Organizational Cynicism and Its Impact on Organizational Pride in Industrial Organizations

Omar Durrah, Monica Chaudhary and Moaz Gharib
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Omar Durrah: Management Department, College of Commerce and Business Administration, Dhofar University, Salalah 221, Oman
Monica Chaudhary: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201309, India
Moaz Gharib: Management Department, College of Commerce and Business Administration, Dhofar University, Salalah 221, Oman

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-16

Abstract: Organizational cynicism has been a topic of discussion and debate among employees and top management. The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between organizational cynicism and organizational pride. Precisely, the objectives are to identify and measure organizational cynicism among employees in industrial organizations; to determine and measure the degree of organizational pride among employees in industrial organizations and to study the effect of organizational cynicism on the organizational pride of employees in industrial organizations. In this empirical research, the study population was employees of industrial organizations of Oman. Using a purposive sampling technique, nine industrial organizations from Oman were picked. With the help of structured questionnaire, data from 350 respondents was obtained. Structural equation modeling was used through Amos version 25.0 for data analysis. The results reveal that the two dimensions of organizational cynicism (affective cynicism and behavioral cynicism) have a significant and negative impact on emotional pride, while cognitive cynicism does not significantly effect emotional pride. The study results indicate that the one dimension of organizational cynicism (affective cynicism) has a significant impact on attitudinal pride, while the rest of the other dimensions (cognitive cynicism, behavioral cynicism) do not have a significant effect on attitudinal pride. The limitations and implications of the research are also discussed.

Keywords: organizational cynicism; cognitive cynicism; affective cynicism; behavioral cynicism; organizational pride; emotional pride; attitudinal pride; industrial companies; Oman (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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