Cynicism Levels Research Articles

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EMOTION MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS DURING A CHANCE PROCESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CYNICISM LEVELS OF TEACHERS

purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between the emotion management competencies of school principals during a change process and organizational change cynicism levels of teachers working in primary and elementary schools in Usak. Moreover, it was investigated whether the emotion management competencies of school principals and organizational change cynicism levels of teachers have statistically significant differences in terms of factors such as gender, seniority, field, and school type. 464 teachers working in primary and elementary schools in Usak Province in 2018-2019 academic year participated in the study. “Change Cynicism Scale” developed by Helvaci and Cavdar (2017) was used in order to determine the organizational change cynicism levels of teachers and The Scale of Emotion Management Competencies in Change Process developed by Helvaci and Ozturk Yuzer (2018) was used in order to determine the emotion management competencies of school principals. data gathered were analyzed with SPSS v18.0 statistical software. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, ANOVA and Pearson Moment Correlation tests were used in order to analyze the data. According to the results obtained, there is a low negative relationship between the emotion management competencies of school principals during a change process and the teachers' organizational change cynicism levels. According to this; as the school principals’ ability to manage emotions in the process of change increases, teachers' perception of change cynicism decreases. In addition, it was found that teachers' organizational change cynicism levels were low in total. Organizational change cynicism levels were examined according to teachers' demographic variables; it was reached there is no significant difference according to seniority variable. However, it was found that organizational change cynicism levels partially differentiated according to teachers’ gender, school type and branch variables. In the study, it was found that the level of competence of school administrators to manage emotions in the process of organizational change is medium. school administrators' ability to manage emotions of teachers in the process of change does not differ significantly in terms of gender and seniority variables. However, in terms of school type and branch variables, it is seen that school administrators' ability to manage emotions in the process of change differs significantly. Article visualizations:

A Study of Organizational Cynicism Among Employee Groups in a Multi-Campus Public University in Ghana: Does the Level of Education Matter?

This paper, which was part of a larger study, investigates the relationship between Organizational Cynicism (OC) and the level of education of three employee groups – Teaching Staff (TS), Non-Teaching Staff (NTS), and Senior Staff (SS) – of a multi-campus public University in Northern Ghana. Valid data were collected from 192 employees of the University for Development Studies (UDS) and analysed. A one-way ANOVA and Correlation Analyses were used to respectively determine the cynicism level of the three employee groups; and the relationship between the employees’ level of education and their cynical tendencies in the University. The study found a significant relationship between employees’ cynicism and their level of education; and that the two variables are inversely related. The findings also indicate that the SS group has the highest prevalence of cynicism in the University, followed by the TS, and then the NTS. Some theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS’ BEHAVIOURS OF FAVOURITISM

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between teachers’ perception of organizational cynicism and school administrators’ behaviours of favouritism. Since the research is a study that was carried out in order to detect the relationship between favouritism and cynicism, it is in correlational survey model. The sample of the research is constituted by 242 teachers who work in formal elementary schools in Van province. “Favouritism Scale in School Management” and “Organizational Cynicism Scale” were used to collect data for the study. Average, standard deviation, t-test, variance analysis, and regression, which are from descriptive statistics, were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the study, it was observed that teachers’ levels related to their perception of behaviours of favouritism of school administrators and their perception of organizational cynicism are low. Female teachers perform more cynical behaviours compared to male teachers. It has been observed that teachers working in schools which have 40 or more teachers have less cynicism and favouritism perceptions compared to other groups. It has been observed that there is not a significant difference between favouritism and cynicism perceptions of teachers by class, branch, or period of service. It has been observed that there is a significant, positive, and medium level of relationship between favouritism and organizational cynicism. In the scope of this study, it has been observed that the perception of favouritism in schools is a significant predictor of organizational cynicism level. Article visualizations:

