Integrating Generation Z into corporate Management: a system-level analysis and weight modelling of latent variables

Abstract

This study examines the organizational integration of Generation Z from a systems perspective. The research aims to explore how four latent variables—organizational loyalty, motivation, self-directed learning, and teamwork—are interrelated in a questionnaire-based sample of 420 respondents. The analysis is based on items measured on a five-point Likert scale. To estimate the weights of the variables, the study applies the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and correlation indices; it presents the approach from an HR-oriented perspective and illustrates the functioning of the system through a worked example. The results indicate that motivation and organizational loyalty jointly constitute the primary determinants of the behavioral system (≈80%), while self-directed learning and teamwork play supportive roles. The model offers a novel methodological approach for quantifying the motivational patterns of young employees and for informing the development of corporate human strategy.