Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, cilt.31, sa.4, ss.676-694, 2016 (ESCI)
The purpose of this study is to understand sources of organizational toxicity at university, effects of organizational toxicity, strategies to cope with organizational toxicity perceived by faculty, and to reveal organizational toxicity metaphors produced by them. This is a qualitative research with a phenomenological design. Sampling called either snowball or chain, a technique in purposive sampling method, was used. The participants of the study consisted of 40 volunteer faculty who were selected from a state university. Data were collected via individual semi-structured interview form that was developed by the researchers based on the literature review, expert opinions, and pilot study. Content analysis method was applied. Faculty's perceptions on organizational toxicity were examined within the framework of four sub-themes: narcissistic, aggressive, unethical and rigid behaviours; perceived effects of toxicity were examined under three sub-themes: draining, psychologically recurring and disconnecting; and perceived strategies to cope with toxicity were examined under four sub-themes: avoidance, resistance, social support and conflict. Faculty's metaphors were examined under the themes: microorganism, action/event, nature/geography, disease, material/tool, animal, plant, and food.