ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND LOYALTY OF GENERATION Y: AN EXAMINATION ON POLITICAL PARTIES

Abstract

The aim of the study is to evaluate commitment and loyalty of individuals in the Generation Y to political party in the content of various variables. The scale created by Uygur and Koç (2010) and applied political parties is used in order to determine the organizational commitment and loyalty of the Generation Y members. Survey method is used in this study. Questionnaire was applied through social media platforms (facebook, twitter, instagram) and face to face by pollsters between September- December 2019. In this study, those born between 1981 and 1999 are accepted as members of Generation Y. The sample of the study consist of three hundred and eighteen people. The data obtained from research were analyzed by SPSS and STATA programs. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that there were statistically significant relationships between the organizational commitment and loyalty of individuals in Generation Y to political party and the variables of gender, age, education level, profession, party membership and voting party. In addition, it was determined reverse relationships between organizational commitment and loyalty of the generation Y to the political parties they support.

Keywords

• Generation
• Generation Y
• Organizational commitment
• Organizational loyalty
• Political party

Y KUŞAĞININ ÖRGÜTSEL BAĞLILIK VE SADAKATİ: SİYASİ PARTİLER ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı Y kuşağında yer alan bireylerin siyasi partiye bağlılık ve sadakatlerinin çeşitli değişkenler bağlamında değerlendirilmesidir. Y kuşağı üyelerinin örgütsel bağlılık ve sadakatini belirlemek amacı ile Uygur ve Koç (2010) tarafından oluşturulan ve siyasi partiler üzerinde uygulanmış olan ölçekten yararlanılmıştır. Çalışmada anket yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Anket çalışması 2019 yılının Eylül-Aralık ayları arasında sosyal medya platformları (facebook, twitter, instagram) aracıılığıyla ve anketörler tarafından aracılığıyla yüz yüze olarak yapılmıştır. Çalışmada 1981 ile 1999 yılları arasında doğanlar Y kuşağının üyesi olarak kabul edilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemi üç yüz on sekiz kişiden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada toplanan veriler SPSS ve STATA programları aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda Y kuşağında yer alan bireylerin siyasi partiye örgütsel bağlılığı ve sadakati ile cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim durumu, meslek, parti üyeliği ve oy verdiği partiyi belirtme değişkenleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca Y kuşağının destekledikleri siyasi partilere örgütsel bağlılıkları ile sadakatleri arasında ters yönlü bir ilişkinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Kuşak
• Y kuşağı
• Örgütsel bağlılık
• Örgütsel sadakat
• Siyasi parti

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