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Item Open Access A study of interpersonal needs in Turkish business organizations(Bilkent University, 2006) İrican, CahitThe purpose of the present study was to investigate the interpersonal needs of Turkish employees and the nature of the relationships between those needs. It is widely known that organizations and their activities are based on human beings’ interactions and individual characteristics they have. Organization’s purpose is to facilitate processes by which human beings and human systems live and work together for their mutual benefit and mutual wellbeing. A person has various characteristics to behave according to the appropriate environment, a teacher at school, a mother at home, a financial adviser in a bank etc… In order to make it easier to reach concrete conclusions and to understand the aspects of human behaviors, it is assumed that human interaction may be divided into three categories: issues surrounding inclusion, issues surrounding control, and issues surrounding affection (Schutz, 1958) The need for Inclusion has to do with forming new relations and associating with people. It determines the extent of contact and prominence that a person needs. The need for Control has to do with decision-making, influence, and persuasion between people. It determines the extent of power or dominance that a person seeks. The need for Affection has to do with emotional ties and warm connections between people. It determines the extent of closeness that a person seeks. In the present study, these basic needs were used to understand human behaviors. Each item was measured in two dimensions: the expressed behavior of the employee, and the behavior they want from others, the relationships between wanted and expressed forms of three needs were tested by using Excel & Stat Pad. The sample was consisted of 132 employees from different organizations in Ankara. According to the results of the study, the interpersonal behavior of the employees was predominantly Control-oriented, with a halfway Affectionoriented and to a less degree Inclusion-oriented. Inclusion, control and affection characteristics of Turkish employees were positively related to each other. Employees’ expectations from others and their behaviors towards them were strongly related. The implications of findings for practices were discussed with reference to socio-cultural context in Turkey.