Abstract:

This study investigates the mediating effect of leader-member exchange in the relationship between the perceived supervisor support and the organizational cynicism. 215 eligible questionnaires obtained from engineers working in the central organization of a public institution in Ankara have formed the data set of the research. These data obtained have been analyzed through SPSS 24 and AMOS 24 softwares. In this study; validity, reliability, Pearson correlation, structural equation modeling and Sobel test have been employed. According to the analysis results in terms of participants in this study, the perceived supervisor support has a direct positive and significant effect on the quality of leader-member exchange. The quality of leader-member exchange also has direct negative and significant effect on the organizational cynicism. On the other hand, the perceived supervisor support has an indirect negative and significant effect on the organizational cynicism only through the quality of leader-member exchange. In this case, the leader-member exchange is a full mediating variable in this relation. It is concluded that it is possible to reduce the damaging effects of organizational cynicism on the organization and thus contribute to the organization by reducing the level of organizational cynicism through the increase in levels of the perceived supervisor support and the quality of leader-member exchange.

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