INTENTION TO QUIT SCALE: A NEW APPROACH IN THE CONTEXT OF CHANGING WORKING CONDITIONS

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1, 5 - 24, 20.06.2025

Abdullah Çalışkan , Murat Koç

https://doi.org/10.29131/uiibd.1682394

Cited By: 1

Öz

This study aims to develop a valid and reliable scale to measure employees' intention to quit in the context of new generation working conditions such as digitalization, artificial intelligence, telecommuting, increasing social concerns, blurring of work-life boundaries and human values. The scale, which consists of eight items and a single factor, was tested with CFA in the health and service sectors and confirmed with CFA in the electronics and telecommunications sector. The scale showed strong psychometric properties and high internal consistency. The results indicate that this scale is a practical tool for identifying employee turnover tendencies in different sectors and in changing organizational environments. The scale items are presented in both English and Turkish at the end of the study.

Anahtar Kelimeler

intention to quit, scale development, validity, reliability

Etik Beyan

Etik beyan belgesi sunulmuştur.

İŞTEN AYRILMA NİYETİ ÖLÇEĞİ: DEĞİŞEN ÇALIŞMA KOŞULLARI BAĞLAMINDA YENİ BİR YAKLAŞIM

Öz

Bu çalışma, dijitalleşme, yapay zekâ, uzaktan çalışma, artan sosyal kaygılar, iş-yaşam sınırlarının belirsizleşmesi ve insani değerlerin ikinci plana atılması gibi yeni kuşak çalışma koşulları bağlamında çalışanların işten ayrılma niyetini ölçmeye yönelik geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Sekiz maddeden ve tek faktörden oluşan ölçek, sağlık ve hizmet sektörlerinde KFA ile test edilmiş, elektronik ve telekomünikasyon sektöründe DFA ile doğrulanmıştır. Ölçek, güçlü psikometrik özellikler ve yüksek iç tutarlılık göstermiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar, bu ölçeğin farklı sektörlerde ve değişen örgütsel ortamlarda çalışanların işten ayrılma eğilimlerini belirlemede pratik bir araç olduğunu göstermektedir. Ölçek maddeleri çalışmanın sonunda hem İngilizce hem de Türkçe olarak sunulmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İşten ayrılma niyeti, ölçek geliştirme, geçerlilik, güvenilirlik

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