The mediating role of professional satisfaction in the effect of workplace friendship on organizational peace: A empirical research on academicians

The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of workplace friendship on organizational peace through professional satisfaction. The second aim of the study is to determine whether workplace friendship, organizational peace and professional satisfaction differ for the participants' demographic characteristics. The data of the study were collected from 500 academicians employed in a state university with the help of a structured questionnaire. Regression analysis, variance analysis and Hayes' Process Macro were used to test the research model and hypotheses. According to the research findings, it was determined that the workplace friendship of academicians has a significant and positive effect on professional satisfaction and that the professional satisfaction of academicians has a significant and positive effect on organizational peace. In addition, the workplace friendship of academicians affects organizational peace significantly and positively. In addition, professional satisfaction mediates the relationship between workplace friendship and organizational peace. On the other hand, it was determined that the workplace friendship, organizational peace and professional satisfaction levels of academicians differ in terms of some demographic variables. Finally, the theoretical and practical implications of the findings for academicians are discussed, the limitations of the research and some suggestions for future research are presented.