Organizational power distance and perception of organizational policy: A research on media sector employees

Although organizational power distance and perception of organizational policy vary in terms of sectors and institutions, they are extremely important concepts for all organizations and especially for the media sector in today's business world, where competition and expectations increase day by day and there is a need for a better understanding of working environments. Researches reveal that there is a significant relationship between organizational power distance and perception of organizational policy. The study aims to determine the relationship between organizational power distance and perception of organizational policy in the media sector and to determine whether each variable differs significantly in terms of demographic and professional characteristics. The research included 324 people working in the Istanbul province media sector. The convenience sampling method was used to determine the participants and the survey method was used to collect the data. The data obtained were processed and analyzed using the SPSS program. The results of the research show that there is a significant relationship between organizational power distance and perception of organizational policy. In addition, in the research, it was determined that the organizational power distance and perception of organizational policy levels of the participants differed significantly in terms of some demographic and professional variables. It is thought that the study will contribute to media sector institutions, practitioners and the literature with its detailed evaluation in order to understand the nature of the relevant variables and to see what kind of relationships there are between them.