Equal, but so much different: examining socio-demographic differences of the employees in relation to organizational commitment, burnout and intention to leave

Abstract

The current study was conducted among employees in various industries and sectors (N = 412) in Romania and examinedhow four socio-demographic groups differ with regards to three main organizational outcomes: organizationalcommitment, burnout and intention to leave. Multivariate analysis of variance showed that statistically significantdifferences exist between socio-demographic groups based on hierarchical level, sector of the employer, generation andperceived income level. Additionally, significant differences were shown at the dependent variables levels for certainsocio-demographic groups. One of the most expected set of results relate to the differences between generations in termsof all variables included in the study. Like the other findings, but most of it, in a complete form, this highlight could helporganizations in their endevour to bridge the generational gap and propose a tailored organizational employee valueproposition to their prospective targets.