Browsing by Subject "Generation Y"

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    Generation Y employees: the role of psychological empowerment on the relationship between emotional intelligence and interpersonal citizenship behaviors
    (Centre for Promoting Ideas, 2016) Aydogmus, C.
    The present study aims to propose and test an integrative model that considers the mediating effects of Generation Y employees’ psychological empowerment (PE) on the relationships between their emotional intelligence (EI) and interpersonal citizenship behaviors (ICB). The model was tested on a sample of 477 Generation Y employees working in IT sector. For the indicators of employees’ EI, Wong and Law’s model, involving ‘self-emotion appraisal’, ‘others’ emotional appraisal’, ‘use of emotion’ and ‘regulation of emotion’, has been applied in the study. Hierarchical regression analyses postulated that EI and ICB were mediated by PE. The relationships between use of emotion and ICB were fully mediated by PE, while the relationships between self-emotion appraisal, others’ emotional appraisal and regulation of emotion and ICB were partially mediated by PE. The findings indicate that organizations should focus more on enhancing PE of Generation Y employees, which is the underlying effect between their EI and ICB.
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    How to satisfy generation Y? the roles of personality and emotional intelligence
    (Academy of IRMBR, 2016) Aydogmus, C.
    This study examines the mediating effect of Generation Y employees’ emotional intelligence levels on the relationships between their personality characteristics and job satisfaction. Participants were 477 engineers, who completed the Big Five Model of personality, Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale and Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale. The results show a significant relationship between Generation Y employees’ emotional intelligence and their job satisfaction. Hierarchical regression analyses reveal that personality characteristics and job satisfaction of Generation Y employees are mediated by their emotional intelligence. The negative relationships between Generation Y employees’ neuroticism and their job satisfaction are fully mediated, whereas the relationships between their being extraverted, conscientious, agreeable and open to experiences and job satisfaction are partially mediated by their emotional intelligence. The findings indicate that organizations should focus more on giving importance to the emotional intelligence of Generation Y employees, which is the underlying effect between their personality characteristics and job satisfaction. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.