The effect of mobbing on organizational commitment: Moderating role of ethical leadership

In today's business world, with the effect of rapidly increasing competition and globalization; mobbing, organizational commitment and leadership behaviours become an important issue for both employees and organizations. The aim of this study was to determine the presence and degree of the moderation effect of ethical leadership perceptions on the organizational commitment of employees' perceptions of mobbing in the workplace. Regarding this aim, the study is carried out in a luxury segment automative company which is located in Istanbul. Sample group is 160 employees of this company. Quantitative method was used in data collection and evaluation processes. The data of the study was collected through face to face interviews with the employees in the study group. The questionnaire consists of 4 (four) sections: Personal Information Form, Leymann Psychological Terror Inventory, Three Component Organizational Commitment Scale and Ethical Leadership Scale. The data collected at the end of the research was evaluated with IBM SPSS 20. As a result, it has been found that ethical leadership perceptions have moderation role in the effect of mobbing perceptions of company employees on their organizational commitment levels.