HUMAN RESOURCES COMPETENCIES AND THE MEDIATION ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine the effect of human resources competency levels on organizational structure, and also to identify the mediation role of the organizational climate in this effect. The relationship among these variables was analyzed by statistical methods such as factor analysis, regression analysis, and Sobel tests. All academic and administrative employees in a state university operating in Mersin Province of Turkey were included in the study. Data, collected using a questionnaire developed by the researchers from all employees of the university, were used to determine the relationship between the variables in the study. It was found in the present study that the levels of human resources competence positively affect organizational structure, and the organizational climate has a partial mediation effect in this relationship.