AN INVESTIGATION OF SELF-ESTEEM,ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM AND MOBBING LEVELS OF STAFF AT THE EASTERN BLACK SEA UNIVERSITIES

AN INVESTIGATION OF SELF-ESTEEM, ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM AND MOBBING LEVELS OF STAFF AT THE EASTERN BLACK SEA UNIVERSITIES

The concepts of self-esteem, organizational cynicism, and mobbing are among elements that affect individuals' work-life performance. This study examines self-esteem, organizational cynicism, and mobbing levels of the academic and administrative staff at universities in the Eastern Black Sea region in Turkey. Academic and administrative staff at five of eight universities in the East Black Sea region are included in the study. As a quantitative method, the descriptive correlational scanning model, a questionnaire method of data collection, has been used. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Organizational Cynicism Scale and Mobbing Scale have been applied. Data has been collected from 450 participants. Whether there is a considerable variance difference of demographic variables (independent variable) in the average scores of self- esteem, organizational cynicism, and mobbing has been tested in the study.

Structural equation modelling has been used to investigate the mobbing scale of academic and administrative staff's self-esteem and its effect on the organizational cynicism scale. It has been observed that the self-esteem of academic and administrative staff exposed to mobbing has decreased and that their organizational cynicism has decreased. As for individuals whose self- esteem is high, their organizational cynicism level has decreased. The study has shown that the concepts of self-esteem, organizational cynicism and mobbing are interrelated. Also, it has been understood that there is no difference between these concepts among academic and administrative staff. Because there is a significant lack of association with concepts of self-esteem, organizational cynicism and mobbing in literature, more extensive studies which will associate these subjects with each other are needed. Drawbacks that may occur regarding the concepts mentioned above guaranteed under international agreements will negatively affect such concepts as teamwork and efficiency in work-life. Thus, not only individual but also institutional success and quality will increase more. In short, the fact that self-esteem is high will