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Üst Yönetim Ekiplerinde Bilişsel Esnekliğin Stratejik Karar Sonuçlarına Etkisi: Karar Kalitesinin, Karara Bağlılığın ve Kararın Anlaşılırlığının İncelenmesi

The Impact of Cognitive Flexibility in Top Management Teams on Strategic Decision Outcomes: An Examination of Decision Quality, Decision Commitment, and Decision Understanding

Erman Tombak, Mahmut Hızıroğlu

Sayfa
419–438
Yayın Tarihi
2025-11-30
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Özet

Bu çalışma, üst düzey yönetim ekiplerinde yer alan yöneticilerin bilişsel esneklik düzeylerinin stratejik kararların kalitesi, anlaşılırlığı ve karara bağlılık üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektedir. Araştırma, Türkiye’de farklı sektörlerde faaliyet gösteren 77 işletmeden 357 üst düzey yöneticiyle anket yoluyla gerçekleştirilmiş; veriler hiyerarşik regresyon yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, bilişsel esnekliği yüksek yöneticilerin daha kaliteli, açık biçimde ifade edilen ve yüksek bağlılık oluşturan stratejik kararlar alma eğiliminde olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışma, literatürde bilişsel esneklik ile stratejik karar sonuçları arasındaki ilişkiyi doğrudan inceleyen ilk görgül çalışmalardan biri olup, aynı zamanda bu ilişkiyi Türkiye bağlamında nicel yöntemle test eden öncü araştırmalar arasında yer almaktadır. Çalışma, bilişsel esnekliği stratejik karar alma literatürüne entegre ederek, bireysel düzeydeki bilişsel yetkinliklerin ekip düzeyindeki stratejik karar sonuçlarını nasıl şekillendirdiğine dair özgün bir kuramsal çerçeve sunmaktadır. Elde edilen sonuçlar, yöneticilerin bilişsel esneklik gibi yönetsel yetkinliklerinin geliştirilmesinin, stratejik karar süreçlerinin etkinliği açısından kritik olduğunu göstermektedir.

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of cognitive flexibility among top management team members on the quality, understanding, and commitment associated with strategic decisions. The research was conducted through a survey of 357 senior executives from 77 firms operating across various sectors in Türkiye, and the data were analyzed using hierarchical regression analysis. The findings reveal that executives with higher levels of cognitive flexibility tend to make strategic decisions that are of higher quality, better understood, and elicit stronger commitment. This study represents one of the first empirical investigations to directly examine the relationship between cognitive flexibility and strategic decision outcomes. By integrating cognitive flexibility into the literature on strategic decision-making, the study offers a novel perspective on how individual-level cognitive capabilities shape team-level strategic decision outcomes. Moreover, it stands out as a pioneering quantitative study addressing this relationship within the Turkish context. The results highlight the critical importance of developing managerial competencies such as cognitive flexibility to enhance the effectiveness of strategic decision-making processes.

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Tombak, E., Hızıroğlu, M. (2025). Üst Yönetim Ekiplerinde Bilişsel Esnekliğin Stratejik Karar Sonuçlarına Etkisi: Karar Kalitesinin, Karara Bağlılığın ve Kararın Anlaşılırlığının İncelenmesi. İşletme Bilimi Dergisi, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 3, 419–438. https://doi.org/10.22139/jobs.1625550

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