Evaluation of Organizational Cynicism on the Basis of Generations: According to Generations What is the Target of Cynicism?

When we take a look at the manpower today, we observe three different generations at the same time in a workplace. Many employees take part in the organizational system together with the colleagues, the same age with either their parents or children. It is not surprising to find out that the attitud...

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Main Authors: Yasemin Torun, Canan Çetin
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Language:English
Published: Yönetim Akademisi Derneği 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Human and Work
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Online Access:http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/iid/article/view/5000128334
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description When we take a look at the manpower today, we observe three different generations at the same time in a workplace. Many employees take part in the organizational system together with the colleagues, the same age with either their parents or children. It is not surprising to find out that the attitudes of those generations with different backgrounds, experiences, expectations and values may be different as well. The aim of this study was to examine the organizational cynicism levels of those generations who have different personalities, values and attitudes and to examine whether the factors related to the target of these attitudes are different too. In the frame of this study, the interviews with the 20 academics who work in a private University in Turkey were examined through content analysis. As a result of the study, it was understood that X and Y generations have different cynicism levels; and based on generations cynical feelings, thoughts and behaviors may differ as well as organizational elements within the target of the cynical attitudes.
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spelling doaj-art-8219372317f448618bec4b3d674f77d12025-08-20T02:08:30ZengYönetim Akademisi DerneğiJournal of Human and Work2148-967X2015-10-0122137146http://dx.doi.org/10.18394/iid.83158Evaluation of Organizational Cynicism on the Basis of Generations: According to Generations What is the Target of Cynicism?Yasemin Torun0Canan Çetin1Süleyman Şah Üniversitesi, İşletme ve Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İşletme Bölümü; TurkeyMarmara Üniversitesi, İşletme Fakültesi; TurkeyWhen we take a look at the manpower today, we observe three different generations at the same time in a workplace. Many employees take part in the organizational system together with the colleagues, the same age with either their parents or children. It is not surprising to find out that the attitudes of those generations with different backgrounds, experiences, expectations and values may be different as well. The aim of this study was to examine the organizational cynicism levels of those generations who have different personalities, values and attitudes and to examine whether the factors related to the target of these attitudes are different too. In the frame of this study, the interviews with the 20 academics who work in a private University in Turkey were examined through content analysis. As a result of the study, it was understood that X and Y generations have different cynicism levels; and based on generations cynical feelings, thoughts and behaviors may differ as well as organizational elements within the target of the cynical attitudes.http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/iid/article/view/5000128334Organizational CynicismGenerationGeneration TheoryGeneration XGeneration Y
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Evaluation of Organizational Cynicism on the Basis of Generations: According to Generations What is the Target of Cynicism?
Journal of Human and Work
Organizational Cynicism
Generation
Generation Theory
Generation X
Generation Y
title Evaluation of Organizational Cynicism on the Basis of Generations: According to Generations What is the Target of Cynicism?
title_full Evaluation of Organizational Cynicism on the Basis of Generations: According to Generations What is the Target of Cynicism?
title_fullStr Evaluation of Organizational Cynicism on the Basis of Generations: According to Generations What is the Target of Cynicism?
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Organizational Cynicism on the Basis of Generations: According to Generations What is the Target of Cynicism?
title_short Evaluation of Organizational Cynicism on the Basis of Generations: According to Generations What is the Target of Cynicism?
title_sort evaluation of organizational cynicism on the basis of generations according to generations what is the target of cynicism
topic Organizational Cynicism
Generation
Generation Theory
Generation X
Generation Y
url http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/iid/article/view/5000128334
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