Investigation of the effect of organizational cynicism on organizational citizenship behavior and the intention to quit in forest products enterprises operating in Trabzon

In the study, organizational cynicism attitudes, organizational citizenship behavior levels and intention to leave the job of employees in the timber and furniture sector in Trabzon; whether organizational cynicism, organizational citizenship behavior and quitting dimensions differ statistically according to demographic characteristics (gender, marital status, age, position in the enterprise, education level, income and working time in the enterprise); whether there is a significant relationship between organizational cynicism sub-dimensions and organizational citizenship behavior and its sub-dimensions and turnover intention; the effects of organizational cynicism sub-dimensions on organizational citizenship and its sub-dimensions and turnover were tried to be determined. The population of the research consists of the employees in the enterprises operating in the forest products sector in the province of Trabzon. 315 employees were reached within the scope of the study. 305 questionnaires were evaluated. Face-to-face survey method was used as a method. As a result of the study, the mean score of the dimensions of organizational cynicism and turnover was low and the dimension of organizational citizenship behavior was medium. Organizational cynicism, organizational citizenship behavior and turnover dimensions differ according to some demographic characteristics. A "weak level and negative" and "moderate and positive" relationship was found between employees' organizational cynicism attitudes and organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intentions, respectively. While organizational cynicism has a negative effect on organizational citizenship behavior, it has a positive effect on turnover intention. Keywords: Forest products industry, organizational cynicism, organizational citizenship behavior, turnover intention.