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Publication Date: 2015-Mar-10
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An Analysis of the Relationship between Organizational Communication and Organizational Cynicism According to Teachers' Perceptions in Turkey
Ayik, Ahmet
Educational Research and Reviews, v10 n5 p547-555 Mar 2015
In this study, the relations between organizational communication and organizational cynicism have been analyzed. The sample of the study consists of 274 teachers working in state secondary schools in Palandöken County of Erzurum, in 2013-2014 academic year. "Organizational Cynicism Scale" and "Organizational Communication Scale" have been used to collect data. In this descriptive study, standard deviation, mean, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analyses have been done in the analysis of the data. The results of the study show that the dimensions (cognitive, affective and behavioral) of organizational cynicism have negative and significant relations with all the dimensions of organizational communication. According to the regression analysis results, it has been found that the affective dimension of the organizational cynicism is predicted negatively and significantly by the duty based communication dimension of organizational communication, only the attitude and behavior based communication dimension of organizational communication predicts cognitive, affective and behavioral dimensions of organizational cynicism negatively and significantly.
Descriptors: Organizational Communication, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers, Correlation, Organizational Climate, Organizational Culture, Predictor Variables, Teacher Surveys, Social Cognition, Affective Behavior, Industrial Psychology, Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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