On job satisfaction and motivation of individual innovation

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of innovation levels of employees on motivation and job satisfaction. For this purpose, 359 women and men working in Istanbul were included in the study. The data of the study were collected by using the Individual Innovation Inventory, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale and Motivation Scale. The data were analyzed using Independent Sample T-Test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Analysis and Regression Analysis. At the end of the research, it was determined that individual innovation did not differ according to the marital status, gender and occupation of the profession, but the status of motivation activities in the firm, working time in the company, educational status, position in the institution, income level, total working time, age and the number of employees in the firm. As a result of the study, it was determined that job satisfaction did not differ according to total working time, age, number of employees in the company, marital status, gender, willingness to choose the profession and motivation activities in the company, but it changed according to working time, income level, education level and position in the company in the current company. As a result of the research, it was determined that motivation does not differ according to the status of choosing the profession, gender, marital status and motivation activities in the company, but it differs according to the education level, the position in the institution, the level of income, the working time in the current company, the total working time, the number of employees in the firm and the age. As a result of the analyzes conducted in the research, it was determined that individual innovation significantly affected employee motivation and job satisfaction.