Examination of the leader member exchange and organizational cynicism attitude of Y generation employees: Turkey and Canada sample

This study was done to determine the effect of the quality level of Y generation employees' leader member exchange on organizational cynicism attitude. In the study, the concept of Y generation, leader member exchange theory and organizational cynicism were explained and the results obtained from the data of Y generation representatives from two different countries regarding the issue were interpreted. The application part of this thesis study was carried out on a total of 278 Y generation employees working in the project departments of two construction companies operating in Turkey and the other in Canada. In the study, a new leader member exchange scale was created by adding new questions to the existing leader member exchange scales. This new scale revealed a three-dimensional leader member exchange model in Turkey application and a two-dimensional leader member exchange model in Canada application. The obtained data were tested with Structural Equation Model (SEM) as well as descriptive statistics. The results were found for both countries, and the similarities and differences between the two countries were evaluated and interpreted in the light of these results.