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKAHOLISM LEVELS OF TEACHERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between workaholism and organizational cynicism levels of teachers formally commissioned in public and private pre-school, primary, secondary and high schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Gaziemir, Izmir. This research is a descriptive correlational survey model. The sample of the study consisted of 367 teachers working in the 2018-2019 Academic Year in Gaziemir district of Izmir and they were selected by simple random sampling. As a data collection instrument, to examine workaholism levels of teachers, 4-point Likert-type, 25-item and four-dimensional “Workaholism Scale” developed by Robinson (1989) and was adapted into Turkish by Apaydin (2011) was used. In order to investigate organizational cynicism levels of teachers, 5-point Likert-type, 13-item and three-dimensional “Organizational Cynicism Scale” adapted into Turkish by Kalagan (2009) was used. The data were analyzed with SPSS 24.0 statistics program. Frequency and percentage distribution, Independent groups t-test, ANOVA, Tukey-HSD test, Kruskal Wallis H Test and Pearson correlation analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Within the scope of the research; whether teachers’ workaholism and organizational cynicism levels and sub-dimensions are statistically differentiated according to the independent variables gender, seniority, service year, school type, school level and branch of teachers or not; whether there is a relationship between teachers’ workaholism and organizational cynicism levels and sub-dimensions were examined. In the light of the findings, it can be said that teachers who participated in the research were partly workaholics and not cynical towards their organizations. According to the correlation test results, there is a statistically significant, positive and low-level relationship between teachers’ workaholism and organizational cynicism levels. In this context, it was seen that organizational cynicism levels of teachers increase in a low-level as their workaholism levels increase. It was seen that teachers’ workaholism levels did not differentiate according to teachers’ seniority, type of school and branch independent variables; but partially differentiated according to teachers’ gender, year of service and school level independent variables. Furthermore, it was seen that the level of organizational cynicism of teachers did not differentiate according to teachers’ gender independent variable; partially differentiated according to teachers’ seniority, year of service, school level and branch independent variables and differentiated according to the school type independent variable. Article visualizations:

Örgütsel Sinizm ile Bireysel Performans İlişkisi: Eğitim Sektöründe Bir Araştırma

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, eğitim sektöründe faaliyet gösteren çalışanların örgütsel sinizm düzeyleri ile bireysel performansları arasındaki ilişkinin araştırılmasıdır. Alan araştırması kapsamında eğitim sektöründe faaliyet gösteren 150 çalışana üç bölümden oluşan anket formları elektronik ortamda dağıtılmıştır. Anketlerin birinci bölümünde demografik değişkenler, ikinci bölümünde örgütsel sinizm ölçeği ve üçüncü bölümünde bireysel performans ölçeği yer almaktadır. Anketlerden elde edilen veriler SPSS 21 ve Excel 2016 programları vasıtasıyla değerlendirilerek yorumlanmıştır. Uygulama aşamasında verilere öncelikle güvenilirlik, normallik ve faktör analizleri yapılmış ve son olarak korelasyon tablosu oluşturularak bağımsız ve bağımlı değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre; örgütsel sinizmin ve tüm alt boyutlarının bireysel performans ile negatif yönlü ve anlamlı ilişkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmanın, örgütlerde sıklıkla görülen örgütsel sinizm probleminin çözümüne ve örgütsel sinizmin bireysel performans üzerindeki negatif etkilerinin azaltılmasına katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Relationship among organizational cynicism, perceived job insecurity and nurses’ work role performance

Background and objective: Organizational cynicism is undesirable attitude that is reported to have a negative impact on employee security and performance. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship among staff nurses' levels of organizational cynicism, perceived job insecurity and work role performance.Methods: Descriptive correlational design was used to conduct this study. The study was conducted at a large university hospital, Egypt. Convenience sampling technique was employed to select (205) staff nurses. Three tools were used: Organizational Cynicism Scale, job insecurity scale, and Work role performance scale.Results: Organizational cynicism level was high, job insecurity level was moderate whereas nurses' work role performance was low. Organizational cynicism and all of its' three dimensions i.e. affective, cognition & behavioral had significant and positive relationship with job insecurity and negative with work role performance Also, there was a significant negative relationship between perceived job insecurity and work role performance.Conclusion: There were significant relationships among organizational cynicism, job insecurity and work role performance and theses three variables differed in relation to demographic characteristics of participants.

