A RESEARCH IN TURKEY, ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF PRIVATE SECTOR WHITE COLLAR PROFESSIONALS’ LIFE SATISFACTION AND THEIR PERCEPTION OF WORK PLACE AND MANAGERS

Year 2020, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 1 - 17, 30.06.2020

Handan Gültekin Aktuğ Mehmet Engin Deniz

Abstract

This research is conducted to reveal the relationship between white collar
professionals' life staisfaction and their perception of work place and managers
and the influence of this perception on the work performance. This paper presents
information about human resource problems low motivation, low performance
and high turnovers which have direct and indirect impact on proftability of
corporations.
The results show that, some of the variables which were predicted to have impact
on life satisfaction of employees; total years the employee has been working, faith
in promotion, perception about the manager’s managerial skills and fairness,
perception about the reliability of the corporation have statistically meaningful
influence on the life satisfaction of the person.

Keywords

Life Satisfaction, White Collar, Private Sector, Confidence in Work and Work Place, Managerial Attitude, Performance

TÜRKİYE’DE ÖZEL SEKTÖR’DE ÇALIŞAN BEYAZ YAKALI PROFESYONELLERİN, İŞ VE YÖNETİCİLERİNE DAİR ALGILARI İLE YAŞAM DOYUMLARI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, beyaz yakalı çalışanların iş yeri koşulları ve yöneticilerine dair
algılarının yaşam doyumlarını etkileyip etkilemediğini ve bunun iş performansı ile
ilişkisini ortaya koymak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu çalışma; çalışanın iş yeri
değiştirme eğilimi, düşük motivasyon ve düşük performans gibi işletmelerin
karlılığını doğrudan ve dolaylı olarak etkileyen insan kaynağı ile ilgili
problemlere dair bilgi sunmaktadır.
Kişinin yaşam doyumuna etki edeceği öngörülen değişkenlerden; çalışanın
çalışma yılı, mesleki ilerleme inancı, yöneticisinin iyi bir yönetici olup olmadığına
dair inancı, yöneticisinin adil bir yönetici olup olmadığına dair inancı, kurumda
kendisini güvende hissedip hissetmediği değişkenlerinin, yaşam doyumuna
istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı düzeyde etki ettiği bulunmuştur.

Keywords

Yaşam Doyumu, Beyaz Yaka, Özel Sektör, İş ve İş Yerine Güven Duyma, Yönetici Tutumu, Performans

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