Employee's Behavioral Opportunism and Alienation : Exploring the Factors

• Autorzy: Dmitri Pletnev , Elena Kozlova
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article aims to identify factors influencing the behavioural opportunism and alienation of Russian employees. The study is based on a survey of 298 Russian employees, conducted in October 2020. Normalized indicators were used to assess the alienation degree, opportunism willingness and opportunism level, based on processing the respondents' answers; the Z-test was used for statistical analysis of these indicators, and to examine the influence of 14 social and organizational factors on alienation and opportunism. The study showed that employees' alienation degree is influenced by marital status, having children, motivation type, organization size, work in a managerial position, position and salary improvement, and Adizes' management styles. Their opportunism willingness is influenced by gender, age, management style, organization-side work experience, and position improvement. The results support the hypotheses of the interdependence of opportunism level and age, marital status, motivation type, organization size, and salary improvement. It was found that education level, job profile and diploma compliance, and ownership do not affect alienation and opportunism. The research results can help develop corporate programmes to increase employees' involvement in solving corporate problems and reducing opportunism. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Alienation; Employee behaviours; Motivation; Economic indicators

PL

Alienacja; Zachowania pracownika; Motywacje; Wskaźniki ekonomiczne

• Czasopismo: Contemporary Economics
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 16
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 106--120

Twórcy

autor

Dmitri Pletnev

• Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

autor

Elena Kozlova

• Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

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DOI

10.5709/ce.1897-9254.471