İşyerinde Mutluluğun Peşinde: Z Kuşağı Çalışanlarının Davranışsal Yolu

Yazarlar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61518/ijpw-130

Anahtar Kelimeler:

İş Tasarımı, Kariyer Uyarlanabilirliği, İşe Bağlılık, İşte Gelişme

Özet

Bu çalışma, Z kuşağına mensup genç çalışanların işyerinde mutluluğu, proaktif ve uyum sağlayıcı davranışlar dizisi yoluyla nasıl aradıklarını incelemektedir. Öz Belirleme Kuramı’na (Self-Determination Theory) dayanan araştırma, iş tasarımı (job crafting) davranışının kariyer uyarlanabilirliğini artırdığı, bunun da işte bağlılık (work engagement) ve işte gelişme (thriving at work) düzeylerini yükselttiği, nihayetinde ise işyeri mutluluğunu desteklediği psikolojik bir yol önermektedir. Endonezya’da çalışan 462 Z kuşağı bireyle kesitsel bir anket çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. İş tasarımı, kariyer uyarlanabilirliği, işte bağlılık, işte gelişme ve işyeri mutluluğunu ölçmek için geçerliliği kanıtlanmış ölçekler kullanılmıştır. Yapısal eşitlik modellemesi (SEM) önerilen sıralı aracılık modelini desteklemiştir. Bulgular, iş tasarımının daha yüksek kariyer uyarlanabilirliği ile anlamlı şekilde ilişkili olduğunu ve bunun da artan işte bağlılık ve gelişme ile sonuçlandığını göstermektedir. Bu canlılık ve bağlılık deneyimleri, işyeri mutluluğuna önemli ölçüde katkı sağlamaktadır. İş tasarımının bu aracılar yoluyla işyeri mutluluğu üzerindeki toplam dolaylı etkisi istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur. Sonuçlar, işyeri mutluluğunun yalnızca dış koşulların veya sabit kişilik özelliklerinin bir sonucu olmadığını, aynı zamanda güdüleyici ve gelişimsel mekanizmalarla geliştirilebileceğini vurgulamaktadır. Bu çalışma, kişisel özerklik, uyum kapasitesi ve psikolojik enerjinin dinamik rolünü ortaya koyarak olumlu örgütsel davranış literatürüne katkı sağlamaktadır. İnsan kaynakları uzmanları ve yöneticiler için, Z kuşağı çalışanlarının iş tasarımı, uyarlanabilirlik geliştirme ve sürekli bağlılık yoluyla desteklenmesine yönelik pratik öneriler sunulmaktadır.

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Yayınlanmış

2025-08-01

Nasıl Atıf Yapılır

Soerjoatmodjo, G. W. L. (2025). İşyerinde Mutluluğun Peşinde: Z Kuşağı Çalışanlarının Davranışsal Yolu. International Journal of Positivity & Well-Being, 3(2), 105–119. https://doi.org/10.61518/ijpw-130