Demographic Variables and Careerism Relationship in the Shadow of Covid 19 Pandemic Cover Image

Covid 19 Pandemisi Gölgesinde Demografik Değişkenler ve Kariyerizm İlişkisi
Demographic Variables and Careerism Relationship in the Shadow of Covid 19 Pandemic

Author(s): Burcu Üzüm, Leyla Şenol
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Health and medicine and law, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: Covid-19; Pandemic Career; Perception Careerism;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose - This study is based on the issue of careerism criticizing the term career which constitutes a part of business life. Whether the demographic characteristics of employees make a difference in career perceptions and careerism tendency in the covid-19 pandemic has been investigated. Design/methodology/approach - In the research, relational scanning from quantitative method was adopted and the data that were the basis of the research were collected with a questionnaire. Careerism and Covid-19 career perception scale were used in the questionnaire. The sample consists of employees who are volunteering to participate in the survey during the Covid-19 pandemic process, affiliated with an institution in the districts of Başiskele, Kartepe and İzmit in Kocaeli province. Data were collected from 493 participants in the research. Findings - Explanatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, t-test, manova analysis were applied to the data obtained. The accepted significance level for the acceptability of the analysis was determined as 0.05. As a result of the research, it was determined that income made a difference in covid-19 career perception, marital status in careerism perception and covid-19 career perception. Discussion - Covid-19 career perception is thought to be a guide for short-term human resources planning. The demographic variables that provide the personal traits profile of the employees; It is hoped that determining whether careerism and covid-19 make a difference in career perception will contribute to human resources and business management.

  • Issue Year: 13/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 1341-1349
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Turkish