RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK FRIENDSHIP AND INTENTION TO LEAVE: A LATENT PROFILE ANALYSIS

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to reveal whether the intention to leave changes according to the characteristics of the relationships established with close friends in the workplace with a person-centered approach. For this purpose, latent profiles were established by ensuring that workplace friendship is affected by the intention to leave and job satisfaction. This article presents an example of a three-stage study using implicit profile analysis with 433 data obtained from private sector employees. The analysis uncovered four latent profiles. The Partially Autonomous Very Strong Bond profile has the highest job satisfaction and the lowest intention to leave. If the level of trustworthiness, competency, job satisfaction is higher and the intention to leave is lower. The Integrated Very Strong Bond profile is the profile with the highest intention to leave. In cases were caring personal relationships and socio-cultural similarity are high, lower job satisfaction and the higher intention to leave have been observed.

Keywords

• Workplace friendship
• Latent profile analysis
• Intention to leave
• Job satisfaction

İŞ ARKADAŞLIĞI İLE İŞTEN AYRILMA NİYETİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ: BİR ÖRTÜK PROFİL ANALİZİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, kişi merkezli bir yaklaşımla iş yerinde yakın arkadaşlarla kurulan ilişkilerin özelliklerine göre işten ayrılma niyetinin değişip değişmediğini ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaçla işyeri arkadaşlığının işten ayrılma niyeti ve iş doyumundan etkilenmesi sağlanarak örtük profiller oluşturulmuştur. Bu makale, özel sektör çalışanlarından elde edilen 433 veri ile örtük profil analizi kullanan üç aşamalı bir çalışma örneği sunmaktadır. Analizler sonucunda dört örtük profil ortaya çıkmıştır. İş yerindeki en yakın arkadaşla bütünleşmiş çok güçlü bağları olan, yani iş dışında da yoğun birlikte olan ve kültürel olarak da güçlü bir uyumluluğu bulunan çalışanların işten ayrılma eğilimleri daha yüksek, iş tatminleri daha düşük olmaktadır. İş yerindeki en yakın arkadaşla kısmen özerk güçlü bağları bulunan, yani iş yeri arkadaşına güven duyan, onu yetkin bulan, onun kollandığına inanan, iş dışında çok da samimi olmayan ve kültürel olarak da uyumu yüksek olmayan çalışanların iş tatmini daha yüksek olmakta, işten ayrılma eğilimi daha düşük olmaktadır.

Keywords

• Workplace friendship
• Latent profile analysis
• Intention to leave
• Job satisfaction

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