Workplace Identity of Employees

Abstract

The current research dealt with the workplace identity of employees, and according to Lloyd et al., 2011, the workplace identity is a construct of the self with multiple identities, facets, and layers, in which the self-concept is the fundamental basis and integrative function, which constitutes the roles in which individuals engage in the context of their job work. Therefore, the current research sought to achieve the following goals:

• Identifying employees workplace identity.
• Identifying employees workplace identity according to the gender variable (males, females)

For the purpose of achieving the research objectives, the researcher adopted the workplace identity scale prepared by Solphey (2020), to measure workplace identity, as the scale consists of five areas: centrality of work (6items), the area self-identity(5items), and the areas of compatibility between the organization. The individual (4) items, the job suitability domain (3) items. The scales were presented to a number of arbitrators in order to extract apparent validity, and (all items) wrer approved for the workplace identity scale, and for the purpose of extracting psychometric properties. It was applied to a sample of (400) male and female employees, who were selected using a stratified random sampling method. After that, the items of the scale were analyzed using the two extreme groups method and the relationship of the item to the total score. All (21) items accepted. As for the reliability indicators, the reliability index reached Cranach's alpha method (0.815). After applying the scale and conducting statistical analysis according to the objectives, the research the following results:

• That employees have a workplace identity.
• There is no difference in workplace identity between males and females.