Türkiye Organizasyonel Girişimcilik Ölçeği Geliştirilmesi: İmalat ve Toptan/Perakende Ticaret Sektöründe Uygulama
Development of Organizational Entrepreneurship Scale in Turkey: Application in Manufacturing and Wholesale/Retail Trade Sector

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this study is to develop an Entrepreneurship scale, which measures the entrepreneurship levels of firms, and then to obtain an Entrepreneurship Index by using the scale. At the last stage, it is transformed into a user-friendly and accessible reporting system through an integrated software by making use of scale and index data. Design/methodology/approach – In the research, first of all the detailed literature review and structured interviews were formed outline of scale. The validity, reliability, CFA and DFA analyzes of the scale were made by making a pilot study with 50 companies selected from the sample. The surveys conducted to create an organizational entrepreneurship index were applied to 1057 companies with NACE 2 codes registered in ISO, ITO, without any sector distinction. The data obtained as a result of the study were converted into T scores in order to be comparable and to form an index The structural validity of the scale was based on the confirmatory factor analysis (DFA) model in the Amos package program. Reliability analysis, explanatory statistics and basic analyses (student-t and Anova tests) were conducted in the SPSS program. In addition, a firm report card was obtained with the developed GENDEKS application. Findings – The research revealed that leaders are an important factor in entrepreneurship when it comes to organizational entrepreneurship. Small businesses can be said to have greater rates of entrepreneurial activities than large businesses. This can be seen as a more dynamic structure of small businesses in terms of growth and development. As a result of the entrepreneurial activities of the companies in the last three years, it is seen that very positive outcomes have been achieved both on behalf of the company, on behalf of the customers and on behalf of the employees. The high average of all substances and sizes shows that firms give importance to entrepreneurship. In other words, it can be said that both the entrepreneurial activities and the entrepreneurial perception are ahead of the manufacturing industry sector when the company activities and entrepreneurship scale scores are evaluated in terms of the sector in general. Discussion – The use of GENDEKS software allows companies to compare their entrepreneurial performance. Companies will thus be able to see what obstacles are in front of their initiatives and what needs to be done in order to eliminate them. The relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development is directly proportional. It has been determined that the most important issue of profitability and ability to withstand competitive pressures in the market is the entrepreneurs who drive growth and renewal by offering new products, processes, services and technologies.

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