Vol. 10 No. 73 (2022)

Research Article

The Effect of Organizational Climate on Project Success and Project Speed in R&D Teams

Published 2022-06-30

Cilt 10 Sayı 73 kapak

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the effects of organizational structure and moderate environment, which are the dimensions of organizational climate in R&D teams, on project success and project speed. Structural equation modelling method was chosen because it is a very useful method to analyze highly complex multiple variable models and to reveal direct and indirect relationships between variables. Quantitative data was collected in a five-point Likert scale. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to determine the convergent validity. Composite reliability and AVE values were calculated to determine reliability and discriminant validity of the scales respectively. The hypotheses were tested by using structural equation modelling method in AMOS statistics program. As a result of the analyses performed in this study, it has been empirically supported that moderate environment has a direct effect on project success and project speed in R&D teams. These results are in accordance with the extant literature. But, contrary to existing literature, the direct effect of organizational structure on project success and project speed has not been supported according to the result of this study.

Keywords Organization Structure, Esprit of Profession, Moderate Environment, Project Success, Project Speed

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Ar-Ge ekiplerinde organizasyonel iklimin boyutları olan organizasyon yapısı ve ılımlı çevrenin proje başarısı ve proje hızı üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. Yapısal eşitlik modelleme yöntemi, oldukça karmaşık çok değişkenli modelleri analiz etmek ve değişkenler arasındaki doğrudan ve dolaylı ilişkileri ortaya çıkarmak için çok kullanışlı bir yöntem olduğu için seçilmiştir. Nicel veriler beşli Likert ölçeğinde toplanmıştır. Yakınsak geçerliliği belirlemek için doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Ölçeklerin güvenilirliğini ve ayırt edici geçerliliğini belirlemek için bileşik güvenilirlik ve AVE değerleri hesaplanmıştır. Hipotezler AMOS istatistik programında yapısal eşitlik modelleme yöntemi kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada yapılan analizler sonucunda Ar-Ge ekiplerinde ılımlı ortamın proje başarısına ve proje hızına doğrudan etkisi olduğu ampirik olarak desteklenmiştir. Bu sonuçlar mevcut literatür ile uyumludur. Ancak mevcut literatürün aksine organizasyon yapısının proje başarısına ve proje hızına doğrudan etkisi bu çalışmanın sonucuna göre desteklenmemiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler Organizasyon Yapısı, Meslek Ruhu, Ilımlı İş Ortamı, Proje Başarısı, Proje Hızı

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