Analysis of the organizational cynicism and organizational loyalty: Turkish Police Department Sample

Authors

  • Mehmet Ali Tekiner Police Academy
  • Bekir Tavas Kars City Police Constabulary

Keywords:

Cynicism, Organizational Loyalty, Police Officers, Behavior, Cognitive

Abstract

In the research, it was aimed to evaluate organizational cynicism and organizational loyalty of Turkish Police Department. In the research 153 subjects, all of whom work in the police departments, has been attempted to be analyzed through 5-point Likert scale. The data gathered has been statistically analyzed and the results have been explained.

According to results, it was found that organizational cynicism and organizational loyalty were changed based on demographic properties of participants. Results showed that different demographic properties have different organizational loyalty degree.

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Author Biographies

Mehmet Ali Tekiner, Police Academy

Assist. Prof. Dr., Police Academy

Bekir Tavas, Kars City Police Constabulary

Ph.D., Kars City Police Constabulary

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2016-04-25

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Tekiner, M. A., & Tavas, B. (2016). Analysis of the organizational cynicism and organizational loyalty: Turkish Police Department Sample. Journal of Human Sciences, 13(1), 2338–2348. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/3751

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