Determinants of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behaviors

Abstract

Is it possible to see a sustainable working life from an ethical perspective? As we look at the root causes of increasing ethical scandals in the 21st century, it is clear that this is not only the responsibility of organizations. As ethical awareness becomes established the necessity for employees who belong to the organization increases day by day. It may be possible to find the answer to this question by expressing the determinants of unethical pro-organizational behaviors. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of psychological entitlement on unethical pro-organizational conduct based on social exchange and social identity theories to examine the moderating role of organizational identification in the relationship between employees' perceptions of psychological entitlement and their unethical pro-organizational behaviors. The quantitative method was preferred in the research and a survey form was used as a data collection tool. The participants are 371 employees working for sales and marketing company in İstanbul. The author used SPSS, Process Macro, and SEM-AMOS programs to obtain data . As a result of the analysis, we found out that psychological entitlement has a positive effect on unethical pro-organizational behaviors, while organizational identification hurt unethical pro-organizational behaviors. Additionally, it has been determined that organizational identification has a moderating role in the relationship between psychological entitlement and unethical pro-organizational behaviors.

Keywords

• Psychological Entitlement
• Organizational Identification
• Unethical Pro-Organizational Behaviors

Örgüt Yararına Etik Olmayan Davranışların Belirleyicileri

Abstract

Etik bir bakış açısıyla sürdürülebilir bir çalışma yaşamı görmek mümkün mü? 21. yüzyılda artan etik skandalların kök nedenlerine bakıldığında bunun yalnızca örgütlerin sorumluluğunda olmadığı açıktır. Etik bilincin yerleşmesi ve aynı zamanda örgüte aidiyet içindeki çalışanlara olan ihtiyacın her geçen gün artmasıyla birlikte bu sorunun cevabını örgüt yararına etik olmayan davranışların belirleyicilerini ifade ederek bulmak mümkün olabilir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, psikolojik ayrıcalığın örgüt yararına etik olmayan davranışlar üzerindeki etkisini belirlemek ve sosyal mübadele ve sosyal kimlik teorilerine dayanarak, çalışanların psikolojik ayrıcalık algıları ile örgüt yararına etik olmayan davranışları arasındaki ilişkide örgütsel özdeşleşmenin düzenleyici rolünü incelemektir. Araştırmada nicel yöntem tercih edilmiş ve veri toplama aracı olarak anket formu kullanılmıştır. Katılımcılar, İstanbul'da bulunan bir satış ve pazarlama işletmesindeki 371 tane çalışandan oluşmaktadır. Basit tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi ile edilen veriler, SPSS, Process Macro ve YEM-AMOS programları kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda psikolojik ayrıcalık, örgüt yararına etik olmayan davranışlar üzerinde pozitif etkiye sahipken, örgütsel özdeşleşmenin örgüt yararına etik olmayan davranışlar üzerinde negatif etkisinin olduğu bulgulanmıştır. Ayrıca, örgütsel özdeşleşmenin psikolojik ayrıcalık ile örgüt yararına etik olmayan davranışlar arasındaki ilişkide düzenleyici rolünün olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Psikolojik Ayrıcalık
• Örgütsel Özdeşleşme
• Örgüt Yararına Etik Olmayan Davranışlar

Ethical Statement

“Örgüt Yararına Etik Olmayan Davranışların Belirleyicileri” başlıklı çalışmanın yazım sürecinde bilimsel kurallara, etik ve alıntı kurallarına uyulmuş; toplanan veriler üzerinde herhangi bir tahrifat yapılmamış ve bu çalışma herhangi başka bir akademik yayın ortamına değerlendirme için gönderilmemiştir. Gerekli olan etik kurul izinleri Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi İnsan Araştırmaları Etik Kurulu’nun 20.12.2021 tarih ve 2021/32-03 sayılı toplantısında alınmıştır.

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