The effect of the meaningfulness of work on job satisfaction, job stress and intention to leave
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The meaningfulness of work is defined as the importance of the purposes of work in people's view of life and attitudes. There are studies about the meaningfulness of work that describe not only its significant and positive contributions to the meaningfulness of people's lives, but also as taking pleasure in work, which has a variety of cognitive, emotional, behavioral and economic benefits. The meaningfulness of work defined as the importance of the purposes of work in people's view of life and attitudes can be connected with variables in the field of organizational behavior. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects and correlations among job satisfaction and intention to leave with a path analysis to be carried out as part of a research model for these variables. It is intended to contribute the literature by analyzing the effects and correlations among the variables with a structural equation model and to obtain data about employee behavior in organizational life. The universe of the study is comprised of employees of an insurance business in Istanbul. This study will use the following data collection tools: the "Work and Meaning Inventory" by Steger et al. (2012), the "Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire" developed by Weis et al. (1989) and adapted to Turkish by Oran (1989), the "Intention to Leave Scale" by Wayne, Shore and Linden (1997) and “Perceived Stress Scale” developed by Cohen, Kamarck & Mermelste (1983) and adopted to Turkish by Bilge et al. (2007).
Keywords: Meaningfulness of work; job satisfaction; intention to leave; job stress
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Transformations: The Case of Post-communist Russia. Advances in Developing Human
Resources, 11(2), 218-234.
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Leadership And Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role Of Meaningful Work. Journal of
Occupational Health Psychology, 12, 193-203.
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Meaningful Work. Community College Review, 35(4), 257-275.
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Lopez (Eds.). The Handbook Of Positive Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Strains: An Examination of the Moderating Role of Sense of Competence. Journal of
Vocational Behaviour, 35, 231-253.
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Versiyonunun Psikometrik Uygunluğu. Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Dergisi , 2(25) ,
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307-311.
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Fakültesi Yayınları.
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Assistant Nurses. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand, 14,
563-568.
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K.S.Cameron, J. E. Dutton, R. E. Quinn (Eds.), Positive Organizational Scholarship.Foundations
of a New Discipline (pp. 163-175), Berett Kohler Publishers, Inc.
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Policy. Institute Briefing Paper, http://www.epi.org/ publication/briefingpapers_bp120/ ,
(02.12.2015).
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Holbeche, L., Springett, N. (2004). In Search Of Meaning In The Workplace. UK: Roffey Park
Institute.
Lips-Wiersma, M., & Morris, L.(2009). Discriminating Between Meaningful Work and The
Management Of Meaning. Journal Of Business Ethics, 88(3), 491-511.
Luthans, F. (2002). The Need For and Meaning Of Positive Organizational Behavior. Journal Of
Organizational Behavior, 23, 695-706.
Jones, E., Chonko L., Rangarajan D., & Roberts J.(2007). The Role Of Overload On Job Attitudes,
Turnover Intentions, And Salesperson Performance. Journal of Business Research, 60, 663-
671.
Kamdron, T. (2005). Work Motivation And Job Satisfaction Of Estonian Higher Officials.
International Journal Of Public Administration, 28, 1211–1240.
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Organization: A Critical Sense Making Account. Journal of Organizational Change
Management, 23(3), 325-341.
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Üzerine Görgül Bir Araştırma. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 5(3),
200-213.
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Wesley.
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Ayrılma Niyeti Üzerindeki Etkilerinin İncelenmesi. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İktisadi ve
İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 13(2), 143-164.
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Cameron, J. E. Dutton, & R. E. Quinn (Eds.), Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations Of
A New Discipline ( pp. 308–327). San Francisco.
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Integration And Review. Research in Organizational Behavior, 30, 91–127.
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Investigation Of The Effects Of Higher-Order Motives In Multilevel Marketing Organizations.
Journal Of Organizational Behavior, 22, 849–869.
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The Teaching Profession. Communication Education, 41, 40-53.
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Inventory (WAMI). Journal of Career Assessment, 20(3), 322-337.
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The Presence Of And Search For Meaning In Life. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53(1), 80-
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Exchange: A Social Exchange Perspective. Academy Of Management Journal, 40, 82-111.
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clarity of self-concept. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and
Engineering, 57(11), 7219.
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(Eds.), Handbook Of Positive Psychology (pp.715-730). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Varma (Eds.), Stress In Teachers. Past, Present And Future (pp. 160-182). London: Whurr.
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Informal Cezalar: Nitel Bir Araştırma. Yayımlanmamış doktora tezi, İstanbul: Marmara
Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
Yazıcıoğlu İ. (2009). Konaklama İşletmelerinde İşgörenlerin Örgütsel Güven Duyguları İle İş Tatmini Ve
İşten Ayrılma Niyetleri Üzerine Bir Alan Araştırması. Elektronik Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 8(30),
235-249.
Yıldız, S., Yalavaç, S., Meydan, C. H.(2013). Tükenmişliğin İşten Ayrılma Niyetine Etkisinde Örgüte
Bağlılığın Aracı Rolü: Türkiye’deki Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanlığı Personeli Üzerinde Bir
Araştırma. Bilgi Ekonomisi ve Yönetimi Dergisi, 8(2).