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A. Barış Baraz & Hacer Şivil
Kuran (2013) categorized generations and their characteristics in Turkey as follows (Ku-
ran, 2013):
Table 1. Characteristics of Generations in Turkey
Generations
Characteristics
Silent Generation
(1927-1945)
Our grandparents.
Republic generation
7% in Turkey Descriptor: Easy-going
Baby Boomers
(1946-1964)
Most members of Turkish Grand National
Assembly
Prime Minister is a Baby Boomer
19% in Turkey Descriptor: Normative
Gen X
(1965-1979)
Parents of Gezi Park kids
22% in Turkey Descriptor: Competitive
Gen Y
(1980-1999)
35% in Turkey = 27 million.
Descriptor: Creative
Gen Z
(2000-)
Crystal Kids
Gen Y prepares them
17% in Turkey Descriptor: Over-sensitive
It is an inevitable fact that different generations are supposed to communicate with one
another and live and work together. Since 2000s, five different generations have been
living together and almost all working for the first time in the history. Thus, it is crucial for
manager to know that employees coming from various generations have been exposed
to different biological and technological environments. Thus, managers will be able to see
the differences and manage them well. Categorized as Silent Generation (1925-1945),
Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Gen X (1965-1979), Gen Y (1980-1999), and Gen Z (2000-
2021), generations all have different attitudes and perceptions due to the era they live in
and technological developments. It is certain that Gen X and Gen Y should work in line
with each other. Besides, Gen Y will take over all the deeds from Gen Y very soon.
Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Basım and Şeşen (2006) states that organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) started to
be investigated in 1980s due to some changes in social, economic, political, and techno-
logic world, so workers gained importance. They defined the term as follows: OCB aims
to protect an organization from undesirable behavior that hinders it to operate in a healthy
way, to improve workers’ abilities and skills, to ensure that the coordination is effective,
and as a result to enhance performance (Basım & Şeşen, 2006: 82).
