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Pr<strong>of</strong>essional
interests
Top manager vs.
technical worker ↓
Front-line manager vs.
technical worker ↓
Ruth Alas et al.
Top manager vs. technical
worker ↓
Deputy top manager vs.
technical worker ↓
Front-line manager vs.
technical worker ↓
Middle manager vs.
technical worker ↓
Front-line manager vs.
technical worker ↓
Learning Trust in changes Interest in changes
Have interest vs. not have
interest ↓
Have interest vs. not have
interest ↓
Have interest vs. not have
interest ↓
Note: The arrows indicate a representative <strong>of</strong> what role has higher or lower assessment <strong>of</strong> a certain
scale.
Education does not play a role in <strong>the</strong> evaluation <strong>of</strong> attitudes and organisational learning and gender in
<strong>the</strong> interest towards change in <strong>the</strong> Turkish sample. At <strong>the</strong> same time, <strong>the</strong> type <strong>of</strong> contract and
existence <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional interest differentiate respondents on all <strong>the</strong> scales, while employees with
temporary work assignments and without pr<strong>of</strong>essional interests have evaluated both attitudes and
organisational learning lower than <strong>the</strong>ir counterparts having opposite characteristics. Females also
evaluate learning and trust in changes higher than males and older employees who tend to assess a
focused phenomenon higher than younger respondents. In respect to position, it appears that a
higher organisational role is related to higher scores <strong>of</strong> scales <strong>of</strong> attitudes and learning.
Table 3 illustrates that Chinese employees have expressed diverse understandings about <strong>the</strong>
analysed <strong>the</strong>mes. These tendencies provide some interesting ideas about Chinese employees. First
<strong>of</strong> all, younger employees feel more trust in changes, while older employees have reported a higher
interest in changes. The latter tendency is also related to <strong>the</strong> tenure, and attitudes make differences
between males and females. Education and position tend to indicate that when <strong>the</strong>se are higher,
assessment <strong>of</strong> all scales is higher. For example, top and deputy managers evaluate learning and
attitudes higher than technical workers and front-line managers. The pr<strong>of</strong>essional interest and type <strong>of</strong>
work contract indicate mixed tendencies and organisational learning is more highly evaluated by
employees who have no permanent work contract and no pr<strong>of</strong>essional interest. Attitudes towards
change have <strong>the</strong> opposite pattern in respect to <strong>the</strong> existence <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional interests and a
permanent work contract.
Table 3: Comparisons <strong>of</strong> assessments <strong>of</strong> organisational learning and scales <strong>of</strong> organisational
change: Chinese sample.
Learning Trust in changes Interest in
changes
Gender males vs. females ↓ males vs. females ↑ males vs. females ↓
Age …25 vs. 26-35 ↑
…25 vs. 36-45 ↑
…25 vs. 46-55 ↑
26-35 vs. 36-45 ↑
26-35 vs. 46-55 ↑
36-45 vs. 56-…↓
46-55 vs. 56-…↓
Education Vocational school vs.
university ↑
Tenure Less than 1 year vs. 2-3
years ↓
Less than 1 year vs. 4-5
years ↓
Less than 1 year vs. 6-10
years ↓
Less than 1 year vs. 11-15
years ↓
Less than 1 year vs. more
than 20 years ↑
2-3 years vs. 6-10 years ↓
15
…25 vs. 26-35 ↓
…25 vs. 36-45 ↓
…25 vs. 46-55 ↓
26-35 vs. 36-45 ↓
High school vs. vocational
school ↓
High school vs. university ↓
Vocational school vs.
university ↓
Less than 1 year vs. 2-3 years
↑
Less than 1 year vs. 4-5 years
↑
Less than 1 year vs. 6-10
years ↑
Less than 1 year vs. 11-15
years ↑
Less than 1 year vs. 16-20
years ↓
Less than 1 year vs. more
…25 vs. 26-35 ↑
…25 vs. 36-45 ↑
…25 vs. 46-55 ↑
…25 vs. 56… ↑
26-35 vs. 46-55 ↑
26-35 vs. 56-…↑
36-45 vs. 46-55 ↑
36-45 vs. 56… ↑
High school vs.
vocational school ↓
High school vs.
university ↑
Vocational school
vs. university ↑
Less than 1 year vs.
4-5 years ↑
Less than 1 year vs.
6-10 years ↑
Less than 1 year vs.
11-15 years ↑
Less than 1 year vs.
more than 20 years
↑
2-3 years vs. 4-5
years ↑