this relationship. This study is based on data collected from 408 employees working in service sector firms in Türkiye. Designed within a quantitative research framework, this study adopted a cross-sectional and correlational design. The data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS through descriptive statistics, group difference tests, confirmatory factor analysis, structural model testing, and mediation analysis. The findings revealed that organizational health has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction, and that job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial behavior. Additionally, the direct effect of organizational health on entrepreneurial behavior was found to be significant. The mediation analysis showed that job satisfaction partially mediated this relationship. The results indicate that healthy organizational environments strengthen employee attitudes and support entrepreneurial behavior.

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Bu çalışmada, örgüt sağlığının çalışanların girişimci davranışları üzerindeki etkisini incelemek ve bu ilişkide iş tatmininin aracılık rolünü test etmek amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma, Türkiye’deki hizmet sektörü firmalarında görev yapan 408 çalışandan toplanan verilere dayanmaktadır. Nicel bir araştırma çerçevesi içinde tasarlanan bu çalışma, kesitsel ve korelasyonel bir tasarım benimsemiştir. Veriler, SPSS ve AMOS programları kullanılarak betimsel istatistikler, gruplar arası fark testleri, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, yapısal model testi ve aracılık analizi yoluyla analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, örgüt sağlığının iş tatmini üzerinde olumlu ve anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğunu ve iş tatmininin de girişimci davranış üzerinde olumlu ve anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, örgüt sağlığının girişimci davranış üzerindeki doğrudan etkisinin de anlamlı olduğu bulunmuştur. Aracılık analizi, iş tatmininin bu ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolü oynadığını göstermiştir. Sonuçlar, sağlıklı örgütsel ortamların çalışanların tutumlarını güçlendirdiğini ve girişimci davranışı desteklediğini göstermektedir.

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Terzibaş, A. (2026). The Role of Job Satisfaction in the Effect of Organizational Health on Entrepreneurial Behavior: The Case of the Turkish Service Sector. Uluslararası Ekonomi İşletme ve Politika Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 551–571. https://doi.org/10.29216/ueip.1942213

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