The Effect of Workplace Ostracism on Workplace Behaviors with the Mediating Role of Organization-Based Self-Esteem and the Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Justice.Abolhassan

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1 Associate Professor, Business Management, Faculty of Economics & Administrative Science, University of Mazandaran, Mazandaran, Iran

2 PhD Student, Public Administration, Faculty of Management & Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

3 MSc Holder, Business Management, Faculty of Economics & Administrative Science, University of Mazandaran, Mazandaran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of workplace ostracism on workplace behaviors (deviant and rude behaviors) with the mediating and moderating roles of organization-based self-esteem and perceived organizational justice in Mazandaran Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization. In terms of purpose and method, the study was a descriptive and correlational. The sample was selected through random sampling, and the data was collected using questionnaires distributed among participants. The reliability and validity of the instrument were assessed using composite reliability, factor loadings, Cronbach's Alpha, convergent validity and divergent validity. Data was analyzed using Partial Least Squares and SPSS. Sobel and VAF tests were used to measure the mediating role of organization-based self-esteem. Data analysis showed that workplace ostracism has a significance effect on workplace behaviors and organization-based self-esteem. The organization-based self-esteem has a significance mediating effect on the relationship between workplace ostracism and workplace behaviors. On the other hand, the analysis performed using Sobel test indicated that almost 40 percent of workplace behaviors change the workplace ostracism through the mediating role of organization-based self-esteem.

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Organizational Culture Management
Volume 17, Issue 4
January 2020
Pages 569-586

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