JOB SATİSFACTİON PERCEPTİON OF GENERATİON R: EXAMPLE OF INFORMATİON
Abstract
It is observed that a transformation has
been initiated in educated workforce in working life due to economic crisis of
2008. Emphasis on quality in working life, competition occurred in educated
workforce and employability have begun to blur the generational differences
emerged between generations in working life. The transformation from generation
Y to generation R (generation of recession) to be employable is the major
indicator of process. Generation R has been mentioned since Ranstand’s
Workmonitor project. It has been identified within the literature after the
economic crisis of 2008. As a highly educated generation, Generation R amounts
to the workforce based on performance, which works without any change in its
wage or title even though it does work of four people at the same time.
The objective of this study is to determine the existence of employees
transformed from generation Y to generation R in Turkish information sector. It
focuses on job satisfaction perception of generation R in relation to the
results of change in working life. Expectations of new generation from working
life have been tried to be determined by applying questionnaire form with two
sections as a data gathering tool to a communication and technology company in
this study in which field research technique has been used. In this direction,
questionnaire form has been reached to 402 people working in headquarters. In
the research in which a reliability analysis has been also made, along the
frequency distributions related with 402 data, t-test in independent samples
has been applied to examine this generation and its job satisfaction
perception, and analysis of variance with single factor (ANOVA) has been
applied to analyze whether it differentiate according to its demographic
features. According to the results of research, the change in Generation R has
been determined with the features defined in literature during the field
research. However no statistical correlation between the variable of job satisfaction
in Generation R and these features has been determined. In research, job
satisfaction variable has been compared with the generation’s demographic
features and then it was observed that the job satisfaction perception has not
been affected by any demographic factor. There is only a meaningful statistical
correlation between extrinsic and intrinsic saturation factors of job
satisfaction in Generation R. job satisfaction factors that provide intrinsic
saturation of Generation R give more job satisfaction in comparison with
extrinsic job satisfaction factors. Such that, respectful personal identity in
the society is seen as an intrinsic saturation factor, which provides job
satisfaction. Wage and expectations such as career in the same firm are not evaluated
as factors that provide job satisfaction. The most remarkable point is the
concern about employability despite high educational levels and qualities. This
concern and attitude changes occurred against the concept of work alter the
evaluations on job satisfaction of this generation. With the change in working
life in which the theme of trust disappears, sense of belonging about firm and
the concept of employability comes to the forefront, the significance of job
satisfaction perception gets lost in this generation. Obligation of duty
mentioned in contract transforms into obligation of doing all sorts of work in
the name of being employable. So the aspect of this issue, which creates job
dissatisfaction, is already observed in the research. However the fact that the
concern about job security has an effect that increases the performance of
employees in Generation R also differentiates said generation. The important
issue for this generation is their capacity to be employed. Results of research
reveal the importance of relationship between education-employment once more,
and question the gains of skilled workforce against the investment that is made
to it. The change experienced requires reconstructing many contents from
educational policies to active employment policies, from problem of
unemployment to national and international arrangements.
Keywords
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
September 1, 2017
Submission Date
July 3, 2017
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 6 Number: 2