Investigation of Perceived Organizational Identification from Different Generations: TRC1 (Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Kilis) Zone Example of Organized Industrial Enterprises*

Abstract

The rapid changes and developments in the environment of enterprises have led to changes in the perceptions of employees from different generations as well as the activities of the enterprises. In particular, the organizational identification levels of the different generation of employees in organized industrial enterprises, which play an active role in the regional economic development of the countries, have become one of the key factors in achieving the goals and objectives of the enterprises in order to carry out their activities continuously. Because, organizational identification differences of different generations also affect employees' expectations, perceptions, attitudes and behaviors towards the organization. It has become inevitable for the enterprises that have to be successful in reaching their goals and targets thanks to the employees of different generations, giving the necessary importance to the organizational identification that creates positive business results. In this study, perceived organizational identification level is examined in terms of different generations. In this context, the data set of the study was reached with the survey method applied to 1,105 employees selected by random sampling method among the employees in the organized industrial enterprises of TRC1 Zone. SPSS 22.0 program was used to analyze the data set. Within the scope of data analysis, frequency analysis, reliability analysis, normal distribution test and factor analysis were applied.The reliability coefficient of the organizational identification scale used in the study was 0.927. The level of consistency between factor analysis and items of organizational identification scale was found to be excellent and significant (KMO = 0.948; Barlett’s Test Sig. = 0.000). In addition, with the Rotated Factor Matrix, the organizational identification scale has reached a two-dimensional structure. The first di mension of the scale was named as cognitive identification and the second dimension was called emotional identification. In addition, as a result of the normality test, it was found that the data did not show a normal distribution characteristic (p <0.01). Spearman rho correlation test was used to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the cognitive and emotional identification dimensions of the organizational identification scale. According to the results of the study, significant differences were found between the cognitive and emotional dimensions of organizational identification of the different generation employees (p = 0.00 and 0.00 <0.05).  In addition, a significant positive and significant relationship was found between cognitive and emotional identification dimensions of the organizational identification scale. According to the results of the study, suggestions were made for future researches.

Keywords: Organizational identification, Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z, TRC1 Zone.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-22-09

Publication date: August 31^st 2019