EFFECT OF THE TEACHERS’ ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM ATTITUDES TO THEIR JOB PERFORMANCES: MEDIATION ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR

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In the present study, the relationship between teachers’ organizational cynicism attitudes, job performances, and organizational citizenship behaviors is examined. The study group is composed of 235 teachers working at state high schools in the centre of Giresun in the 2016-2017 academic year. “Organizational Cynicism Scale” developed by Vance, Brooks, and Tesluk (1997), “Organizational Citizenship Scale” developed by DiPaola, Tarter, and Hoy (2005), and “Job Performance Scale”, developed by (Kirkman Rosen (1999)) were utilized in the research for data collection. While the average, standard deviation, and correlation analyses were conducted in the analysis of the data, the relationships between the variables were tested by means of the structural equation model. According to the results, there is a negative relationship between the teachers’ organizational cynicism attitudes, their job performances and organizational citizenship behaviors. Also, there is a positive relationship between the teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors and their job performances. Teachers’ organizational cynicism attitudes negatively affect their job performances and organizational citizenship behaviors. Organizational citizenship behaviour has a mediating role in this relationship.

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Teacher , cynicism , performance , organizational citizenship

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi