The Relationship Between Toxic Leadership Behaviors of School Administrators and Teachers' Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Abstract

This research aims to determine the relationship between administrators' toxic leadership behaviors and teachers' perceptions of organizational citizenship behaviors. The research population consists of 9815 teachers working in public primary, secondary, and high schools in the city center of Mersin. The sample/study group consists of 443 teachers. This research is a quantitative study designed using a correlational survey model. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Toxic Leadership Scale, and the Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale. SPSS 25.0 was used for data analysis, and t-tests, ANOVA, correlation, and regression analyses were performed. According to the research results, there is a moderately significant and negative relationship between toxic leadership and organizational citizenship behavior. Similarly, there is a moderately significant, negative relationship between the sub-dimensions of toxic leadership—unappreciativeness, utilitarianism, selfishness, and psychological dysfunction—and organizational citizenship. Furthermore, when the data were evaluated using the total toxic leadership score, it was determined that toxic leadership is a significant, negative predictor of organizational citizenship behavior. As teachers' perceptions of their administrators' toxic leadership increased, their tendency to exhibit organizational citizenship behavior decreased significantly.

Keywords

• Toxic leadership
• organizational citizenship behavior
• teacher

Okul Yöneticilerinin Toksik Liderlik Davranışlarıyla Öğretmenlerin Örgütsel Vatandaşlık Davranışı Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı öğretmen görüşlerine göre yöneticilerin gösterdiği toksik liderlik davranışları ile örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışları arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın evrenini Mersin il merkezinde kamu ilkokul, ortaokul ve liselerinde görev yapan 9815 öğretmen oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemi/çalışma grubu 443 öğretmenden oluşmaktadır. Bu araştırma ilişkisel tarama modelinde tasarlanmış nicel bir araştırmadır. Araştırmanın verileri kişisel bilgi formu, Toksik Liderlik Ölçeği ve Örgütsel Vatandaşlık Davranışı Ölçeğiyle toplanmıştır. Verilerin Analizinde SPSS 25.0 kullanılmış ve t-test, anova korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre toksik liderlik ile örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışı arasında “orta” düzeyde anlamlı ve negatif yönlü bir ilişki bulunmaktadır. Aynı şekilde toksik liderliğin alt boyutları değerbilmezlik, çıkarcılık, bencillik ve olumsuz ruhsal durum ile örgütsel vatandaşlık arasında “orta” düzeyde anlamlı ve negatif yönlü bir ilişki bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca elde edilen veriler toksik liderlik toplam puanı üzerinden değerlendirildiğinde, toksik liderliğin örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışının anlamlı ve negatif yönlü bir yordayıcısı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Öğretmenlerin yöneticileri hakkındaki toksik liderlik algısı arttıkça, örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışı gösterme eğilimlerinin anlamlı biçimde azaldığı tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Toksik liderlik
• örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışı
• öğretmen

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