A RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF HOLLAND VOCATIONAL PERSONALITY TYPE FEATURES ON ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OF EMPLOYEES

Abstract

Purpose- The aim of this study is to examine the effects of Holland type personality traits on organizational citizenship behavior and organizational commitment of employees working in the provincial organization of an institution affiliated to the Ministry of Interior in İzmir. Methodology- The study proceeded in a quantitative research design. First of all, a questionnaire consisting of four parts was applied to the participant group. In the first part of the questionnaire, demographic information of the participants, in the second part, the Holland Professional Personality Inventory, in the third part, the organizational commitment scale, and in the fourth part, the organizational citizenship behavior scale. The data obtained from the participants were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis and regression analysis, and the findings for the research questions were measured. Findings- According to the analysis findings of the data obtained, it was determined that the personality types of the participant group were generally in harmony with the personality codes determined before the research according to the Holland Typology Theory, and the organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior levels of the group were high. Conclusion- According to the survey results obtained within the scope of the study, it was revealed that the participants had a person-job fit, and as a result of this fit, the emotional dimension of the organizational commitment dimensions had the highest average and the continuance commitment dimension had a low average. Again, it was seen that personality types have a significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior.