The Effect of Organizational Ostracism on the Development of Cynicism in Employees

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a meaningful relationship between the ostracism that the employees perceive in the organizational atmosphere and the level of cynicism they have developed and if there is a meaningful relationship, to determine the level of influence of organizational ostracism on cynicism and whether the perception of organizational ostracism differs according to the demographic factors. Based on this purpose, data was collected from a total of 272 individuals working in the public and private sector in Ankara and Zonguldak provinces by survey. As a result of the analyses, a significant and positive relationship was found between organizational cynicism and perceived ostracism in the organizational atmosphere and it was determined that 32.7% of the change in the cynicism level of employees was explained by the change the perception of organizational ostracism. According to simple linear regression analysis results, it was determined that the 1-unit increase in organizational ostracism caused an increase of 0.762 units on organizational cynicism.   

Keywords

• Organizational Ostracism,Cynicism,Organizational Atmosphere

Örgütsel Dışlanmanın Çalışanlarda Sinizm Gelişimine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı; çalışanların örgüt atmosferinde algıladığı dışlanma ile geliştirdikleri sinizm düzeyi arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olup olmadığını saptamak, eğer anlamlı bir ilişki var ise örgütsel dışlanmanın sinizm üzerinde etki düzeyini saptamak ve örgütsel dışlanma algısının demografik faktörlere göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğini incelemektir. Bu amaca bağlı olarak, Ankara ve Zonguldak illerinde özel sektörde ve kamu sektöründe çalışan toplam 272 kişiden anket yöntemiyle veri elde edilmiştir. Gerçekleştirilen analizler sonucunda; örgüt atmosferinde algılanan dışlanma ile örgütsel sinizm arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmış, çalışanların sinizm düzeyindeki değişimin %32,7’sini örgütsel dışlanma algısındaki değişimin açıkladığı belirlenmiştir. Basit doğrusal regresyon analizi sonucuna göre; örgütsel dışlanmadaki 1 birimlik artışın örgütsel sinizm üzerinde 0.762 birimlik bir artışa neden olduğu saptanmıştır.

Keywords

• Örgütsel Dışlanma,Sinizm,Örgüt Atmosferi

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