The investigation of the effects of received total in-service training on overall job satisfaction and organizational commitment of employees in the it sector

In this study, the status and conditions of received in-service training of employees in the IT industry in Turkey are determined and whether the status of received in-service training has an effect on their levels of organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Whereas "Organizational Loyalty Scale" (Translated by A. Wasti, 2000) was utilized to measure the organizational loyalty of employees in the IT industry in Turkey in regard to their condition of receiving in-service training; "The Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale" (Translated by A. Baycan, 1985) was utilized to measure job satisfaction. A personal inquiry form was used to collect data concerning in-service training which is believed to have impact on employees' levels of job satisfaction and organizational loyalty and employees' demographic information. As a result of the survey, Employees in the IT industry find in-service training useful. Whether there was variability in the demographic factors due to received in-service training has been investigated. A significant relationship was found between received in-service training of employees in the IT industry and their job satisfaction. A significant relationship was not found between received in-service training of employees in the IT industry and organizational commitment. Keywords: IT industry, IT, in-service training, organizational commitment, job satisfaction