ÇALIŞAN MORALİ VE İŞTEN AYRILMA İSTEĞİ: MUHASEBECİLİK MESLEĞİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

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Günümüzde işletmelerin başarılı olabilmeleri için çalışanların morali konusuna eğilmeleri kaçınılmaz olmuştur.Yöneticiler, “çalışanların moralini nasıl artırabiliriz” sorusunu yanıtlamak kadar, “moral seviyesini nasıl koruyabiliriz” sorusunu da yanıtlamak durumundadırlar. Çünkü düşük moral seviyesi çalışanlarda işe devamsızlık, personel devir hızında artış ve işten ayrılma gibi sonuçlar doğurabilir. Bu çalışmada, çalışan morali ve işten ayrılma arasındaki ilişki incelenmeye çalışılmıştır. Analiz sonuçları, Aydın il merkezinde faaliyet gösteren muhasebebürolarında çalışan 105 kişiden elde edilen anketlere dayanmaktadır. Sonuçlara güvenilirlik ve geçerlilik testleri yapılmıştır. Çalışan morali ve işten ayrılma arasındaki ilişki regresyon analizi ile ölçülmüştür. Bulgulara göreiş yerindeki koşullar ile işten ayrılma arasında bir ilişki olduğu ortaya çıkarken, işle ilgili koşullar ile işten ayrılma arasında bir ilişki bulunamamıştır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Moral, işten ayrılma, muhasebecilik mesleği

WORKER MORALE AND INTENTION TO LEAVE: A RESEARCH ON ACCOUNTANCY OCCUPATION

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It is inevitable that in order to be successful firms should focus on worker morale level. Managers have to answer the question how they can improve workers morale as well as how they can maintain their morale level. Because low morale level can lead to some undesired conclusions like absence, worker turnover and intention toleave. This research examines the relationship between worker morale and intention to leave. The findings arebased on the results gathered from 105 employees working in accountant firms operating in Aydin. Reliabilityand validity test are applied. The relationship between morale and intention to leave are tested by regressionanalysis. According to findings while there is a relationship between intention to leave and conditions in workplace, there is no relationship between morale and work itself.Anahtar Kelimeler: Morale, intention to leave, accountancy occupation

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Morale, intention to leave, accountancy occupation.

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