The Mediating Role of Organizational Cynicism in the relationship between Organizational Hypocrisy, Organizational Silence and Organizational Citizenship in School Environment

The aim of the current study was to investigate the structural model formed by the variables of organizational hypocrisy, organizational cynicism, organizational silence, and organizational citizenship. Since the number of studies examining the effect of organizational cynicism and organizational hypocrisy on organizational silence and organizational citizenship specifically in the field of education is limited, this study aims to fill this gap in the field and provide recommendations for practitioners and researchers. The data of this study were collected from 354 (242 women, 102 men) teachers working at primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Turkey. The sample of the study was selected by convenient sampling method. Organizational Hypocrisy Scale, Organizational Cynicism Scale, Organizational Silence Scale, and Organizational Citizenship Scale were used to collect data. The results indicated that there was a significant effect of organizational hypocrisy on organizational silence and organizational citizenship through organizationa cynicism. The proposed model explained 0.19 of variance in organization silence, and 0.15 of variance in organization citizenship. The findings were discussed in the light of literature.