The Effect of Perceived Organizational Support on Work Engagement and Perceived Political Behavior Through Organizational Cynicism and Identification

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships among organizational support, cynicism, identification, work engagement and political behavior perceptions. The effect of perceived organizational support on organizational identification through the mediating role of organizational cynicism was investigated and also the effect of perceived organizational support on work engagement and political behavior perceptions via organizational identification was addressed. First, a literature review was carried out with respect to the studies associating the aforementioned variables. Later in light of the literature review a research model was developed and hypotheses were formulated. Data were gathered through a survey conducted on 218 bank employees operating in Aksaray province. After statistical analyses, it was observed that the effect of organizational support on work engagement is partially mediated by organizational identification and the effect of organizational support on political behavior perceptions is fully mediated by organizational identification. Furthermore, it was observed that the effect of organizational support on organizational identification is partially mediated by organizational cynicism