A research on the relationship between organizational climate and Mobbing at organizations

Violence as a negative behavioral reflection of social interactions and conflicts has profound and serious consequences for organizations. The concept of mobbing gained a new meaning to denote emotional violence in organizations. Mobbing has become a well-known concept in Turkey by acedemics and some practitioners, howover, the current emphasis and concern about this serious anti-social behavior is not suffice to make organizations realize it as a problem to be dealt with immediately. Mobbing has manifold hazardous consequences for employees, organizations and thus society. Mobbing becomes an increasingly common behavior drawing the attentions of many researchers. However, the number of research and publication an the subject in Turkey are comparatively low. The literatüre suggests that the most important cause of mobbing is organizational and/or work climate. Organizational climate means the nonphysical atmosphere of organization which includes affection, association and affiliation among employees, the sense of belonging, emotional power, motivation level, personalities, managerial conducts and leadership. Organizational climate implies that organizations are social systems where mutual trust and understanding among employees are crucial to prevent undesirable behaviors like mobbing. Mobbing is very likely to emerge and establish itself in organizational relations in a climate which is defined largely by negative emotional and associational relations and attitudes.