Relationship between organizational cynicism and job satisfaction: A research

Organizational cynicism is a negative attitude that includes cognitive, emotional and behavioral dimensions of the employee towards the organization (Dean, et al, 1998, s.346). Job satisfaction is a pleasant or positive emotional state resulting from the assessment of one's work or work experience (Vroom 1964, s.99). The aim of this study is to find out whether there is a relationship between organizational cynicism and job satisfaction of the employee in the public institutions. The sample of the study consists of 332 employees from 15 public institutions in the city center of Uşak. The questionnaire was applied for the research and the data were evaluated by using SPSS 23 Package Program, Reliability and Factor Tests, Independent Sample T-Test, One-Way ANOVA, Correlation and Regression analyzes. As a result of research, it was found that there was a moderate and negative relationship between organizational cynicism and job satisfaction levels of the employee in public institutions. Organizational cynicism and job satisfaction seem to affect each other negatively, but job satisfaction has been found to have a higher negative impact on organizational cynicism. According to the demographic characteristics, there was a significant difference between the gender and job satisfaction levels. There is also a significant difference between the staff status and the levels of organizational cynicism and job satisfaction. Key words: Organizational Cynicism, Job Satisfaction, Public Institutions