Abstract :
This study s main purpose is to analyze the effects of careerism tendency and moral disintegration tendencies, which are seen as deviant and destructive forms of behavior for organizations within the context of Type A personality. Accordingly, it is aimed to determine the individual premises of the careerism trend within the scope of the theories of social cognitive theory and locus of control theory. The research deals with careerism tendency with the Type A personality trait and moral resolution tendency concepts. Within the research scope, a theoretical and conceptual framework has been formed on the subjects, and then an application has been made for a private bank employee. In this context, the sample consists of employees from a private bank operating in Konya (n = 360). Data have been obtained from the research sample through the questionnaire, and these data have been using AMOS and SPSS programs. Confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equation model analyses have been applied within the analysis scope. According to the research findings, it was determined that Type a personality trait positively and significantly affects career tendency. On the other hand, it has been determined that type A personality trait does not significantly affect moral resolution. However, it has been determined that the tendency of careerism positively affects the moral resolution tendency. In the relationship between the Type A personality trait, which is the last finding of the research, and the tendency to careerism, moral resolution s mediating effect has not been determined. According to the research findings, it was determined that the moral dissolution tendency strengthens the careerism tendency, and the Type A personality trait increases the tendency towards careerism.
