Örgütsel Ortamlarda Bağlanma Stillerinin Önemi

Although it is underestimated the significant influence of attachment theory, one of the landmark accomplishments of 20th century social and behavioural sciences on organizational settings the influence of it now increasing among organizational scholarship while entering the fourth generation of attachment study. Attachment-theory perspective on organizational settings provides a psychological foundation for enhancing understanding of work-related outcomes like absenteeism, burnout, ethical decision making, job satisfaction, job stress, performance. Attachment is a relationship concept rather than an attitude or trait and an important indicator of how one interacts. They are internal working models directing one's expectations and beliefs about interpersonal relationships. Therefore, contrary to personality traits like Big Five, mostly studied in understanding the effect of individual characteristics on attitudes and emotions at work, they can provide much more insight. Similarly, working is taken as an intrinsically relational phenomenon. Nevertheless, they are less used at work. Therefore, this paper both highlights attachment styles are significant construct at organizational settings and the significance of conducting empirical studies on this subject. Accordingly, first, the foundation of attachment theory and studies conducted in organizational settings were introduced. Then, theoretical, and practical contributions of using attachments styles at work for researchers and practitioners were discussed. Key words: Attachment styles, Well-being, Organizational behaviour, Human resources, Personality traits