The Changing Face Of The Employees-Generation Z And Their Perceptions Of Work (A Study Applied To University Students)

Abstract

It is known that the Generation Z's, whose was born after 2000, character and mindsets are different according to previous generations. The generation Z who will participate or participated in the labor force shortly before, their expectations are different from other employees. Increasing workplace flexibility are more like work-life balance and career-oriented work faster. This study is to determine how the work perception of Generation Z. For the measurement of work perception, it is utilized the scale of organizational behavior Minnesota job satisfaction scale, personality inventory scales, at the same time it is planned to create a new scale. This study was carried out with 276 university students. In the analysis of the obtained data, it was used to chi-square test and ANOVA analysis. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.