Kavak Odunu İşleyen İşletmelerin Sosyoekonomik Yapısı ve İşletme Sahiplerinin İş Doyum Özellikleri

The aim of this study is to determine the socioeconomic structure, structural features and the problems of poplar wood-processing companies in the Sakarya, Samsun and Bursa provinces in Turkey, to find out the factors affecting the job satisfaction of the business owners, to check the differences of job satisfaction according to some basic features, and to reveal the relationships between them. The data were obtained from the business records and surveys with their owners. The data were collected in 2017-2018, and a survey was conducted on 243 business owners using face-to-face interviews. Descriptive statistics, Factor Analysis, Kruskal-Wallis H Test, Correlation and Regression Analyses were used to evaluate the data. As a result, it has been determined that poplar wood-processing companies are small and medium-sized enterprises that create added value, provide em-ployment and generally operate as a workshop and the most important factors affecting job satisfaction of business owners are; (1) Autono-my, success and ethical values at work, (2) Employee’s competence at work, (3) Security needs and working conditions at work, (4) Respect-communication-independence, (5) Income level. Additionally, it has been determined that the total job satisfaction of the business owners varies according to some basic features. Some suggestions were de-veloped to improve the socioeconomic structure, to increase the job satisfaction and the productivity, profitability and performance levels of the companies.