Industrial and Organizational Psychology Studies

The Effects of Workplace Ostracism on Helping and Deviant Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Organizational Self-Esteem

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Amir Ghanbarpour Nosrati 1
Nasser Bay 2
Hamidreza Ghezelsofloo 3

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Gonbad Kavous University, Gonbad Kavous, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22055/jiops.2021.38025.1232
Abstract
Introduction
As the negative behaviors of employees in organizational environments increase, managers' concern about these behaviors and their consequences is increasing. In this regard, one of the most important tasks of managers is to identify the causes of negative job behaviors such as workplace ostracism. According to this, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of workplace ostracism on helping and deviant behaviors by examining the mediating role of perceived organizational self-esteem.
 
Method
This research was a descriptive one, which was done in survey method. The statistical population of this study consisted of all employees of the Sport and Youth Departments of Golestan province (220 employees). From this population, 141 employees were selected by simple random sampling method, who completed the Workplace Ostracism, Perceived Organizational Self-Esteem, Helping Behaviors, and Deviant Behaviors  Questionnaires. Structural equation modeling using PLS 3 software was used for data analysis.
 
Results
The results showed that workplace ostracism had no significant relationship with helping behaviors (=β0.01, t=0.39). The relationship between workplace ostracism and deviant behaviors was positive and significant (=β0.61, t=4.52). Another finding of the study showed a negative and significant relationship between workplace ostracism and organizational self-esteem (= β-0.41, t=0.39). The obtained statistic of Sobel test for indirect relationship between workplace ostracism and helping behaviors through the organizational self-esteem variable was 4.50, which showed the mediating role of organizational self-esteem in these relationships was significant.
 
Discussion
According to the research results, it is suggested that the managers of sports organizations value human resources and their participation in decision-making processes; Improve the level of perceived organizational self-esteem in employees and reduce the negative effects of rejection in the workplace.
 

Keywords

Organizational self-esteem
deviant behaviors
helping behaviors
workplace ostracism
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology Studies
Volume 8, Issue 1
September 2021
Pages 171-196

  • Receive Date 20 July 2021
  • Revise Date 11 August 2021
  • Accept Date 18 September 2021

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