THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR PERCEPTION AND PROSOCIAL MOTIVATION-MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST

In an organization where there are individuals who consider their interests, is it possible to have individuals who would strive for the benefit of others without regard to any interests? Studies conducted from the past to the present day indicate that political behaviors affect personal attitudes and behaviors. This study aims to investigate the indirect effect of political behavior perception on prosocial motivation through organizational trust. Data were obtained voluntarily from 225 full-time employees of a company operating in the public service sector by using survey method. SPSS and AMOS programs were used to analyze the data. It was found that organizational trust mediated the relationship between political behavior perception and prosocial motivation. Besides, it was determined that political behavior perception and organizational trust were negatively related and organizational trust and prosocial motivation were positively related. This study will make a significant contribution to the literature as it reveals that prosocial motivation is based on the norms of reciprocity within the context of social exchange theory, and will contribute to the studies discussing that argue that there must be several precursors in the emergence of prosocial motivation in employees.

POLİTİK DAVRANIŞ ALGISI İLE PROSOSYAL MOTİVASYON ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ-ÖRGÜTSEL GÜVENİN ARACI ROLÜ

Kendi çıkarlarını göz önünde bulunduran bireylerin olduğu bir organizasyonda, herhangi bir menfaat gözetmeksizin başkalarının yararına çaba gösterecek bireylerin olması mümkün müdür? Geçmişten günümüze yapılan çalışmalar, politik davranışların kişisel tutum ve davranışları etkilediğini göstermektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, politik davranış algısının prososyal motivasyon üzerindeki etkisini örgütsel güven aracılığıyla incelemektir. Veriler gönüllü olarak kamu hizmet sektöründe faaliyet gösteren bir şirketin 225 tam zamanlı çalışanından anket yöntemi kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde SPSS ve AMOS programları kullanılmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda örgütsel güvenin politik davranış algısı ile prososyal motivasyon arasındaki ilişkiye aracılık ettiği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, politik davranış algısı ve örgütsel güven ile negatif ilişkili, örgütsel güven ve prososyal motivasyon ile pozitif ilişkili bulunmuştur. Bu çalışma, sosyal değişim teorisi bağlamında karşılıklılık normlarına dayanan prososyal motivasyonun temelini ortaya koyması ve çalışanlarda prososyal motivasyonun ortaya çıkmasında bazı öncüllerin olması gerektiğini savunan çalışmalara önemli bir katkı sağlayacaktır.

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