Abstract:

The aim of this study is to determine the general levels of cynicism and organizational cynicism of individuals and the extent to which individuals who are inclined to general cynicism reflect this to their organization. Likert Scale was used and The surveys were applied to textile companies located in Denizli. In order to establish the sample of the study, 210 questionnaires were distributed but the sample was prepared with 156 questionnaires. The general cynicism scale, which was developed by Wrightsman in 1992 and composed of ten questions adapted by Erdost and others, was used to measure general cynicism tendency and in order to measure the tendency of organizational cynicism, the organizational cynicism scale, which was developed by Brandes in 1997 and which was adapted by Kalağan (2009) in three dimensions of cognitive, affective and behavioral dimensions, was used. The obtained data were interpreted by applying necessary statistical analysis. As a result of research findings, a low but significant relationship was found between general cynicism and organizational cynicism. When the relationship between the general cynicism and the dimensions of organizational cynicism is examined, the effect of general cynicism is mostly seen on the cognitive dimension of organizational cynicism. The effect of general cynicism on the behavioral dimension is moderate and meaningful and the effect on the affective dimension is low and significant.

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