Relationship with Perception of, Effects of, and Coping Strategies for Organizational Toxicity in Higher Education

KASALAK G., Aksu M.

2nd International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All (ICLEL), Liepaja, Letonya, 21 - 23 Temmuz 2016, ss.79-88 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Liepaja
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Letonya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.79-88
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Toxic workplace, Perceived organizational toxicity, Perceived effects of organizational toxicity, Coping strategies for organizational toxicity, Faculty members
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to determine the relations between the organizational toxicity perceptions of the faculty members, the perceived effects of organizational toxicity, and coping strategies for organizational toxicity. The sample of the study comprised 707 faculty members working in various academic units at three state universities in Turkey. Data were collected through percived organizational toxicity scale, perceived effects of organizational toxicity scale, and coping strategies for organizational toxicity scale developed by the researchers. In the findings, toxicity based on unethical behaviours predicted the dimensions of draining, psychologically recurring, and disconnecting significantly; and toxicity based on rigid behaviours predicted the draining significantly as well. What is more, resistance strategy was predicted by disconnecting and toxicity based on narcissistic, unethical, and rigid behaviours; avoidance strategy was predicted by draining and toxicity based on unethical behaviours; conflict strategy was predicted by toxicity based on rigid behaviours, and social support strategy was predicted by toxicity based on narcissistic, unethical, and rigid behaviours and the all dimensions of the perceived effects toxicity.