Participation in Decision-making Process as A Predictor of Organizational Cynicism at Schools
Abstract
The aim of this study is to reveal the level of secondary school teachers in
participating to the decision making process, organizational cynicism and the
relationships between these two variables. The participants of the research, which
was conducted in the relational screening model, consisted of 14 secondary schools
selected by the random sampling method in the Erzurum Province Yakutiye District
and 289 teachers working in various branches in these schools. Two types of data
collection tools, named as Decision-making Participation and Organizational
Cynicism Scale, were used in the research. According to the findings gathered in the
research, the level of participation of teachers in the decision making process is high
and the level of organizational cynicism is low. It was found out that the scores of
the teachers' participation in the decision making process and the organizational
cynicism a moderately negative correlation; organizational environment with
dimensions of participation in decision-making process and individual
attitudesexplained about 33% of the variance in organizational cynicism.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Other Fields of Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
İsa Yıldırım
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0000-0003-0365-3480
Türkiye
Durdağı Akan
0000-0002-5397-8470
Türkiye
Sinan Yalçın
0000-0002-2372-9035
Türkiye
Publication Date
June 30, 2019
Submission Date
July 16, 2018
Acceptance Date
February 9, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 8 Number: 2
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