The present study examines whether there is a relationship between the ethical leadership (EL), organizational justice perception (OJP), and deviant behaviors (WDB) of customs officers working at international airports in Turkey, and aims to determine whether OJP has a mediating effect on the relationship between EL and WDB. For this purpose, the study was conducted on the 487 customs officers working at 28 airports open to international flights in Turkey. In this study, which was carried out with the quantitative method, the obtained data were analyzed with structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that EL had a direct and significant effect on OJP. On the other hand, OJP had a negative direct, and significant effect on deviant workplace behaviors. Moreover, there was no direct and consequential effect of EL on WDB. In addition, EL indirectly affected WDB through OJP, and the OJP had a full mediation effect between these two variables. The findings were interpreted by using social exchange theory. This study develops our understanding of the organization-level antecedents of WDB and mediating role of OJP as the social mechanism of EL. In the Conclusion section of the study, some theoretical conclusions are discussed, and recommendations are offered for customs managers.

Adapting to market and technological turbulence is essential for survival in a developing enterprise and requires making changes. Firms may need to increase their innovation performance to keep up and struggle with these changes to gain a competitive advantage. We believe that the courage of the entrepreneur emerges as a catalyst in such a struggle. Since a firm’s superior performance is contingent on both internal and external environments of the firm, depending on, contingency theory, the current study investigates the effect of market and technological changes, which are part of environmental changes, on innovation performance in nascent enterprises and the moderating role of courage in this effect. The authors collected data from 331 innovative companies acting in free trade zones by using the convenience sampling method via HR department managers. The results showed that market and technological changes were significantly and positively related to innovative performance, and the entrepreneur’s courage moderated this relationship. It can be stated that entrepreneurs with high courage responded to changes with more innovation than those with low courage.

Girişimciliğin, yenilikçilik, iş yaratma veya ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkileri önemli olmakla birlikte, bireyler düzeyinde girişimci olma isteğinin nedenlerini ve ilişkili olguları açıklamak girişimcilik süreçlerini anlamak için önemli bir katkı sağlayabilir. Bu çalışmada girişimcilik süreçlerine dair daha ayrıntılı bir anlayış geliştirmek amacıyla girişimcilik motivasyonu konusu incelenmiştir. Motivasyonun bireyleri harekete geçirdiği temel varsayımından hareketle KOSGEB Uygulamalı Girişimcilik Eğitimlerine katılan 589 girişimci adayına yüz yüze anket uygulanmış ve girişimci adaylarının girişimcilik motivasyonları açıklanmıştır. Çalışmada girişimcilik motivasyonunun ekonomik, girişimsel, toplumsal, çalışma ve bireycilik boyutlarının gelir, cinsiyet, tecrübe, eğitim gibi seçilmiş bazı değişkenler bakımından ilişkilerine dair bulgular tartışılmış ve yorumlanmıştır.

In modern societies, employment is a social phenomenon that is central to life. Those who find a job in the labour market spend most of their day working. Since paid work means both the acquisition of better economic resources and opportunities and the attainment of social status in society, workers' working conditions are of great importance for job satisfaction and thus for the quality of work and life. In this article, after discussing various definitions, the factors that determine the level of job satisfaction are examined in general terms. However, these factors, which have been identified by different researchers at different times, do not constitute a single entity. For this reason, after a brief evaluation of their measurement, the dependence of job satisfaction on influencing factors, the so-called correlates, will be analysed in depth using two different categories. The aim of the article is to present the content of a total of ten factors within the categories of work (place) and personal behaviour and the correlation between job satisfaction as a whole and, on the basis of an employment-friendly social policy, to create a decent working environment through these factors, which, as a result of a comprehensive analysis, leads to high job satisfaction.

This study examines the socio-cultural and economic dimensions of aesthetic labor, focusing on the conditions that foster a climate of sexual harassment within the workplace and how workers engaged in such labor respond to it. The research interprets the interconnections between aesthetic labor and related concepts, particularly the embedded patriarchal codes within aesthetic labor. Through in-depth interviews with 37 women working in the entertainment industry, the study provides a descriptive analysis of how the dimensions of aesthetic labor contribute to creating environments that are conducive to sexual harassment. Findings suggest that women in this sector often perceive harassment as an inherent part of their jobs and develop various coping mechanisms. Furthermore, the study reveals that businesses frequently adopt patriarchal responses to harassment or disregard it altogether due to concerns about profitability and competitiveness, thus normalizing sexual harassment and perpetuating a hostile work environment. This study argues that, by situating aesthetic labor within broader discussions on work ethics, such labor practices not only commodify the female body but also intensify gender-based vulnerabilities in service delivery processes, particularly in the entertainment industry. The research calls for ethical and policy interventions to safeguard workers’ dignity and counter the normalization of harassment, advocating for accountability that respects work ethics and promotes safer environments.

Social insurance fraud is a multidimensional and complex problem that affects the sustainability of social security systems and social justice. Nowadays, the most common form of social insurance fraud is fraudulently insured. The aim of this research is to explain the problem of fraudulently insured in its legal, economic, and social aspects and to make solutions for the sustainability of the social security system in Türkiye. This study explains the causes of fraudulent insurance through the differences in access to benefits and rights provided by short and long-term insurance branches and unemployment insurance for 4a and 4b insured persons, and provides recommendations to prevent fraudulent insurance in this context. It is possible to solve the problem of fraudulently insured and ensure the sustainability of the Turkish social security system with regulations to be made in the primary legislation, public policies and practices that raise awareness for insured persons, automation regulations, and more supervision.