The Relationship Between the Organizational Change Cynicism and Organizational Commitment of Teachers

Organizational change cynicism is the situation that includes negative attitudes of the employees towards the changes in the organizations. Organizational commitment means the involvement of the employees into the organizations by being identified within the organizations. The aim of this study is to determine the organizational change cynicism levels and organizational commitment levels of teachers and to find out the correlation between the organizational change cynicism levels and organizational commitment levels of teacher. 352 primary and elementary school teachers working in Denizli took part in this study. According to the research results, the organizational change cynicism level of teachers is low, the organizational commitment level is high and the correlation between organizational change cynicism and organizational commitment is high. This study is a part of master thesis with the title “Öğretmenlerde Örgütsel Değişim Sinizmi ve Örgütsel Bağlılık Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki” which was supported by Research Fund (2018/TP003) of Uşak University.

THE RELATIONSHIP OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT BREACH BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST AND ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM: A RESEARCH IN HOTELS

This study aims to determine the levels of psychological contract breach perception of hotel business employees along with their organizational trust and organizational cynicism and to detect the pattern of relations among those three concepts. For this purpose, a field research study was conducted on totally 761 employees working in five-star hotel businesses within Antalya province. Research data collected by the survey technique has been transferred to a computer and subjected to analysis via statistical software packages. Frequency analysis is utilized for descriptive statistics while multiple and hierarchical regression analyses along with Sobel test are performed to determine causality relationships. Perceptions of psychological contract breach, organizational trust and cynicism levels for employees are found to be moderate. According to the performed regression analysis results; perception of the psychological contract breach has a negative impact on the organizational trust, while positively affecting the organizational cynicism. It is also determined that the organizational trust has a negative and significant effect on the organizational cynicism. On the other hand, the organizational trust determined to act as a mediator variable for the impact of psychological contract breach on the organizational cynicism.

Organizational Cynicism A Study Among Advertising Agencies

This study is about one of those less favorable aspects of work and employee behavior: Cynicism toward the employing organization, in the organizational sciences referred to as organizational cynicism. Cynicism is a somewhat controversial issue. It can be define as a belief that an organization lacks integrity, which, when coupled with a powerful negative emotional reaction, leads to disparaging and critical behavior. The aim of this paper is to examine cynic behavior of the employees in the organization. Therefore, in the first part, cynicism, organizational cynicism and the nature of the concept will be explained theoretically. In the second part, we will share the results of the study conducted in advertising agencies in Kayseri. It is thought that this study contributes to the knowledge on workplace deviance and cynicism an area of research that is almost unexplored in especially ad agencies. In the study questionnaire technic was used and data was gathered from advertising agency employees in Kayseri. There are 23 advertising agencies in Kayseri. A total of 122 questionnaires were distributed from which 88 questionnaires were received by the researcher and this result in response rate of 86% out of which questionnaires were found suitable for the analysis. Data were obtained using the “Organizational Cynicism Scale (OCS),” which was developed by Brandes, Dhartwadkar and Dean (1999). The scale consists of emotional, cognitive and behavioral dimensions. The research hypotheses that were developed based on theoretical knowledge and findings, were tested in the study. Correlation and regression analysis were conducted to test hypothesis. Some demographic variables have been found related with ad employees’ cynicism level like gender, age, education and department. However it has been found that ad agency employees’ marital status, income and year of the service were not related with their cynicism level.

The incidence of nursing students’ perceived stress and burnout levels at a private university in California

Background and objective: Historically, there has been a paucity of research regarding stress and burnout in nursing students. However, during the past five years research focusing on the predictors associated with stress and burnout has been conducted. Continued research contributions to the nursing education literature are necessary due to the current 70% nursing burnout rate. The aim of this study was to explore undergraduate and graduate nursing students’ perceived stress and burnout in order to design a future intervention study.Methods: Pollock’s Nursing Adaptation Model served as a conceptual framework. Correlational descriptive non-interventional survey design was used to gather data from consented participants (N = 217). The Perceived Stress Scale and Maslach’s Burnout Inventory were provided. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple comparison t-tests (Tukey’s adjustment).Results: Students who spent more time per week on homework and studying for exams tended to be more stressed and cynical. Students enrolled in graduate level courses tended to be more cynical and exhausted. Undergraduate students demonstrated a stronger sense of professional efficacy. Students who spent less than five hours studying for exams per week reported more exhaustion, suggesting external factors may be influential. Certain recreational activities were found to be related to stress, cynicism and exhaustion levels, suggesting students with a recreational outlet may be better able to cope. Significant associations between students’ hours spent on academic work and family circumstances may provide an explanation of academic pressures.Conclusions: Our findings highlight nursing students having significantly higher stress and cynicism levels associated with the amount of homework and study hours for exams per week. Furthermore, students studying less reported being more exhausted. Collaboratively, nurse educators and students are wise to develop healthy interventions to enhance students’ health and learning. Reportedly, healthcare providers are experiencing burnout and unhealthy stress-coping behaviors. Educators are in a position to role model and educate healthy lifestyle choices.

