Experiencing Work at Different Organisational Levels

Reyhan Bilgiç, Candan Karaca, Gaye Ünalan and Hande Savlý

Vision, 2001, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: This study looks at the differences in organisational attitudes among the different managerial levels in a government organisation in Turkey. A total of 172 professionals participated in the study and they were grouped into different organisational levels. The levels were arranged according to the conventional status perceptions in organisations. The sample was grouped into five levels: 1) top management, 2) second to top, 3) middle management, 4) the non-managerial level, 5) professionals. The professionals working in the different departments of the organisation were grouped under the title of professionals. They included lawyers, engineers, etc. The survey consists of 80 questions relating to various aspects of organisational life. As expected, the levels were significantly different from each other on a number of attitudes according to ANCOVA results. The demographic variables were used as covariates. Specifically, top management had more positive attitude towards job than the other layers of management. Interestingly, there was no difference between management and non-management in terms of pay satisfaction, attitudes towards ISO 9002 training, experienced stress, skill utilization, and satisfaction with the physical conditions. The lowest mean among the 10 sub-factors belongs to the pay satisfaction for all levels. This is the usual trend in Turkey among the public sector employees. The results of the study indicate that management and non-management can be different in experiencing the organisational life and it is in the interest of the organisation to make lower levels have a more positive experience in the organisations for better organisational life and productivity.

Date: 2001
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