Mobbing, Organizational Identification, and Perceived Support: Evidence from a Higher Education Institution

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the current study is twofold. First, it investigates the relationship between mobbing and organizational identification (OI) as an organizational attitude. Second, it explores the moderating effect of perceived organizational support (POS) on the relationship between mobbing and organizational identification. We proposed that perceived organizational support acts as a moderator between mobbing and organizational identification.Research Methods: We used a cross-sectional design and data were gathered from employees working in a higher educational institution. The sample yielded 152 complete surveys, including 123 academics and 29 administrative staff. The questionnaire included measures of mobbing, perceived organizational support, and organizational identification. Findings: The results of the moderated regression analysis do not provide support for the moderating effect of perceived organizational support in the relationship between mobbing and organizational identification. However, the findings demonstrate that, rather than a moderating variable, perceived organizational support is positively associated with organizational identification

Keywords

• Mobbing
• organizational identification
• perceived organizational support
• higher educational institutions
• university

Yıldırma, Örgütsel Özdeşim ve Algılanan Destek: Bir Yüksek Öğretim Kurumundan Bulgular

Abstract

Problem Durumu: İşyerlerinde önemli stres kaynaklarından biri olarak kabul edilen yıldırma, “bir veya birkaç kişi tarafından en az altı ay süre ile sistematik olarak genelde bir kişiye karşı uygulanan, düşmanca ve ahlak dışı hareketler içeren ve bu kişinin yardımsız ve savunmasız bir duruma düşmesine neden olan davranışlar” olarak tanımlamaktadır. Bu kapsamda yıldırma, çalışanlara üstleri, astları veya eşit düzeyde olanlar tarafından sistematik biçimde uygulanan, en az altı aydır devam eden, her türlü kötü muamele, tehdit, şiddet ve aşağılama içeren davranışlar olarak değerlendirilmektedir.

Keywords

• Yıldırma
• örgütsel özdeşim
• algılanan örgütsel destek
• yüksek öğretim kurumları
• üniversite

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