Abstract
Basing hypotheses on social information processing theory, we tested for evidence of coworkers' social influence on employees' organizational cynicism, badmouthing, and supervisor assessments of employees' organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). A significant positive relationship was found between (a) close coworkers' badmouthing behavior and focal employee organizational cynicism; and (b) focal employee organizational cynicism and focal employee badmouthing behavior. A hypothesized negative relationship between organizational cynicism and OCB was not supported. Future research directions are also considered.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2273-2292 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Social Psychology |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Psychology
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