A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey

Yıl: 2019 Cilt: 69 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 124 - 132 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010 İndeks Tarihi: 11-02-2020

A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey

Öz:
The aim of the present study was to identify the level of job satisfaction among employees and the relationshipbetween their intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction levels that are of utmost importance for the furnituresector. For this purpose, the job satisfaction levels of employees working for furniture enterprises in Istanbulwere measured by a survey method. The survey form consists of two sections. The first section includes questionsregarding the demographic characteristics of the employees, whereas the second section includes ashort version of the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. The obtained data were evaluated by using descriptivestatistics, independent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance methods. As a result of the research,it was found that the participants were partially satisfied with intrinsic satisfaction factors, whereas they werenot satisfied about whether extrinsic satisfaction factors have an impact on the level of job satisfaction. Theoutcomes of the analyses made between the job satisfaction levels of the employees working for the furnitureindustry in Istanbul and demographic variants revealed that job satisfaction did not vary meaningfullyaccording to variants, such as gender, age, marital status, level of education, and professional experience ofthe employees. Furthermore, it was identified that the general satisfaction level of the white collar employeeswas lower than that of the other group of employees.
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Konular: Çevre Bilimleri

Mobilya endüstrisinde çalışanların iş tatmin düzeylerine ilişkin bir araştırma: İstanbul ili örneği (Türkiye)

Öz:
Mobilya sektörü için son derece önemli bir yere sahip olan çalışanların iş tatmin düzeylerinin tespit edilmesi, içsel ve dışsal iş doyum düzeyleri ile genel iş doyum düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkilerin belirlenmesi bu çalışmanın amacını oluşturmaktadır. Bu amaçla İstanbul ilinde mobilya sektöründe faaliyet gösteren işletme çalışanlarının iş tatmin düzeyleri anket tekniği kullanılarak ölçülmeye çalışılmıştır. Anket formu iki bölümü içermektedir. Birinci bölümünde çalışanların demografik özelliklerini belirlemeye yönelik sorular bulunmakta, ikinci bölümünde Minnesota iş tatmin ölçeğinin kısa formu yer almaktadır. Elde edilen veriler tanımlayıcı istatistikler, bağımsız t-testi, tek yönlü varyans testi yöntemleri kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda katılımcıların içsel tatmin faktörlerinden kısmen memnun oldukları belirlenirken, dışsal tatmin faktörlerinin iş tatmin düzeyini etkilediği konusunda memnun olmadıkları belirlenmiştir. İstanbul mobilya sektöründe çalışanların iş tatmin düzeyleri ile demografik değişkenler arasında yapılan istatistiki analizler sonucunda; çalışanların cinsiyeti, yaşı, medeni durum, eğitim düzeyi, mesleki deneyimi gibi değişkenlere göre iş tatmininin anlamlı bir farklılık göstermediği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, genel tatmin düzeyinde beyaz yakalı çalışanların diğer kadro durumundakilerden daha düşük genel tatmin düzeyine sahip oldukları belirlenmiştir.
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Konular: Çevre Bilimleri
Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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APA SEVİM KORKUT D, GEDIK T, ÇAĞAN F (2019). A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. , 124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
Chicago SEVİM KORKUT DERYA,GEDIK TARIK,ÇAĞAN Feriha A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. (2019): 124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
MLA SEVİM KORKUT DERYA,GEDIK TARIK,ÇAĞAN Feriha A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. , 2019, ss.124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
AMA SEVİM KORKUT D,GEDIK T,ÇAĞAN F A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. . 2019; 124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
Vancouver SEVİM KORKUT D,GEDIK T,ÇAĞAN F A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. . 2019; 124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
IEEE SEVİM KORKUT D,GEDIK T,ÇAĞAN F "A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey." , ss.124 - 132, 2019. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
ISNAD SEVİM KORKUT, DERYA vd. "A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey". (2019), 124-132. https://doi.org/10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
APA SEVİM KORKUT D, GEDIK T, ÇAĞAN F (2019). A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. FORESTIST, 69(2), 124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
Chicago SEVİM KORKUT DERYA,GEDIK TARIK,ÇAĞAN Feriha A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. FORESTIST 69, no.2 (2019): 124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
MLA SEVİM KORKUT DERYA,GEDIK TARIK,ÇAĞAN Feriha A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. FORESTIST, vol.69, no.2, 2019, ss.124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
AMA SEVİM KORKUT D,GEDIK T,ÇAĞAN F A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. FORESTIST. 2019; 69(2): 124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
Vancouver SEVİM KORKUT D,GEDIK T,ÇAĞAN F A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. FORESTIST. 2019; 69(2): 124 - 132. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
IEEE SEVİM KORKUT D,GEDIK T,ÇAĞAN F "A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey." FORESTIST, 69, ss.124 - 132, 2019. 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010
ISNAD SEVİM KORKUT, DERYA vd. "A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey". FORESTIST 69/2 (2019), 124-132. https://doi.org/10.26650/forestist.2019.19010