Trust at the Workplace: Experiences of Turkish IT Employees

Year 2017, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 257 - 272, 27.12.2017

Emrah Özsoy , Dominic Mcloughlin Osman Uslu

https://doi.org/10.22139/jobs.353375

Abstract

Research
purpose: The purpose of this study is to replicate
McLoughlin’s (2014) Trust Model developed on the sample of knowledge workers in
Australia. McLoughlin’ (2014) Trust Model includes variables such as trust
reliance, trust disclosure, trust in organisation, change, perceived character
of supervisors, communication, participation, organizational citizenship
behaviour, job satisfaction, support for change direction, and affective
commitment.

Method: In this
study all the variables were measured with the scales that were used in
McLoughlin’ (2014) study on IT employees sample. 121 IT employees participated in
this research from several organizations in Turkey.

Findings: The results
indicated that the Turkish Model is consistent with the Australian Model. 

Keywords

Trust, IT Employees

Testing McLoughlin’s Trust Model on Turkish Information Technology Employees

Abstract

Research
purpose: The purpose of this study is to replicate
McLoughlin’s (2014) Trust Model developed on the sample of knowledge workers in
Australia. McLoughlin’ (2014) Trust Model includes variables such as trust
reliance, trust disclosure, trust in organisation, change, perceived character
of supervisors, communication, participation, organizational citizenship
behaviour, job satisfaction, support for change direction, and affective
commitment.

Method: In this
study all the variables were measured with the scales that were used in
McLoughlin’ (2014) study on IT employees sample. 121 IT employees participated in
this research from several organizations in Turkey.

Findings: The results
indicated that the Turkish Model is consistent with the Australian Model. 

Keywords

Trust, It Employees

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