A RESEARCH ON COMPULSORY ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR, PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM IN TERMS OF DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS

Authors : Ferit Olcer, Cengiz Coban

Pages : 115-126

Doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2021.1445

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Publication Date : 2021-09-30

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Purpose- The aim of this research is to reveal whether the COCB, PC and OC levels of the employees, which are the important arguments of the managers for the multifaceted organizational success, differ in terms of demographic factors. Methodology- For the research application, a staple food producer operating in Gaziantep province and included in the ISO 500 list was selected. The reasons for choosing such a business for research are various, e.g. its proximity to the Middle Eastern countries in terms of geographic location. Therefore, the export potential of Gaziantep is good because of its location to reachout imported raw material and being near by the ports of Iskenderun and Mersin. In addition, the relatively low number of researches conducted in the production sector is another reason for choosing such a business. 310 employees of the enterprise, which has a total of 1200 employees and operates in 5 main groups, were surveyed, and 305 of them were identified as valid, thus the data set was obtained. The research was carried out with a questionnaire application, and demographic variables are present at the beginning of the 33-question questionnaire form. The research model and hypotheses were tested by the SPSS-22 program. Findings- Research results indicate that while the marital status and education level on COCB and OC, gender, age and institutional working time, age do not create any differentiation. On PC only educational level creates a differentiation among demographic factors, while age, gender, marital status and institutional working time do not reveal a differentiation. Conclusion - In the literature, COCB has not been adequately studied in terms of demographic factors, and the effect of demographic factors on COCB, PC and OC has never been investigated collectively. For this reason, this study differentiates it from other research and fills a gap in the literature from this point of view, making a significant contribution. A research on whether Compulsory Organizational Citizenship Behavior (COCB), Psychological Capital (PC) and Organizational Cynicism (OC) differ in terms of demographic factors is included through the employees of a selected company. In the literature, the effects of demographic factors on COCB, PC and OC were discussed one by one and different results were found. Examining the impact of multiple demographic factors on COCB and collectively examining their impact on COCB, PC and OC. Hiring more educated staff for higher PC level and lower COCB and OC level. Preference for single personnel in terms of marital status factor for higher PC level and lower COCB and OC level.
Keywords : Compulsory organizational citizenship behavior, psychological capital, organaizational cynicism, demographic factors