Determination of the Relationship between the Leadership Type of Construction Site Supervisors and Employee Motivation in Turkish Construction Industry by Using a Data Mining Method

Abdullah Emre Keleş; Emel Oral

Article Details

Determination of the Relationship between the Leadership Type of Construction Site Supervisors and Employee Motivation in Turkish Construction Industry by Using a Data Mining Method

Authors:

Abdullah Emre Keleş | Emel Oral

Publisher:

Giresun University

Main Topics:

İnşaat Mühendisliği

Journal:

Karadeniz Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.247-263

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285319

pISSN:

2564-7377

Keywords:

Abstract:

 There are several academic studies on leadership in different disciplines from past to present. Similarly, employee motivation is also a topic that has attracted attention has been studied by researchers in various disciplines. Determining the relationship between these two research topics is the main starting point of this study. In this context, this study examines the relationship between the leadership types of construction site supervisors working in the Turkish construction industry and the motivation of other employees working with them. First of all, the licensed questionnaire scale Multiple Leadership Questionnaire MLQ, which was found to be appropriate for use as a measurement tool as a result of the literature research, was applied to the construction site supervisors and their employees bilaterally. In the study, before proceeding to data mining analysis, reliability analysis was performed in SPSS package program. After this test, data mining studies were analyzed for two different class labels on WEKA software and the association rules obtained was presented. The study concluded, original results on the Leadership-Motivation Relationship in the Turkish Construction Industry were obtained with data mining methods and software, which have been frequently used by researchers in different disciplines in the analysis of data masses, especially in recent years. Considering the study results, it was found that the motivation levels of employees may vary according to qualifications such as the region of work, working position, work experience, and education level. Thus, as a result of the application of which leadership type, the motivation of which work team will be low, medium and high has been determined and original results have been put forward.

 There are several academic studies on leadership in different disciplines from past to present. Similarly, employee motivation is also a topic that has attracted attention has been studied by researchers in various disciplines. Determining the relationship between these two research topics is the main starting point of this study. In this context, this study examines the relationship between the leadership types of construction site supervisors working in the Turkish construction industry and the motivation of other employees working with them. First of all, the licensed questionnaire scale Multiple Leadership Questionnaire MLQ, which was found to be appropriate for use as a measurement tool as a result of the literature research, was applied to the construction site supervisors and their employees bilaterally. In the study, before proceeding to data mining analysis, reliability analysis was performed in SPSS package program. After this test, data mining studies were analyzed for two different class labels on WEKA software and the association rules obtained was presented. The study concluded, original results on the Leadership-Motivation Relationship in the Turkish Construction Industry were obtained with data mining methods and software, which have been frequently used by researchers in different disciplines in the analysis of data masses, especially in recent years. Considering the study results, it was found that the motivation levels of employees may vary according to qualifications such as the region of work, working position, work experience, and education level. Thus, as a result of the application of which leadership type, the motivation of which work team will be low, medium and high has been determined and original results have been put forward.

 There are several academic studies on leadership in different disciplines from past to present. Similarly, employee motivation is also a topic that has attracted attention has been studied by researchers in various disciplines. Determining the relationship between these two research topics is the main starting point of this study. In this context, this study examines the relationship between the leadership types of construction site supervisors working in the Turkish construction industry and the motivation of other employees working with them. First of all, the licensed questionnaire scale Multiple Leadership Questionnaire MLQ, which was found to be appropriate for use as a measurement tool as a result of the literature research, was applied to the construction site supervisors and their employees bilaterally. In the study, before proceeding to data mining analysis, reliability analysis was performed in SPSS package program. After this test, data mining studies were analyzed for two different class labels on WEKA software and the association rules obtained was presented. The study concluded, original results on the Leadership-Motivation Relationship in the Turkish Construction Industry were obtained with data mining methods and software, which have been frequently used by researchers in different disciplines in the analysis of data masses, especially in recent years. Considering the study results, it was found that the motivation levels of employees may vary according to qualifications such as the region of work, working position, work experience, and education level. Thus, as a result of the application of which leadership type, the motivation of which work team will be low, medium and high has been determined and original results have been put forward.

 Günümüze kadar, liderlik kavramını inceleyen farklı disiplinlerde sayıca fazla akademik araştırma yapılmıştır. Benzer şekilde, çalışan motivasyonu da çeşitli dallardaki araştırmacılarca dikkat çekilen ve ele alınan bir başlıktır. Bu iki araştırma konusu arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenebilmesi bu çalışmanın temel çıkış noktasıdır. Bu kapsamda bu araştırmada, Türkiyede inşaat işlerinde görev alan şantiye şeflerinin liderlik tipleriyle, bu şeflerle birlikte çalışan diğer personellerin motivasyonları arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın başlangıcında, ölçme aracı olarak literatür araştırması sonucunda kullanımının uygun olduğu saptanan lisanslı anket ölçeği Multiple Leadership Questionnaire MLQ, şantiye şefleri ve çalışanlarına çift taraflı olarak uygulanmıştır. Veri madenciliği analizleri öncesi, SPSS paket programında güvenilirlik analizi yapılmıştır. Devamında, veri madenciliği çalışmalarının WEKA yazılımı üzerinde iki farklı sınıf etiketi için analizi sonucu elde edilen birliktelik kuralları sunulmuştur. Çalışmada, veri yığınlarının analizinde çeşitli disiplinlerdeki araştırmacılarca yaygın kabul gören veri madenciliği metotlarıyla Türk İnşaat Sektöründeki Liderlik-Motivasyon İlişkisine özgü bulgular ortaya konmuştur. Bahsedilen sonuçlar arasında; iş yapılan bölge, çalışma pozisyonu, iş tecrübesi, eğitim durumu gibi niteliklere göre çalışanların motivasyon düzeylerinin değişebildiği saptanmıştır. Böylece, hangi liderlik tipinin uygulanması sonucu hangi çalışma ekibinin motivasyonunun düşük, orta ve yüksek olacağı tespit edilmiş ve özgün sonuçlar ortaya konulmuştur.

Article Details

Determination of the Relationship between the Leadership Type of Construction Site Supervisors and Employee Motivation in Turkish Construction Industry by Using a Data Mining Method

Authors:

Abdullah Emre Keleş | Emel Oral

Publisher:

Giresun University

Main Topics:

İnşaat Mühendisliği

Journal:

Karadeniz Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.247-263

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285319

pISSN:

2564-7377

Leadership

Employee motivation

WEKA

Apriori Algorithm

Association rules

Liderlik

Çalışan Motivasyonu

WEKA

Apriori Algoritması

Birliktelik Kuralları.

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Abdullah Emre Keleş | Emel Oral

Publisher: Giresun University

Main Topics: İnşaat Mühendisliği

Journal: Karadeniz Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.247-263

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001285319

pISSN: 2564-7377

Issues

Authors:

Abdullah Emre Keleş | Emel Oral

Publisher:

Giresun University

Main Topics:

İnşaat Mühendisliği

Journal:

Karadeniz Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.247-263

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285319

pISSN:

2564-7377