The relationship between organizational synergy and business values: A Research on university employees

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between organizational synergy and work value in the educational institution where administrative and academic staff of Mersin University work. With the using questionnaire method, relationship between sub-dimensions of organizational synergy and sub-dimensions of work values were tested by performing regression and correlation analyzing. The study group of investigation consisted who 500 staff working at Mersin University. It was determined that organizational synergy sub-dimensions consisted of 4 factors as Interaction and Appreciation, Integration, Strategy and Update and Empowerment, and business value sub-dimensions consisted of 3 factors as Cognitive Values, Social Values and Instrumental Values. Organizational synergy is the coherence of staff working in different units in an organization to improve the performance of the organization by enabling them to perform their tasks in a unique way. Business values are the values that people have gained from the birth of the socialization process in the society in which they live and grow. According to the correlation analysis to determine the relationship between organizational synergy and business values, a significant and positive relationship was found between organizational synergy dimensions and business value dimensions. The results of the regression analysis to determine the effect of business values on organizational synergy revealed that overall business value dimensions had positive and significant effects on organizational synergy dimensions. Key words: Organizational Synergy, Business Values, Electronical Cooperation, Mersin University.