A STUDY ON DEVELOPING A SCALE DIRECTED TO THE PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE AND SOCIAL PERCEPTIONS OF EMPLOYEES

Abstract

A two-part questionnaire with a 5-point Likert-type scale, verified for validity and reliability, was used in this practical study, which included a total of 597 persons from different sectors. The study was completed in around 5 months. All the participants included in the study were selected through simple random sampling method. All the participants expressed their choices on the questionnaire forms in accordance with their own free thoughts and ideas. The questionnaire forms were sent to the participants by hand, mail or e-mail. Questionnaire forms were submitted to a total of 2500 participants, and only 872 of them responded. 597 of the received questionnaire forms were found suitable for the research. According to the information obtained, Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient was calculated to be 0.928 by the SPSS Statistics 18 software. This value shows that the questionnaire used in the study is highly reliable. The study was extended through correlation, regression and factor analyses, and the study was examined under 7 sub-factors. According to the analyses and the findings of the study, it was determined that the influence of leadership was important for employees and it created difference in terms of mental activity. It was also concluded that the concept of leadership affected especially the motivation and performance of the employees