Co-Variation Effect of Gender, Education Level and Seniority on The Relationship Between Mushroom Management Perceptions of Agricultural and Forestry Personnel and Their Quiet Quitting

Abstract

Purpose – Organizational behavior studies are an extremely important issue in today's world where competition is fierce. Studies on the problems experienced by employees in agricultural activities in organizations are extremely few. The purpose of this study is to reveal the relationships between mushroom management perceptions and quiet quitting management perceptions of employees working in the Kırşehir provincial organization of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. It is also to determine whether gender, education level and seniority have a covariation effect in this relationship.
Design/methodology/approach – In this context, a questionnaire form consisting of ready-made scales was applied to 132 employees in the central and provincial organizations of the Kırşehir Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. The questionnaires were determined on a voluntary participation basis. Thanks to this research, it was determined whether the employees were informed about these scales and what their attitudes and behaviors were about this issue.
Results – According to the research results, a positive significant relationship was determined between mushroom management perception and quiet quitting behaviors. It was determined that gender, education level and seniority did not have any covariation effect in this relationship between mushroom management perception and quiet quitting attitudes of employees.
Discussion – The research results revealed the existence of a positive significant relationship between mushroom management perception and quiet quitting behaviors. This finding indicates that quiet quitting behaviors increase with the increase in mushroom management practices that employees are exposed to. One of the striking findings of the research is that there is no covariation effect of gender, education level and seniority variables in the relationship between mushroom management perception and quiet quitting attitudes. This result shows that the negative effects of mushroom management are seen similarly on all employees regardless of demographic characteristics.