The effect of power distance on motivation and organizational commitment: A research on teachers working in national educational schools

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of teachers working in schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education on their motivation and organizational commitment according to the management's approach. Power distance is the degree to which individuals, groups or societies accept inequalities between individuals in the society in matters such as power, status and wealth. Turkey is a country with a high power distance. People in managerial positions in high power distance countries are often in an unreachable position. Employees are waiting for their managers to tell what needs to be done. Therefore, managers are autocratic and constantly control the employees. However, it can be stated that such an approach in educational institutions is not correct. Such an approach can reduce teachers' morale and organizational commitment. The high motivation and organizational commitment of the employees is an important factor in increasing organizational success. High motivation also increases organizational commitment. When evaluated in this context, the fact that school administrators increase the motivation of teachers and their commitment to their school has been evaluated as an important factor in the success of students. In the first part of this thesis, power and power distance, the concept of motivation in the second part, organizational commitment in the third part, and the relationship between these variables in the fourth part are taken. As a result of the research findings; No significant relationship was found between power distance and motivation and organizational commitment, and motivation was found to be a significant predictor of organizational commitment. Keywords: Power, Power Distance, Motivation, Organizational Commitment