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Abstract

The object of this study is both to determine the perception level of the employees on diversity management and whether the demographic variances as gender, age and marital status have difference on the employee perception about diversity management or not. So the datas obtained from the research on 73 blue and white collared employees who work at an organization in Mersin are analyzed with statistical methods. It is found out that male employees think they contribute to the diversity management more than the female employees because of their organiational values and norms, no meaningful difference between the employees’ age and educational statues on diversity management and perception level is found, but it is found out that there is only a meaningful difference on organizational values and norms about their perception level between their marital status and educational level. According to the AnovaTest results on employees’ perception level of diversity management from the point of their seniority, the subdimemsions of diversity management make no meaningful difference according to employees’ seniority, but there is a meaningful difference from the point of organizational values and norms between the employees’statutes and diversity management perception level

Keywords

• Diversity, Perception, Diversity Management

ÇALIŞANLARIN FARKLILIKLARIN YÖNETİMİNE İLİŞKİN ALGILARINDA DEMOGRAFİK DEĞİŞKENLERİN ETKİSİ: ÖZEL SEKTÖRDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Öz

Bu çalışmada farklılıklarının yönetimi ile ilgili literatürün yanısıra çalışanların farklılıkların yönetimi ile ilgili algı düzeylerini saptamak amacıyla gerçekleştirilen araştırmadan elde edilen veri ve bulgulara yer verilmektedir. Çalışmanın amacı hem çalışanların farklılıkların yönetimi ile ilgili algı düzeylerini hem de cinsiyet, yaş, medeni durum gibi demografik değişkenlerin çalışanların farklılıkların yönetimine ilişkin algı düzeyleri üzerinde anlamlı bir farklılık meydana getirip getirmediğini belirlemektir. Bu amaçla Mersin ilinde faaliyet gösteren bir işletmede görev yapan 73 mavi ve beyaz yakalı çalışan üzerinde yapılan araştırmadan elde edilen veriler çeşitli istatistiki yöntemlerle analiz edilmiş ve değerlendirilmiştir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler: Farklılık, Demografik Değişkenler, Farklılıkların Yönetimi

Jel Kod:M10

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Farklılık, Algı, Farklılıkların Yönetimi

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