Purpose: Although social capital and positive reputation in organizations are essential for career success, there is a limited perspective in the literature on the political characteristics (motivation and ability) that enable one to acquire and develop the two elements. This study seeks to investigate the sequential role of political skill and network resources as serial mediators of the political will–personal reputation relationship. Methodology: In total, what provided data for the study were 457 sales executives from 13 different sectors in the cities of İstanbul, Kocaeli, and Bursa, which is an economically leading region of western Turkey. Executives rated their political will, political skill network resources, and personal reputation. Based on the complementary theories of political influence, social network, and signaling, we analyzed the relationships between constructs with structural equation modeling. Findings: Political skill mediated the relationship between political will and network resources, network resources mediated the relationship between political skill and personal reputation, while political skill and network resources sequentially mediated the relationship between political will and personal reputation. Implications: The data were collected from a single source. Practical Implications: Political will, political skill training, and social networks may help individuals manage their personal reputation at work, thus benefiting their careers. Originality/Value: This is one of the first studies to sequentially investigate how individuals’ characteristics (motivation and ability) develop their social network and personal reputation at work. Moreover, theories of political influence, social capital, and signaling were jointly used for the first time ever.

The intense competition and change by globalization and digitalization in the 21st century have made organizations and people face opportunities, threats, and uncertainty. Digitalization allows new and original business models and thus, presenting changes as a service or benefit to the consumer has become more important. A network is the most powerful instrument of social entrepreneurs or other employees to adapt to the new order. A very important tool of the new order is the blockchain technology which allows more secure, efficient, and trustworthy social enterprises. Social entrepreneurship is the process of establishing social enterprises to create social benefits and the relevant social value is general non-financial effects of programs, organizations, and interferences that include the wellbeing of people and communities, social capital, and the environment. This study tries to define and theorize that the results of digitalization can be managed by increasing social entrepreneurship and the resulting social impact and networking have an easing effect on this method.

Covid-19 öncesi dönemlerde moda bir kelime olarak görülen uzaktan çalışma, Mart 2020'den itibaren milyonlarca çalışanın bir gecede geçmek zorunda kaldığı "yeni normal" olarak lanse edilen ve çalışanların hızlıca adapte olmaları gereken bir esnek çalışma düzenlemesi şeklinde hayatlarının ana odağında yer almıştır. Salgının yarattığı belirsiz ve kaotik ortamda çalışanlar, uzaktan çalışma düzenlemeleriyle yalnızca kişinin işini kaybetmesine değil, aynı zamanda korumak istediği çeşitli iş özelliklerinin kaybına da işaret eden artan iş güvensizliği seviyeleri ile karşı karşıyadır. Bu doğrultu da çalışmada, olay sistemler, sınır ve kaynakların korunması teorileri çalışmanın teorik arka planını oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışma, ilgili teorilere dayalı olarak, uzaktan çalışma etkililiğinin iş güvencesizliğine etkisinde iş-yaşam dengesinin düzenleyici ve psikolojik güvenliğin aracı rolünü irdelemektedir. Hizmet ve imalat sektöründen 444 adet beyaz yakalı çalışan yapılan anket çalışması neticesinde, uzaktan çalışma etkililiği ve iş güvencesizliği arasındaki ilişkiye psikolojik güvenlik aracılık rolüne sahip olduğu, iş-yaşam dengesi ise uzaktan çalışma etkililiği ile psikolojik güvenlik ilişkisi üzerinde düzenleyici rol aldığını göstermiştir. Son olarak psikolojik güvenlik aracılık modeli de anlamlı sonuç vermiştir; psikolojik güvenliğin aracılık ettiği uzaktan çalışma etkililiği ve iş-güvencesizliği ilişkisi iş-yaşam dengesi koşulunda anlamlı bulunmuştur.

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The intense competition and change by globalization and digitalization in the 21st century have made organizations and people face opportunities, threats, and uncertainty. Digitalization allows new and original business models and thus, presenting changes as a service or benefit to the consumer has become more important. A network is the most powerful instrument of social entrepreneurs or other employees to adapt to the new order. A very important tool of the new order is the blockchain technology which allows more secure, efficient, and trustworthy social enterprises. Social entrepreneurship is the process of establishing social enterprises to create social benefits and the relevant social value is general non-financial effects of programs, organizations, and interferences that include the wellbeing of people and communities, social capital, and the environment. This study tries to define and theorize that the results of digitalization can be managed by increasing social entrepreneurship and the resulting social impact and networking have an easing effect on this method.