THE EFFECTS OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: AN INVESTIGATION ON TURKISH PORT STAFF

Abstract

Several researchers have examined organizational commitment concept because it has varying positiveconsequences for the organization and employees. Therefore, the goal of this study is to examine if demographiccharacteristics of employees have a significant role in determining organizational commitment. Data gatheredfrom 50 employees of the various ports in Kocaeli is analyzed by using t-test, Anova and Tukey test. The resultsrevealed that marital status, educational level and job tenure have a significant effect on organizational commitmentlevel of employees. On the other hand, the findings indicated that age and gender have no significant effect onorganizational commitment level of employees.