Psikolojik Sözleşme İhlalleri ve Örgütsel Sinizm İlişkisi - Psychological Contract Breach and Organizational Cynicism Relationship

This study is to examine the relationship between employees perceptions of psychological contract violations and organizational cynicism levels in hotel businesses, which have an important place in service enterprises. It is also the determination of the effect of some demographic variables. In this study, it was aimed to determine the levels of organizational cynicism and cynicism of employees, psychological contract violations and some demographic factors affecting organizational cynicism level and sub dimensions. In this direction, the data used in the study were collected by the questionnaire method and reached to 720 persons who agreed to participate in the survey. As a result of there search, it was determined that the employees in the direction of the analyzes had experienced the most cognitive cynicism with in organizational cynicism subdimensions, then behavioral cynicism and finally cognitive cynicism. Psychological contract violation perception levels were also found to be moderate in general. It has been found that employees are positively but low level related to psychological contract violation perception levels and organizational cynicism levels. Suggestions on the topic were presented.

INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM LEVELS OF THE PERSONNEL WORKING IN PRIVATE SPORTS FACİLİTİES

The purpose of this research is to contribute to the solution of problems by determining the organizational cynicism levels of the personnel working in sports facilities which are part of the service sector in the globalizing world. The study was carried out for the purpose of determining organizational cynicism levels of employees in sports facilities and revealing differences between levels of organizational cynicism according to employee demographics. The study group consisted of 279 personnel working in private sports facilities in Istanbul province. Our study was carried out in the summer of 2016. A questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic data and a scale consisting of 3 sub-dimensions and 14 items adapted to Turkish by Arslan (2012) developed by Brandes (1997) for organizational cynicism was used. The scale was implemented previously by Misirdali Yangil, Bas and Aygun (2014) on the personnel who worked in starred hotels and a 14-item draft form was applied to measure the levels of organizational cynicism. Because the sample feature changed in our study, the scale was viewed with the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) for the representation of the new sample group. In our study, age from the demographic variables was affecting affective and behavioral cynicism and seen the highest in the 20-24 age range. The cynicism levels of those who the employees who are married are lower than the cynicism levels of the single ones. Moreover, it was determined that the levels of behavioral and affective cynicism were lower in the employees without administrative duties, whereas there was no significant difference in the cognitive dimension. Despite the limitations of the research, it is expected that other studies will shed light on the determination of organizational cynicism levels in the sports field. Article visualizations:

Credence to leader affecting desired level of commitment: the moderating effect of employee s cynicism about organizational change

Purpose- Credence to truthful leader increases employee’s commitment level to organization. The over committed members of organizations might cause to performance loss. Natural attitudes such as employee’s cynicism about organizational change could be used to moderate organizational commitment. As credence to the leader reduces the cynicism level it would be possible to control the effectiveness of cynicism to change and use it. Methodology- To test the propositions, a case study has been arranged on an industry leading dressing retail company located in Turkey in 2016. After the validation of measures a series of regression analysis was conducted to test the hypotheses and to define the direction of relations. Findings- The obtained data from the questionnaires were confirmed the predicted relationships from credence to leader to organizational commitment level, and employee’s cynicism about organizational change moderated this relation. Conclusion- The study was one of the first attempts to propose managers to use cynicism which lose strength by experience of employees and credence to leader for organizational performance.

