International Journal of Human Sciences ISSN:2458-9489 Volume 15 Issue 1 Year: 2018 Examination of the effects of some variables in internal control and organizational stress management via multiple regression on perception of risk and uncertainty İlknur Bilgen 1 Hikmet Yaşar 2 Mustafa Şeker 3 Nuh Mehmet Büyüksivaslıoğlu 4 Abstract Internal control is an essential element of successful and effective management. Internal control which plays a role as a proactive and integral element in organizations’ adapting to changing and changes also plays an important role in the realization of organizational strategy. In some cases, change brings risks along with uncertainties. One of the most effective tools against the stress occurring in cases where the risks and change cannot be managed is, without doubt, internal control practices. Risk management practices are dealt with within the scope of internal control. Risk management is directly related to perception of risks and uncertainties of the employees and the organization. The effect of some variables on the perception of risk and uncertainty has been investigated since the risks and uncertainties in the organizations are constantly in interaction with stress and internal control applications. The study was conducted face to face by asking 348 entrepreneurs operating on the textile industry to fill in the survey form in Kayseri in Turkey. The effects of total work experience, age, gender and strength on perception of risk and uncertainty have been determined. Keywords: Internal control, organizational stress, perception of risk and uncertainty, meaningful work, flexibility. 1. Introduction In today’s business world, even small sized firms are responsible for transparency and accountability as well as big ones. Due to the evaluation of accounting systems all over the world, almost all companies worldwide started to control their activities by inner mechanisms. Internal control is playing a key role in companies’ main strategic decisions moreover their missions and visions. Organizational stress is another factor examined in this study. It is clear that there are variously stress sources in individuals’ lives and business area seems to be one of them. Perception of risk and uncertainty tend to be higher when control mechanisms are week and organizational stress is high. In this study, effects between these instruments are examined via multiple regression analysis. 1 Assist. Prof., Hakkari University, Hakkari, Turkey, ilknurbilgen@hakkari.edu.tr 2 Instructor, Hakkari University, Çölemerik MYO, Hakkari, Turkey, hikmetyasar30@gmail.com 3 PhD. Student, Near East University, Institute of Social Sciences, Lefkosa, Cyprus, mstfseker@gmail.com 4 PhD. Student, Southern University (IMBL), Rostov on Don, Russia, nuhmbs@gmail.com Submitted: 2017-10-05 Published: 2018-02-14