THE EFFECT OF TOXIC LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM: A RESEARCH IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR Cover Image

TOKSİK LİDERLİĞİN ÖRGÜTSEL SİNİZM ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: OTOMOTİV SEKTÖRÜNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
THE EFFECT OF TOXIC LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM: A RESEARCH IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR

Author(s): Deniz Elber Börü, Taha Yusuf Çakarel, Ozan Emre Ufacik, Gökhan Arslan
Subject(s): Organizational Psychology, Management and complex organizations
Published by: Haci Mustafa Paksoy
Keywords: Cynicism; Organizational Cynicism; Toxic Leadership;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of employees’ perceptions of toxic leadership on their cynical behavior. A questionnaire was applied to 160 people working in an automotive company in Istanbul and the data obtained were analyzed with the SPSS.20.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) package program. As a result of the analysis; it has been revealed that toxic leadership has an explanatory effect on organizational cynicism in the examinations, it was understood that the participants’ perceptions of toxic leadership was not high, but organizational cynicism could still arise. This result shows the sensitivity and importance of leadership behavior. In terms of the dimensions obtained as a result of the factor analysis, it has been observed that the dimensions of toxic leadership’s worthlessness and negative mental state have significant effects on cynicism.

  • Issue Year: 5/2020
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 194-216
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Turkish
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