Organizational Trust and Organizational Support as a Predictor of Job Satisfaction

Abstract This research, by determining teachers’ organizational trust level and perception of organizational support, aims to determine how much these variables predict job satisfaction. The research has been designed within correlational screening model. The population of the research is the teachers work in public primary, secondary and high schools in Yenimahalle District of Ankara City. Sampling of the research has been done with 497 teachers determined with simple random sampling technique. “Job satisfaction scale”, “organizational trust scale” and “perceived organizational support scale” has been used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, simple and multiple regression analysis has been used in the analysis of the collected data. As a result of the research, it has been established that teachers’ job satisfaction is medium level. As for perceived organizational support, organizational trust and organizational sub-dimensions; these variables have been determined to be at mostly level. The relation between job satisfaction and perceived organizational support has been determined to be at positive direction and at medium level. There is a positive and medium level relation among organizational trust, trust in managers, trust in colleagues and trust in stakeholders. According to the findings of the research, perceived organizational support is a significant predictive of job satisfaction. While organizational trust, trust in managers and trust in colleagues is a significant predictive of job satisfaction; it has been established that trust in stakeholders is not a significant predictive of job satisfaction. Key words: Teacher, Job satisfaction, Organizational Trust, Organizational Suppor