PAre Work Attitudes of Generations Myth or Real? Evidence from the United States and Turkey

Sait Gurbuz () and Ihsan Aytekin ()
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Sait Gurbuz: International Business School, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Nederlands., International Business School, Groningen,, Nederlands
Ihsan Aytekin: Social Sciences University of Ankara, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Business, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi, Ankara, Turkey

Istanbul Business Research, 2020, vol. 49, issue 2, 248-270

Abstract: Despite the increased attention paid to generational differences especially from practitioners and the popular press, systematic and empirical intergenerational research has been scarce, is largely North American centric, and lacks consistent results. The present study aimed to fill this gap by examining whether differences exist among generations in their key work and organizational attitudes, personal values, and work ethic values in the United States and Turkey. Survey data were gathered from 1019 employees (427 from the U.S. and 592 from Turkey). We found little evidence supporting substantive and significant generational differences or their association with key outcome variables. Furthermore, the U.S. originated classification of generations cannot be generalized to the Turkish business context.

Keywords: Generational differences; Work attitudes; Work ethics; Cohorts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.26650/ibr.2020.49.0031

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