HASTA DANIŞMANLARININ ÖRGÜTSEL DESTEK VE ÖRGÜTSEL SİNİZM DÜZEYLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Bu çalışmanın amacı hasta danışmanlarının örgütsel sinizm ve örgütsel destek (işyeri, yönetici ve çalışma arkadaşları desteği) düzeylerini analiz etmek, örgütsel sinizm ve örgütsel destek algılarının bazı demografik özelliklere göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğini belirlemek ve örgütsel sinizm ve örgütsel destek algıları arasındaki ilişkileri incelemektir. Araştırma İstanbul’da bir özel hastanede 05.08.2016-19.08.2016 tarihleri arasında 67 hasta danışmanı üzerinde yapılmıştır. Veri analizinde tek yönlü varyans analizi, korelasyon ve regresyon yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda örgütsel sinizm düzeyi 2,44; işyeri desteği düzeyi 3,22; yönetici desteği düzeyi 3,63 ve çalışma arkadaşı desteği düzeyi 3,50 olarak bulunmuştur. Örgütsel destek ve kurumdaki görev süresi arasında anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada örgütsel sinizm, yönetici desteği ve çalışma desteği arasında ilişki olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca çalışmada örgütsel sinizm düzeyini yönetici desteğinin etkilediği gözlemlenmiştir.

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The purpose of this study is to examine the organizational cynicism among teachers at schools. In this study, which was conducted by a mixed method, “the Organizational Cynicism Scale for Teachers” was used in the quantitative dimension, while a semi-structured interviewing technique was used in the qualitative dimension. The quantitative part of this research population consists of 348 teachers who worked in public schools on the Anatolian side of Istanbul in 2014 to 2015 academic year. In the qualitative part of this research, 30 teachers were interviewed concerning factors that affect teachers in terms of interaction, process and assignment of duties in the organizational sense. In the analysis of quantitative data, descriptive statistical techniques were used, while qualitative data was worked out by content analysis. According to the results obtained in the quantitative dimension of the research, it was seen that the organizational cynicism level of teachers was at low and medium level. It was determined that this result was also supported by the findings obtained by means of qualitative analysis. Key words: Cynicism, organizational cynicism, teacher, school.

Examining the Relationships between Occupational Professionalism and Organizational Cynicism of Teachers

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships between occupational professionalism and organizational cynicism levels of teachers. The sample of this study, designed as a survey research, consists of 436 teachers employed in schools in the city center of the province of Denizli, Turkey. The data of the study were collected through the administration of Teachers’ Occupational Professionalism Scale and Organizational Cynicism Scale to the sample group. In data analysis, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and regression analyses were conducted. The results of the study indicate that occupational professionalism of teachers was high and their organizational cynicism was close to medium level. Low and negative relations were found between occupational professionalism of teachers and their cognitive and affective cynicism levels. According to regression analysis, only contribution to organization as one of the four sub-dimensions of occupational professionalism was a significant predictor of cognitive and affective cynicism of teachers. Occupational professionalism of teachers was not observed to be significantly influential on the behavioral cynicism of teachers. All four dimensions of occupational professionalism of teachers together explained 4.3% of cognitive cynicism of teachers and 5% of their

Organizational Cynicism Levels of Teachers in Secondary Schools in Turkey/Türkiye’deki Ortaokullarda Görev Yapmakta Olan Öğretmenlerin Örgütsel Sinizm Düzeyleri

This study aimed to determine the organizational cynicism levels of teachers working in public and private secondary schools in Turkey in terms of various variables. In this descriptive study based general survey model, data were collected by the Organizational Cynicism Scale (OCS). The sample of this study was determined by using cluster sampling method and it included a total of 262 teachers; 182 teachers for public secondary schools and 80 teachers for private secondary schools in Diyarbakir. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, One-Way Variance Analysis (ANOVA) and Kruskal-Wallis test. The findings of the study revealed that the overall level of organizational cynicism for teachers was found at 'Somewhat Agree' level. In addition, school type, gender, seniority and level of education were found as sources of significant differences. Teachers in public secondary schools and male teachers have higher means than their counterparts. Cynicism levels increase as the years pass and tend to decrease especially after a seniority of 15 years. Based on these findings, in-service training sessions to reduce possible causes for organizational cynicism can be organized for school administrators and teachers in public and private schools. Keywords: Organizational cynicism, School management, Secondary school, Teacher. Ozet: Bu arastirmanin amaci resmi ve ozel ortaokullarda gorev yapmakta olan ogretmenlerin orgutsel sinizm duzeylerini cesitli degiskenler acisindan belirlemektir. Bu yolla, orgutsel yasamda etkili bir direnc veya olumsuzluk kaynagi olarak sinizme iliskin farkindalik olusturulmasi amaclanmistir. Genel tarama modeline dayali betimsel bir arastirma olan bu calismada veriler Brandes tarafindan gelistirilen ilk kez Erdost ve arkadaslari tarafindan Turkceye uyarlanan Orgutsel Sinizm Olcegi (OSO) araciligiyla toplanmistir. Arastirmanin bulgularina gore; ogretmenlerin genel orgutsel sinizm duzeyi ‘Az Katiliyorum’ duzeyindedir. Alt boyutlar acisinda bakildiginda, ogretmenlerin en yuksek ortalamaya sahip olduklari boyut Bilissel sinizm alt boyutudur. Arastirma sonuclari temelinde birtakim onerilerde bulunulabilir. Bunlardan biri ogretmen ve mudur isbirliginde sinizmin azaltilabilecegidir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Orgutsel sinizm, Okul yonetimi, Ortaokul, Ogretmen

