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Psikolojik Şiddetin Örgütsel Bağliliğa Etkisi
The Effect of Mobbing on Organizational Commitment

Author(s): Esma Ebru Şentürk, Ercan Yavuz
Subject(s): Economy, Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: Mobbing; Organizational commitment; Healthcare workers;

Summary/Abstract: Due to today's intense competition conditions, adaptation to developing technology and meeting the needs of rapidly growing population, people are forced to spend more time in working environment. The extra hours spent in the working environment increase the conflicts and the stress. The results of the studies show stress is the basic cause of mobbing. Health workers are experiencing a great deal of stress due to their working conditions and the importance of their job. This research was conducted with the purpose of determining the effect of psychological violence on organizational commitment of healthcare workers. This research has targeted the healthcare workers located in the province of Ankara. The study was limited to a coincidental sample group of 390 health workers. The final analysis shows that, with the increase of psychological violence exposure, it has been observed that while the healthcare workers’ continuance commitment increases their emotional and normative commitment decreases.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 510-529
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Turkish