Örgütsel Dedikodu ve Öz Saygının Örgütsel Yabancılaşma Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Communication is a very important concept for organizations as well as individuals. The concept of organizational gossip, which is one of the informal communication types and has recently been examined with its different aspects in the literature, has come to a critical position in organizations with many aspects. Self-esteem, which is a personality variable, affects every aspect of life, and it is important for organizations to examine it at the organizational level. Organizations are one of the most important elements that enable the development of a society, increase its welfare, and enable it to develop economically and socially. Fulfilling the functions of such an important element only depends on its being healthy. For this reason, in this study, the concept of organizational alienation, which is known to cause the unhealthy of the organization, will be discussed. In this study, the effect of organizational gossip on organizational alienation and the moderating effect of self-esteem will be examined by survey method. The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of organizational gossip, which is contemporary concepts, on organizational alienation. In addition, the moderator role of self-esteem in the relationship between organizational gossip and alienation will be examined. Within the scope of this research, data were collected by online survey method from two hundred twenty one white-collar employees working in the public and private sectors operating throughout Turkey. IBM SPSS 26 and AMOS 23 programs were used for analyses. The analyses regarding the model within the scope of the study were carried out with the PROCESS Macro (Model 1) developed by Hayes (2018). Based on findings of the research, it was determined that there is a positive significant relationship between work-related gossip and organizational alienation. It has been observed that self-esteem does not have a moderating role in this relationship. No statistically significant relationship was detected between non-work-related gossip and organizational alienation. In the discussion section, findings were interpreted and limitations of the study were shared for the future references. All in all, suggestions were shared for managers.