(Evaluation of Bank Employees' Perceptions of Job Insecurity, Leadership Style and Locus of Control According to Demographic Variables)

Abstract

Purpose – In this study, it is aimed to examine and interpret bank employees' job insecurity, leadership style, and locus of control perceptions according to demographic variables. Design/methodology/approach - The research model was created by comparing the variables of job insecurity, leadership style of managers and locus of control with a total of 11 demographic variables. Survey method was preferred for data collection. Banks Association of Turkey (TBB), dated 12.31.2018 "distribution according to provinces and territories of bank employees" were taken into account the number of employees in the report. In this context, a total of 500 questionnaires were distributed to all commercial banks operating in Antalya, Isparta and Burdur provinces and analyzes were carried out on a total of 383 questionnaires. As a data collection tool, Ashford, Lee and Bobko (1989), consisting of 9 statements; De Witte (1999); The scale was created by Hellgren, Sverke, and Isaksson (1999) to measure the perceived job insecurity and translated into Turkish by Şeker (2011) (Dede, 2017: 135), developed by Liden and Maslyn (1998) and Baş et al. (2010), the 12-item leader-member interaction (LMX) scale, which has four sub-dimensions: loyalty, influence, contribution to change and professional respect, which was revised by Bolat (2011: 194-195) and adapted to Turkish by Spector (1988). Dr. Locus of control scale was used, which was translated and adapted into Turkish by Mustafa PAKSOY (Özbezek, 2018: 101). The analysis of the data was analyzed with the SPSS 23 program and the results were interpreted. Findings – As a result of the analysis, gender did not show any difference in terms of leader member interaction, locus of control and job insecurity. Regarding the age variable, the group with the highest perception of quantitative job insecurity was found to be those between the ages of 26-30. Employees in the 26-30 age group think that they will completely lose their jobs (quantitative job insecurity) compared to bank employees belonging to other age groups. There was no significant relationship between the perception of job insecurity and education level in terms of both main and sub-dimensions. Discussion – As banks operate in the financial sector of technology, the rapid realization of current developments causes a number of concerns for bank employees, the loss of their jobs or the loss of their qualifications. Bank employees are not only affected by their perceptions of job insecurity, but also by the leadership style of their managers and the type of locus of control they have.