Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): Elegest Elegeş
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Workplace spirituality and unethical pro-organizational behavior: the mediating role of organizational identification.

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  • Durdu Mehmet BİCKES,
  • Fatma Duygu BÜBER,
  • zemzegül ERSOY,
  • Fevzi KARACADAĞ
Durdu Mehmet BİCKES
Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Nevşehir, Türkiye
Fatma Duygu BÜBER
Bağımsız Araştırmacı
zemzegül ERSOY
Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Nevşehir, Türkiye
Fevzi KARACADAĞ
Nevşehir Hacı bektaş Veli Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Nevşehir

Published 30.09.2026

Keywords

  • İş yeri Maneviyatı,
  • Örgütsel Özdeşleşme,
  • Etik Olmayan Örgüt Yanlısı Davranışlar
  • Workplace Spirituality,
  • Organizational Identification,
  • Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior

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Workplace spirituality and unethical pro-organizational behavior: the mediating role of organizational identification. (2026). Elegest Elegeş, 6(2), 67-87. https://doi.org/10.64360/eleg.v6i2.98

Copyright (c) 2026 Prof. Dr. Durdu Mehmet BİÇKES- Dr. Fatma Duygu BÜBER- Zemzegül ERSOY- Fevzi KARACADAĞ (Yazar)

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Workplace spirituality and unethical pro-organizational behavior: the mediating role of organizational identification. (2026). Elegest Elegeş, 6(2), 67-87. https://doi.org/10.64360/eleg.v6i2.98

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, iş yeri maneviyatının etik olmayan örgüt yanlısı davranışlar üzerindeki etkisinde örgütsel özdeşleşmenin aracılık etkisini incelemektir. Veriler 2020 yılında COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde çevrim içi ve yüz yüze anket yöntemiyle toplanmış ve 452 katılımcıdan elde edilen veriler analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde faktör analizi yapılmış, aracılık etkisi Hayes PROCESS makrosu ile test edilmiştir. Bulgular, iş yeri maneviyatının örgütsel özdeşleşmeyi anlamlı ve pozitif yönde etkilediğini göstermektedir. Örgütsel özdeşleşmenin etik olmayan örgüt yanlısı davranışları artırdığı, buna karşın iş yeri maneviyatının bu davranışları doğrudan azalttığı tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışma, iş yeri maneviyatının etik duyarlılığı artırarak etik olmayan örgüt yanlısı davranışları doğrudan azaltırken, örgütsel özdeşleşme aracılığıyla örgütü koruma temelli bilişsel süreçleri güçlendirebileceğini ortaya koyarak, aynı yapının farklı psikolojik süreçler üzerinden zıt yönlü etkiler üretebildiğini göstermekte ve bu yönüyle literatüre özgün bir katkı sunmaktadır.

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