Emotion as mediators of the relations between perceived supervisor support and psychological hardiness on employee cynicism

Cole, Michael S.; Bruch, Heike; Vögel, Bernd

doi:10.1002/job.381

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“…Kuo's (2010) scale was adopted to measure the experiences of ECN in the workplace. This scale was developed in line with ECN (Cole, Bruch, & Vogel, 2006) and workplace cynicism (Dean et al, 1998). There were total eight items (a ¼ 0.90) and all items were preceded by a statement: 'In the place/company I work for .…”

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Gossip in the workplace and the implications for HR management: a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism

Kuo

Chang

Quinton

et al. 2014

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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Gossip is a common phenomenon in the workplace, but yet relatively little is understood about its influence to employees. This study adopts social information theory and social cognitive theory to interpret the diverse literature on gossip, and to develop and test hypotheses concerning some of the antecedents of gossip, with an aim of developing knowledge of the relationship between gossip and employee behaviour in the workplace. The study analysed survey data in a two-stage process, from 362 employees across a range of industries in Taiwan. The findings revealed that jobrelated gossip predicted employee cynicism and mediated the relationship between psychological contract violation and cynicism, and that non-job-related gossip showed a similar but weaker effect to employee cynicism. The contribution made by this paper is of value to both the academic subject domain and managers in Human Resources. First, we have identified two constructs of gossip, job-related and non-job-related gossip not previously reported and a validated scale has been created. Second, we have confirmed that these different constructs of gossip impact differently on employee behaviour and therefore HR managers should be cautious about gossip in the workplace, as it can cause cynical behaviour amongst employees.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gossip in the workplace and the implications for HR management: a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism

Kuo

Chang

Quinton

et al. 2014

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

123

129

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“…More commonly, organizational cynicism has been explained as being the result of perceived mistreatment or unfulfilled expectations about the employing organization [17][18][19]. Miscommunication and managerial hypocrisy regarding organizational values or ethics have also been shown to generate cynicism among employees [20].…”

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Mediating Organizational Cynicism: Exploring the Role of Hope Theory on Job Satisfaction

Kudo¹,

Sakuda²,

Tsuru³

2016

ujm

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The majority of research on groups and organizations has focused on the negative consequences of organizational life, but few studies have focused on how positive traits and qualities, such as hope, may impact groups. In this study we examined the relationship between hope, organizational cynicism and global job performance. All full-time employees (n = 95) of an educational institution were surveyed using existing scales for organizational cynicism (alpha = 0.94), hope (alpha = 0.87), and global job satisfaction (alpha = 0.87). Hierarchical regression confirmed existing research and suggested a negative relationship between organizational cynicism and job satisfaction (p < 0.001), and also provided evidence of a positive relationship between hope and job satisfaction (p < 0.05). Follow-up analysis showed hope partially mediated the negative relationship between organizational cynicism and global job satisfaction (p < 0.01). This study contributes to the existing literature by discovering a positive relationship between hope and job satisfaction, as well as evidence of partial mediation in regards to organizational cynicism. Hope, which has been characterized as both a state of mind and a personal trait, appears to counter the negative effects of organizational cynicism. This suggests hope may allow individuals a means to address negative workplace attitudes and conditions.

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“…Cole, Bruch and Vogel (2006), for example, determined that leadership skills, organizational support, administrative competence, trust for the administration, and work environment are the predictors of cynicism. Organizational cynicism emerges when employees believe that the organization is deprived of integrity, which is usually a result of their basic expectations like justice, ethics, and honesty not being fulfilled (Karacaoğlu & İnce, 2013).…”

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Relation between Democratic Leadership and Organizational Cynicism

Terzi¹,

Derin²

2016

JEL

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This study intends to analyze the relation between school principals' leadership styles and teachers' perception of organizational cynicism. The study group consists of 268 participants teaching at high schools in the Balıkesir district of Turkey during 2014-2015 academic year. In the study, which used relational survey model, data was collected through Democratic Leadership Scale and Organizational Cynicism Scale and analyzed by mean scores, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and simple linear regression. The results revealed that democratic leadership is a significant predictor of organizational cynicism, and it is negatively connected with organizational cynicism. In addition, it was found that there were significant differences between seniority and gender groups as regards democratic leadership, between seniority groups as regards all dimensions of organizational cynicism, and between gender as regards affective cynicism. All the results of the study showed that the democratic leadership style displayed by school principals influences the organizational cynicism perceived by teachers.

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Emotion as mediators of the relations between perceived supervisor support and psychological hardiness on employee cynicism

Cited by 260 publications

References 72 publications

Gossip in the workplace and the implications for HR management: a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism

Gossip in the workplace and the implications for HR management: a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism

Mediating Organizational Cynicism: Exploring the Role of Hope Theory on Job Satisfaction

Relation between Democratic Leadership and Organizational Cynicism

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