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 examined how four socio-demographic groups differ with regards to three main organizational outcomes: organizational commitment, burnout and intention to leave. Multivariate analysis of variance showed that statistically significant differences exist between socio-demographic groups based on hierarchical level, sector of the employer, generation and perceived income level. Additionally, significant differences were shown at the dependent variables levels for certain socio-demographic groups. One of the most expected set of results relate to the differences between generations in terms of all variables included in the study. Like the other findings, but most of it, in a complete form, this highlight could help organizations in their endevour to bridge the generational gap and propose a tailored organizational employee value proposition to their prospective targets.