Duygusal Zekânın Örgütsel Sinizme Etkisi: Otel İşletmeleri İşgörenleri Üzerinde Bir Araştırma (The Effect Of Emotional Intelligence on Organizational Cynicism: Research on Hotel Employees)

The aim of this study is to determine the effect emotional intelligence on hotel employees' organizational cynicism behavior. This study has been carried out on the employees working in the five star hotels in Afyonkarahisar and the data was gathered through survey technique. The emotional intelligence and organizational cynicism level of the participants were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Also, whether participants' emotional intelligence and organizational cynicism level vary according to some individual characteristics hypothesis was analyzed with t-test and one-way ANOVA test. In addition, correlation and regression analysis were utilized in determining the effect/relationship between levels of the hotel employees' emotional intelligence and organizational cynicism. The findings from the research show that there is an inverse relationship between hotel employees’ organizational cynicism level and emotional intelligence level. In this direction, it was found out that as the employees' emotional intelligence level increases, their attitude towards organizational cynicism decreases.

Relationship between political discrimination level perceived by teachers and teachers' organizational cynicism levels

Problem Statement: Political discrimination is directed against individuals on the basis of their political party membership and views, including their sociopolitical and moral attitudes. People subjected to discrimination have a high level of professional exhaustion, slow upward career mobility, low morale and performance, less initiative, psychological problems, low job satisfaction and physical health problems. Political discrimination and cynicism, an unfavored attitude within an organization, were seen to possibly have a relationship, and an empirical test was, therefore believed to contribute to the literature. Aim of the study: This study aims to reveal the relationship between the political discrimination level perceived by teachers in school and their organizational cynicism level. Method of the study: This research utilizes a correlational screening format. The study group consists of 280 elementary school teachers serving in central district of Kirsehir province. The Political Discrimination Scale for Teachers and the Organizational Cynicism Scale for Teachers were used to determine political discrimination levels perceived by teachers and their organizational cynicism level respectively. Results of the study: Findings of the research revealed a medium level of significant relationship between political discrimination perceived by teachers and their organizational cynicism. Additionally, discrimination in social relationships and discrimination in administrative affairs were found to affect organizational cynicism. Accordingly, discrimination in social relationships and administrative affairs was found to be a significant predictor of organizational cynicism. Conclusion and Recommendations: Results of the study demonstrate a relationship between political discrimination and organizational cynicism, and teachers’ perceptions of political discrimination play a significant role in promoting cynical behavior. The study recommends that to decrease teachers’ cynicism, school principals should assure that teachers are not experiencing political discrimination in school. Keywords: Organizational behavior, school administration, unethical behavior

Supervision anxiety as a predictor for organizational cynism in teachers

The purpose of this is study is to reveal how the anxiety that the teachers who work in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul experience, due to the supervision process, predict their organizational cynicism levels. With this respect, the study was conducted on 274 teachers with the relational screening model. The “Supervision Anxiety Scale” and the “Organizational Cynicism Scale” were used to collect the data. The SPSS 22.0 software was used to analyze the data and arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Analysis and regression analyses were conducted. According to the study findings, there is a positive, moderate level and statistically significant level relationship between supervision anxiety and organizational cynicism levels of teachers. The regression analysis results suggest that supervision anxiety of teachers is a significant predictor of their organizational cynicism levels.