The Impact of Organizational Trust, Readiness for Change, and Individual Tenure on Organizational Identification: Empirical Research on School Teachers in Turkey

Abstract

Organizational identification basically shows individual organization fit. Tenure, organizational trust and readiness for change levels of individuals are among the main factors affecting the relationship between individual and organization harmony. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of tenure, organizational trust, and readiness for change levels of teachers working in primary schools on organizational identification. Hierarchical regression analysis has been applied. Three models and three hypotheses have been developed. The sample area of the study consists of primary school teachers working in Istanbul. The sample area has been determined by simple random method. 473 questionnaires have been collected. According to the analysis findings, all hypotheses have been accepted. In the first model, teachers' tenures have a low-level significant effect on organizational identification. In the second model, teachers' tenures and readiness for changes have a moderately significant effect on organizational identification. In the third model, teachers' tenures, readiness for changes and organizational trust have a highly significant effect on organizational identification. As a result of the research, implications for school administrators and school institutions have been presented.