A study on the relationship between organizational socialization and organizational cynicism

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between organizational socialization and organizational cynicism. The first chapter of the thesis includes the definition and detailed explanation of organizational socialization. The second chapter of the study is about organizational cynicism. In this part, also, the link between organizational socialization and organizational cynicism was discussed. The third chapter includes a field research to identify the relationship between organizational socialization and organizational cynicism. In the model of the field research, relational survey model was used within the scope of the general survey model. The sample of the research consists of 177 employees of a marketing firm which is operating in Ankara. The data set was obtained in the frame of the demographics, socialization level, and organizational cynicism. Then, the data set was analyzed with the statistical methods of t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation, and linear regression analysis. The findings demonstrate that, there is no relationship between the organizational socialization levels of employees and the demographical variables (gender, age, education level, and years of experience). On the other hand, it was seen that, there is a negative but strong association between organizational socialization and organizational cynicism. It was achieved that, the levels of organizational socialization (work education, understanding organization, and expectations) have a negative impact on the dimensions of organizational cynicism (cognitive, sensual, and behavioral). Moreover, the dimension of the support of colleagues affects only the cognitive dimension of the organizational cynicism. In general, the increase in the socialization levels of employees degreases their organizational cynicism tendencies.