The Effects of Psychological Capital on Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment And Cynicism

Abstract

Psychological capital has recently been a highly discussed variable in business literature. The number of studies that has examined the effects of psychological capital on the organizational outcome variables has been increased in the native and international literature. In this study, the effect of psychological capital on job satisfaction, organizational commitment and cynicism is examined. In this study which is a field research using quantitative research design, the data is obtained from a total of 295 participants who work in three different companies in the defense industry. According to the findings obtained from the research, psychological capital has a meaningful effect on the study’s dependent variables which are job satisfaction, organizational commitment and cynicism.

Keywords

• Psychological Capital,Job Satisfaction,Organizational Commitment,Cynicism

Psikolojik Sermayenin İş Tatmini, Örgütsel Bağlılık ve Sinizm Üzerindeki Etkisi

Öz

Psikolojik sermaye son zamanlarda işletme yazınında üzerinde oldukça durulan bir değişken olmuştur. Yerli ve uluslararası yazında psikolojik sermayenin örgütsel sonuç değişkenleri ile olan etkileri inceleyen çalışmaların sayısı artmıştır. Yapılan bu çalışmada, psikolojik sermayenin iş tatmini, örgütsel bağlılık ve sinizm üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Yapılan araştırma nicel araştırma deseni kullanan, kesitsel bir alan araştırması olup, araştırma kapsamındaki veriler savunma sektöründe faaliyet gösteren üç farklı şirkette çalışan toplam 295 katılımcıdan elde edilmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre psikolojik sermaye, araştırmanın bağımlı değişkenleri olan iş tatmini, örgütsel bağlılık ve sinizmi anlamlı olarak yordamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Psikolojik Sermaye,İş Tatmini,Örgütsel Bağlılık,Sinizm

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