MEVCUT İŞ ALTERNATİFLERİNİN İŞ TATMİNİ VE İŞTEN AYRILMA İLİŞKİSİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: “BAŞKA BİR YOL DAHA OLMALI!”

Yıl 2013, Cilt: 27 Sayı: 2, 159 - 177, 14.04.2013

İlhami Yücel Yavuz Demirel İlhami Yücel

Öz

Örgütlerde iş tatmininin iş devrini ve işten ayrılma niyetini
azaltacağı ya da ortadan kaldıracağı fikrinden hareketle bu çalışma iş tatmini ve
işten ayrılma niyeti arasındaki ilişkiyi ve mevcut iş alternatiflerinin bu ilişkiyi
nasıl etkilediğini araştırır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda özel sektörde faaliyet
gösteren X şirketinde çalışanlara yönelik bir araştırma gerçekleştirilmiştir. 180
çalışan anketine dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilen çalışma, iş tatmini ile işten
ayrılma niyeti arasında negatif bir ilişki olduğunu ve mevcut iş alternatiflerinin
iş tatmini ile işten ayrılma niyeti arasındaki ilişkiye aracılık (mediator) ettiğini
göstermiştir. Mevcut iş alternatifleri analize dâhil edildiğinde, iş tatmininin işten
ayrılma üzerindeki etkisinin önemini kaybettiğinin kanıtı olarak (b = .379, p <
.1) mevcut iş fırsatlarının önemli ve pozitif bir aracılık etkisine sahip olduğu (b
= .073, p < .01) yapılan analizlerle tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışma iş tatmini ile
işten ayrılma niyeti üzerine yapılacak çalışmalar için bir ışık tutarak bu ilişki
üzerinde etki sahibi olabilecek faktörlerin düşünülmesi gereğini vurgular.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İş tatmini, işten ayrılma niyeti, iş alternatifleri

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